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As ive said if engine rebuilders recommend doing it then thats good enough for me.
Originally Posted by ginger321
Unless the dirts too heavy to float about an the residues settles at he bottom of the tank. i dont know exactly but it makes sense to me mate. Phone them and ask them 0191 565 5050.As ive said if engine rebuilders recommend doing it then thats good enough for me.
im not that concerned, just doesnt seem logical to me... i'll carry on as i have for the last ten years
My car did 280 and the the light came on so prob would have had a bit more in there but not sure how much the reserve is in the uk bug's.
We tend to fill our cars up as dont live in town so saves us petrol having to drive to shell in town to get more petrol and dont want gank in the tank getting through just in case.
We tend to fill our cars up as dont live in town so saves us petrol having to drive to shell in town to get more petrol and dont want gank in the tank getting through just in case.
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i get about 190 to 200 mile from full to the 1/4 mark around town and the odd whizz and always fill up at this point usually takes around 9 gallons to fill back up although did do a couple of motorway runs yesterday and got about 230 from full to 1/4 mark obviousl being in 6th at a steady speed just off boost helps.....but hey who cares you dont buy scoobs for fuel economy and thats a 2007 sti uk with ppp around 320 bhp ish..
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Mine`s a 2003 STI blob running 340bhp. I get on average 200 miles to a tank (dail driving) but the best I`ve had was last time I went down to my girlfriend`s in Kent (70 - 75mph all the way, motorway) and I got 320 miles to a tank but to be honest it was veeeeeery booooooring 

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i fill up approx £67 a full tank and get an average of 200 to 240 miles. 30miles per day in rush hour traffic. tbh am not arsed how many or little miles i get out of a tank of petrol as long as i have had fun thats all that counts for me :-)
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MY07 RB320, standard!
After a very spirited pass back over the 'Cat & Fiddle'
, then a run down the Prodrive, then a heavy right footed +speed trip back home...... 290 miles and when I filled up, all the V-Power I could sqeeze in was 47 litres 
After a very spirited pass back over the 'Cat & Fiddle'
, then a run down the Prodrive, then a heavy right footed +speed trip back home...... 290 miles and when I filled up, all the V-Power I could sqeeze in was 47 litres 
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lolOriginally Posted by Jonny_
im not that concerned, just doesnt seem logical to me... i'll carry on as i have for the last ten years
As will i mate. For the last 15 years............whatever that matters

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I had 300 from a tank but i was driving like a pensioner during the week (poorly clutch) never get that figures these days....
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300 miles in a non modded classic on 95 fuel with mixed motorway and urban driving - carefull right foot can see that to 315 miles and a heavy one will see that drop to about 280.
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I got 312miles out of my 2002 Bugeye last week... bit of gentle motorway driving to and from work, bit of a road blasting...nothing major
I average out at 280-ish
I average out at 280-ish
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Because I use a tank of fuel per day lol Originally Posted by jaygsi
Yea why does everyone fill there tanks, means you carrying a round tones more weight means less mpg
I fill up 5 times a week at the moment 
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I fill up 5 times a week at the moment
Wow a tank a day Originally Posted by Paulo P
Because I use a tank of fuel per day lol
I fill up 5 times a week at the moment

i only do 20 miles in a whole week for work some weeks so a tank full can last a whyle for me.
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Best i've got is 313 miles to 46 litres (30mpg)
I'm averaging 264 miles per tank and 26.3mpg
Originally Posted by sovietspybob
2005 STi, unmodded.Best i've got is 313 miles to 46 litres (30mpg)
I'm averaging 264 miles per tank and 26.3mpg
Thats about what i'm getting out of my standard V3 STi.
Mostly 'spirited' A road driving.
Does the JDM V3 STi have a low fuel light?
Originally Posted by jaygsi
Yea why does everyone fill there tanks, means you carrying a round tones more weight means less mpg
Cause i`ve heard on here fuel surge at around a quarter tank, like a long fast roundabout can cause the pump to suck air. Not good at all on a turbo motor.
Never let mine get under a half now.
Yea why does everyone fill there tanks, means you carrying a round tones more weight means less mpg
Cause i`ve heard on here fuel surge at around a quarter tank, like a long fast roundabout can cause the pump to suck air. Not good at all on a turbo motor.

