That's decent mileage. I got much the same on my '03 Sedan and was quite happy with it. Only problem was no 'playing', and low cruise speed (60) since anything above that seriously cuts into economy.
My 02 Max was capable of very good mileage too, about 10% better than the Sedan.

Kudos.....good mileage these days is a plus.
C.

 

I posted on my350z.com in the modifications area about the gear swap... it is current today

 

I concur with your freeway MPG. I just came back from Alabama a few months ago ( 8hr trip) and drove 75 -78 the entire way and yielded 26.36 MPG I was happy. Npw if only I can get more than 17MPG city I'd be really happy with my 04 6spd. sdn.

 

YoFool. Don't shift so early or you will fxxk up the motor. Don't be a smartass trying to save some gas and fxxp your motor.

 

How would shifting @ 2500 mess up your motor? Do you know this for a fact? Were or are you a mechanic? I was for 10 years. If your ever in an automatic and your driving "normally" in normal traffic do you think the tranny ever let's the RPM's get above 2000. In my opinion, if a motor with an auto trans is not messed up from "normal" driving, there is no reason why a motor with a manual trans should ever be messed up from shifting @ 2000 - 2500. IMHO

 

Defintely it may damage the transmission as you are driving in 3rd and 4th much below the recommended speed and how do you manage to shift below 2500 rpm , in that case there is no fun at all in driving a stick

 

It won't.
No he does not.
If he was, he was the worst mechanic who ever turned a wrench.

My apologies for the harshness. I have no patience for people who present fallacy as fact. Here's the latter: Shifting at any point in the rev range that does not lug your engine will not hurt a thing. The VQ35 in my 6MT happily pulls as few as 1000 rpm -- maybe less -- at light throttle in higher gears while accelerating smoothly and without protest. Won't hurt a thing.

Really, people. If you don't know what you're talking about, why post messages like these that present your "ideas" as law? All you're doing is misleading the less technically informed folks here and killing your credibility.

 

It hurts your trans. and engine if you shift early? WTF? Yeah - if you shift into reverse at 30mph. That just doesn't make any sense.

 

How?, please explain.

Um, not be a pr!ck but the general steps are push clutch, mover shift lever, slowly release clutch.

I agree 100%, but the topic is getting the best MPG, not the fun factor.

 

Manual suggests you shift at about 2000 RPM or below for max gax savings.
I have been driving more agressive lately, shifting 2500_3000 RPM but gas mileage still pretty good. Finished break-in period. I am pretty happy with gas mileage . Its about the same of 6 MT 03 Maxima

 

AgisA:

Congratulations, you have undoubtedly taking the title for "Best MPG In A G35 6MT Sedan", and are to be commended for your conservation and constraint.

Conversely, science tells us that "for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction", and alas, methinks you have also garnered the crown "Least Fun Wrung Out Of A G35 6MT Sedan", as well!

Just kidding AgisA. I, too have found that "short shifting" is easily done with the "G", and do it often when I don't want/need hard acceleration, but I just don't have your self-discipline to stay out of the throttle for a whole tankful