The best way to get better fule milage out of your G is to restrain you right foot a little.

 

I really believe that this coupe drinks gas while parked. Ive come to this conclusion. If the g35 wasnt so da** pretty I would have gotten something else. Man I must fill up every 4 days which is pathetic. As we speak Im on empty again Im seeing the gas stations way to often. To tell you the truth if it wasnt for my family business paying 75% of my fill ups there would be no way I could feel sane paying $200 a month on gas. Right now I only pay about $10 a tank. I recommend buying a honda.

 

i agree. it's almost like an SUV. people on the boards say mileage improves as the motor breaks in. i hope so. my 4th gen maxima was good on gas. it was rated like 20/27mpg. it consistently got 25mpg even when i was on medium throttle all the time. the G35C is rated something like 18/26 and i'm barely making 19mpg with light throttle and it definately isn't as fast down the 1/4mi! G35 def a pig on gas. but it's soo good looking haha.

 

sticky tires and light weight rims will help bump your mpg. costs a bunch of money though....but you'd be stylin' and profilin' and saving gas. trade off is increased tire wear, and crappy wet weather handling.

I've been running on DOT R tires on the street for some time now. Wet traction isnt too bad of a problem. And whenever you start to feel spirited, and least you'll have confidence in your tires.

 

[QUOTE=636Racer]sticky tires and light weight rims will help bump your mpg. costs a bunch of money though....but you'd be stylin' and profilin' and saving gas. trade off is increased tire wear, and crappy wet weather handling.

What makes you think that a sticky tire will improve mpg. Sticky tires create more traction which creates more friction which causes more drag which reduces MPG. Also the wider the tire the worse the MPG. These are simple laws of physics that don't change. The wider the tire the sticker the tire the worse the gas milage.

Rim weight can make a small difference in the city but almost none on the highway.

 

i disagree... GLUE A HUGE BRICK to the back of your GAS PEDAL... it will save you a lot of gas..... that was on ebay couple of months ago... apparently it works

 

Clean filter definitely helps... before changing the filter, I could *only* get 25-26 mpg on road trip, now I get much better mileage although I haven't measured it. So those with dirty filters, change it and it will help a lot.

 

well put

 

The guy asks a simple question.

When I installed a K&N filter I got about 2 mpg more consistantly on the navi reading. I can't tell if it added hp. The gas miliage is good on the G considering its a 280hp car. Of course if you want to save even more be lite on the gas pedal.

 

Amen!

 

Like said, more breathability, more gas consumed. Think about it. Now was this person who suggested this to you a sales guy?

 

Only because I've been running on DOT-Rs for the last 3 months now and I've been getting a 10%-15% increase in my mpg. reduced amount of slip, reduced amount of wasted energy. you must be thinking along the lines of the adhesion between the tire and the pavement and, area of adhesion...it should be considered an opposing force...but, it's too dimminutive of a factor to even consider. I've put my money on it...so I'd have more say than you by experience. So if you dont have more experience at 1st hand...what proof do you have?

rim weight makes a ton difference. reducing rotational mass, puts less stress on the engine to move the car. get a bucket of water...swing it around in a circle...now empty the bucket and swing it in a circle. reduced mass...reduced effort...increased efficiency. if youre thinking along the lines of reduced inertia...that's if youre continually coasting. The thing is, you're only going put load on the engine to get back up to speed (keep in mind the bucket). And since it also reduced overall curb weight...again...it reduces the amount of energy needed to push the car foward.

 

I have to say I don't get good gas mileage but I wasn't expecting to. I think that a lot of the poor mileage is self inflicted due to a heavy foot. VQDriver mentioned his 4th Gen Maxima and the mileage he got with that. I too owned a 4th Gen Maxima (may have seen you at a meet in Jersey a few years back) and got horrible mileage compared to many others (I think 17 - 19 was about the best I ever got) and just figured it was the car. I sold that car to my folks when I bought the G and they are getting 22 - 24 MGP!

Its all about the foot. Mine just happens to be heavier than some others. Even when I 'think' I'm driving it easy I get bad mileage, all it takes is a few spirited take-offs to kill your mileage.

Thats my .02

 

do these things really work?

 

Now you tell me! LOL. When I got the G, mieage was of nominal import as gas was $150 per gallon. Performance in a good looking coupe was the primary concern. But consequent to the invasion of Iraq gas prices have shot above $3.00 per gallon . OUCH

No regrets. I have only one payment left and after Dec. I can afford to drive my G again! Yea!!! That is until Bush revises the tax code to eliminate deductions and thereby establish a stealth tax increase. What the left hand grabs, the right hand takes away.