Never let mine get under a half now.
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240 if my foot is heavy and no motorway, 300+ if i go at 60 on a motorway or drive like an old man or 280 if i drive "normally" but now and again drive a little spirited. 312hp in a hatch
so it seems my normal 240 on back roads out of a tank pre light coming on is about right then from what you have all said if not on the little thirsty side. which is still much better than my old Pulsar GTIR. i was well made up i got 280 cant remember last time i saw that out of a tank of petrol.
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I fill up 5 times a week at the moment
Well thats a good enough reason i guess Originally Posted by Paulo P
Because I use a tank of fuel per day lol
I fill up 5 times a week at the moment
I only use bout 25 pounds a week lol
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I fill mine up all the time because the nearest petrol station selling decent fuel is about a 40 odd mile round trip!! 

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i get 260 just as redlight comes on, have gone as far as 280 before ****ting my pants and filling up again - i run 99 octane on a 2005 wrx bloc eye - remapped with a vf34 + injectors, full decat japspec which has 320bhp proven.
pretty happy with that, bearing in mind its a heavy car and a sports performance end of the day. My mates Nissan 350z used to get 350 miles to a tank and that was a 3.5 litre, and my mates 2.2vtex old man accord gets 370. as a comparison.
my previous 330d bmw remapped used to bring in 450 miles but that was a £90 fill up.
pretty happy with that, bearing in mind its a heavy car and a sports performance end of the day. My mates Nissan 350z used to get 350 miles to a tank and that was a 3.5 litre, and my mates 2.2vtex old man accord gets 370. as a comparison.
my previous 330d bmw remapped used to bring in 450 miles but that was a £90 fill up.
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Not a good idea to drive about in Subarus with low fuel
I've even had fuel surge at half a tank before !
I've even had fuel surge at half a tank before !
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it may have something to do with
1 driving with a dodgy right ankle
2, following the camper when went away for the weekend
3, needing some new rear shocks so taking it slightly easier than normal.
how much is normal miles out of a tank of fuel in an STI ? (non motorway driving)
what do you all get out of your cars ? mine is not really modded apart from PPP.
got 160 out of half a tank on sat doing around 80Originally Posted by lisa_z
no motorways all of that was on back roads and over taking the odd car Im So made up i was normally getting 240 maxit may have something to do with
1 driving with a dodgy right ankle
2, following the camper when went away for the weekend
3, needing some new rear shocks so taking it slightly easier than normal.
how much is normal miles out of a tank of fuel in an STI ? (non motorway driving)
what do you all get out of your cars ? mine is not really modded apart from PPP.
Amateurs! 

From one full tank.


From one full tank.
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If I could get 400 to a tank I'd save a fooking fortune! I struggle to get 400 to a tank out of my M3 and the Golf hire car I had last week lmao
I put my expenses in today and in the last month it was £1630 and I was on holiday for a week of that and most of that is fuel!
I put my expenses in today and in the last month it was £1630 and I was on holiday for a week of that and most of that is fuel!Scooby Regular
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Originally Posted by ginger321
i get around 280miles from a tank on my 319bhp sti5. Never let it get lower than a quarter tank either-paranoid about crap from the bottom of the fuel tank getting sucked in.
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Originally Posted by Jonny_
im sure if there is anything in your tank it is all mixed in anyway and you have a fuel filter. never really understood this one
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Theres a feature in total impreza issue 16 that covers it too
Where does the fuel pump pick up from normally? always thought it was in the bottom of the tank? Originally Posted by ginger321
just followin advice from well known subaru engine rebuilders Eclipse Performance - they reckon its possible to drag dirt from the very bottom of your fuel tank through the system and either block the in line fuel filter or worse damage an injector. So if its advice from them in the know then it makes sense to me. Doesnt cost anymore in real terms to keep the gauge over the quarter level anyways.Theres a feature in total impreza issue 16 that covers it too
I mean it doesnt float does it! 
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Yea why does everyone fill there tanks, means you carrying a round tones more weight means less mpg
Cause i`ve heard on here fuel surge at around a quarter tank, like a long fast roundabout can cause the pump to suck air. Not good at all on a turbo motor.
Never let mine get under a half now.
Originally Posted by ian.e
Originally Posted by jaygsi Yea why does everyone fill there tanks, means you carrying a round tones more weight means less mpg
Cause i`ve heard on here fuel surge at around a quarter tank, like a long fast roundabout can cause the pump to suck air. Not good at all on a turbo motor.

Never let mine get under a half now.
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I've even had fuel surge at half a tank before !
I think this is more of a problem than a theory about dirt (that makes no sense to me as fuel is always being pumped from the very bottom of the tank anyway, so what difference does fuel level make if the alleged dirt is always at the bottom anyway?)Originally Posted by stef_2010
Not a good idea to drive about in Subarus with low fuelI've even had fuel surge at half a tank before !




