Winter Gas!

[Jake Levin]

Okay so it's past Oct 15 here in NJ and they've started using winter gas again. I don't even get 300 miles out of a full tank anymore. Does anyone have any solutions to this?I put about 400 miles a week on my truck just driving back and forth to work and I'd like to get close to a full week out of a tank of gas. I'm putting the K&N FIPK on in the next couple of days but what about an additive maybe?



TIA

Jake

 

[Johnny O]

Where I live, we get the lousy gas in the summer. I run 89 then instead of 87 and then it's all good and the mpg is better enough that I save money running 89. Try that for a couple of tanks. Maybe apples and oranges, but the owners manual for my jetski says to use 87 unless it's oxygenated fuel and then you should use 89.

 

[Dre L]

Yay, winter gas. I don't think there is a solution unless you move somewhere warm.



The FIPK may lessen economy. It is my understanding that cold air is a performance measure, not a fuel economy one. Warm air gives better economy.



drive slower, leave earlier to avoid traffic.



Any additive may just make up the difference in the cost of extra gasoline.

 

[Chris Joyce]

300 miles for a full tank! You should be lucky jlevin75. I get about 230 mpg. I use 87 octane

 

[Jake Levin]

Joycie, I run it down to fumes! I've filled up where it's taken over 20 gallons, and I have only ever used 87 octane.

 

[gary s]

jlevin, i live on eastern long isle and drive about the same mileage as you do.( also have the fipk and magnaflow cat back exhaust ). i usually get 15-16 mpg year round, with about 310 miles per tank. in my opinion , i really don't think it matters. we are driving a 4800 pound truck ( 4x4 ) , with a under powered motor so fuel economy is not going to be the best.

 

[Brian Teitell]

i get about 300 miles to the gallon, but i use all of it, when i fill up i always fill up at least 21 gallons one time i filled up and it was at 21.75 ., my tank is only 22 gallons i think.

 

[shawn stonbraker 2]

I can only run 89 in mine if I don't it raps like Eminem but get 19-20 mpg and usually fill up at 320-340 miles and put in 16-17 gals in each time. That is city/highway use 50/50%. it doesn't change in the winter at all except if I use 4x4 ALOT.

 

[patrick oconnor 2]

i could only hope to get 300 miles. i get about 230-240. its awful.

 

[Dre L]

If you're not getting good mileage, I would seriously suggest doing a tune up on the Trac, or take a close look at your driving habits.



I'm a racing fool and love to floor it with my Trac. However, I have averaged my mileage at about 8-9MPG in NYC, and 18-21MPG cruising on the HWY at 80MPH.

 

[Nelson Atwell]

Pimpedoutst...300 miles a gallon!? What is your secret?

 

[Michael Cacioppo]

MTBE is no longer suppose to be in the NE gasoline winter blends any more. It was a dreadful carcinogen that has polluted a tremendous amount of ground water and provided less mpg, thus using more fuel. Leave it to the EPA to help us out. I do not know what they replaced it with, probably another carcinogen.

 

[Gavin Allan]

My trac only gets the good stuff:

 

[Dre L]

Leave it to the EPA to help us out. I do not know what they replaced it with, probably another carcinogen.

I see you're all paying attention to all the posts on this site.



MTBE was replaced with 10% Ethanol. 85% Ethanol gasoline is what is called E85. The stuff made from fermenting corn.