Auto Spices Article V8 performance w/30mpg

dlwhite · 09-07-2007, 07:53 AM

Interesting article!
http://www.autospies.com/news/What-c...highway-19810/

Sniz · 09-07-2007, 08:19 AM

that must be some very flat land he's cruising on, I can never get that mpg

HyperM3 · 09-07-2007, 08:29 AM

Maybe he was being towed?

txusa03 · 09-07-2007, 09:03 AM

did you all even read the article. It saids he was crusing steady at 70mph. I am getting 35-36 mpg on my 330i on the interstate with my manual trans. So it is not impossible. We are not talking spirited drivings.

uncleozzy · 09-07-2007, 09:06 AM

Honestly, I could imagine that 70mph cruising on flat (or slightly downhill) roads with no headwind could get you 30+mpg on the computer. I managed 25mpg as reported by the computer on my 335i's first 600 miles with plenty of city driving, mountain driving, and 90mph cruising. With a little less throttle and a little more flat highway, that could easily be 30mpg.

HyperM3 · 09-07-2007, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by txusa03

did you all even read the article. It saids he was crusing steady at 70mph. I am getting 35-36 mpg on my 330i on the interstate with my manual trans. So it is not impossible. We are not talking spirited drivings.

Its easier not to get onto the turbos in a 330.

SANK_CH · 09-07-2007, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by uncleozzy

Honestly, I could imagine that 70mph cruising on flat (or slightly downhill) roads with no headwind could get you 30+mpg on the computer. I managed 25mpg as reported by the computer on my 335i's first 600 miles with plenty of city driving, mountain driving, and 90mph cruising. With a little less throttle and a little more flat highway, that could easily be 30mpg.

so u managed to reach 310 or 340 miles with one full tank?

Gort · 09-07-2007, 09:31 AM

Auto Spices? Is Techron one of those?

uncleozzy · 09-07-2007, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by SANK_CH

so u managed to reach 310 or 340 miles with one full tank?

I don't actually know; like I said, the mileage was as reported by the computer, which should probably be taken with a grain of salt. I didn't do my own calculations because I was in Europe, using fuel in liters and an odometer in miles, didn't have a calculator handy, and, the big one, never actually filled the tank. But I was still impressed with the fuel consumption on a green engine in the mountains.

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