Some stats' on VX mileage

[Wulfgott]

Wow, Spazz, you say you got 400 to a tank stock when you first got it? That must have been sweet for the short while it lasted. I average about 300-330 on mine now (pretty much stock) with 61K on it and a decent lead foot. My trips are almost always more than 70 miles though each way, pure highway. I live in Vic-Ville CA, and commute to work everyday near Anaheim CA. I wish I could just squeeze that extra mileage out, so I could make it one final trip before having to refuel. I hate stopping mid trip hehe

Wulfgott.

[cascabel3]

Wulfgott,

Victorville???? I travel through Victorville every other weekend on my way to Joshua Tree. If you travel the 14 South to the 5 you pass my house. Victorville to Orange County, that is crazy. We should hang sometime.

[Cyrk]

LOL... I get about 215 a tankful and that is squeezing it to the very last bit. Then again I have the S/C and a concrete leg that is attached to the go pedal.

[Ldub]

Cyrk,

Couldn't agree more...the loudpedal sucks petrol bigtime w/ s/c.

However, on a calm day on flat ground, (believe me, we have plenty round these here parts) I can sometimes squeeze 19-20 out of her w/ cc set about 70-75.

My $.02, Ldub

[migil]

I've had my VX since '01 and I've been consistently getting about 330 miles per tank using 87 octane gas. It normally takes a little over 300 miles before the gas light comes on steadily. 63K miles and still running strong.

My city/highway driving ratio have varied over these years. I'm convinced that being in Florida (A/C on most of year, no hills whatsoever around here), some minor upgrades (K&N stock filter, synthetic oil all around) and an average driving style have contributed to the acceptable (by VX standards) gas mileage I'm enjoying.

[morgan-tec]

One thing to keep in mind is that mpg will be effected by the elevation you live at, this is commonly forgotten. My Axiom has an onboard info center that tells me i get 17.5 avg mpg with a very heavy foot and my 22s. I did notice a solid 1.5-2 avg mpg increase with my intake kit, and another .5-1mpg with my exhaust. Even with the way i drive which is very agressivly i still get decent milage. Remember that my Axiom is quite a bit heavier than the VX but has the ecact same drive train. The biggest factors to good mpg are clean air filter, regular oil changes with quality stuff, and good gas. I have found the last one to be a big factor in my area, if you get the cheapest gas you can find from the "U pump it"you will get a noticable amount less mpg than with a quality gas such as Shell or Texaco.

[Ron Pfeiffer]

I noticed that I get about 290 miles to the tank (310 corrected for Nittos) in the winter, but can squeeze 310 (332) out in the summer. I live in northern VA, so the differences are noticable, but certainly not what I would call extreme.

Colder, denser air = more oxygen content per given volumer = more aggresive combustion?

My Yakima rack with full-sized spare costs me about 20 miles per tank. Interestingly enough, my rack WITHOUT the tire has the same penalty.

Ron