[302Feen]

I think most people here know where I stand on the crappy 10% Ethanol gas. It's bad stuff and not only will it hurt your gas mileage but it will damage your fuel system, and clog your fuel filter and injectors quick!
It's the dumbest thing I've seen. You pay $.10 less per gallon to get anywhere up to 10mpg less?! And later on down the road have to repair your fuel system?!
No thanks. Thank God I live here in Norman, and almost EVERY gas station here has reverted back to the 100% gas, except Wal-Mart and 7-11.

I have a quick question... How are you determining your mileage based on how many miles you get to a tank. That's not a good way of measureing mileage...

[stickbuilder]

If you are asking me, the answer is no. I measure the mileage by the number of miles driven va the number of gallons expended. Miles per tank has too many variables. Plus different pumps cut off at different rates. I always buy my gas at the same station, and from the same pump, even if I have to wait for that pump to become available. I only run Chevron 93 with Techron.

[302Feen]

Originally Posted by stickbuilder

If you are asking me, the answer is no. I measure the mileage by the number of miles driven va the number of gallons expended. Miles per tank has too many variables. Plus different pumps cut off at different rates. I always buy my gas at the same station, and from the same pump, even if I have to wait for that pump to become available. I only run Chevron 93 with Techron.

You are correct sir!
There is a sticker on EVERY pump that shows how accurate the pump pumps. Example UNL: -1 PLUS: +2 SUPER: +1 (that's just an example)
Miles per "tank" isn't accurate. I usually go 180 miles on a full tank but I'll fill up only 12 gallons. Which leaves 2 gallons for our 14 gallon tank. Fill you're tank up, write down how many gallons you pumped and how many miles you drove, and do the division. That's the easiest way to do it.

And I need to correct myself on my last post...
The 10% gasohal CAN be used just fine if you're car was made for it or is a "FlexFuel" vehicle.

[red dragon 95]

thats what i do...i fill up and keep the reciept to show the amount of gallons bought.then drive untill i fill up again and devide the miles on the tripometer against the gallons now bought and hens the miles per gallon.

[302Feen]

Originally Posted by red dragon 95

thats what i do...i fill up and keep the reciept to show the amount of gallons bought.then drive untill i fill up again and devide the miles on the tripometer against the gallons now bought and hens the miles per gallon.

Alright.
I thought you were saying that you thought you were getting so many miles to what you were figuring to be a full tank.
But yeah, that's the way to do it.

[red dragon 95]

i know the stock regulator was bad because it was reading at 44 45 psi with the vacume disconnected and now the bbk is on i have it at 38.the car is stock aside from full exhaust and ignition box,and some cheap cai.thats why the mileage didnt make sence.

[red dragon 95]

ok the end of this thread......so i get under the hood for the last time on the changing of the regulators...i went to autozone and got a stocker...and as im changing the thing i notice the pcv valve is no where near the hole in the back of the manifold.so for some time,( like a year)this has been the problem.one of the largest vacume leaks you can have and i had it.so all this unmetered air causing bad gas milage and the fuel pressure regulator to read high...and all it was was the pcv valve out of the manifold.what a PITA.

[302Feen]

At least you found the problem.