gas mileage!!!

[stagevi]

I am searching vigorously for a PT Turbo (manual trans). These ?s may have been answered before:

- What are the city/hwy gas mileage numbers?

- How does a turbo PT perform in the snow?

Thanks.

[bobs turbo pt]

welcome to the board!! good luck in your search, i have a gt auto stick did just fine the past two winters, the mileage isnt bad can be alittle bad in the early mileage keep us posted on what you find !! enjoy !![8)]

[quicksilverdon]

Welcome.
From the official website:
230 hp
20 city / 27 hwy with manual, 19/26 for auto.

Since you said manual, it HAS to be the GT, which takes premium. I have a turbo "lite", which uses regular gas, but only comes with auto.
I am now up to 26MPG overall, which I think is great, and is gotten by not punching the gas to accelerate - I go fast, just take it a bit easier getting to speed.

[03electricbluegt]

Just to clarify, a GT doesn't require premium. You need it to get the most bang out of it but you can run regular just fine. If you go to Stage 1 then Premium is highly recommended. I've actually run 89 octane in my Stage 1 GT for normal driving with no issues at all. I didn't try any wide open throttle runs though while running 89.

Brian

[bobs turbo pt]

i thought for the gt is was at least 89 ??[:I]

[quicksilverdon]

quote:Originally posted by bobs turbo pt

i thought for the gt is was at least 89 ??[:I]

I can't find it, but I read somewhere that there's a law that says cars sold in the US have to be able to run on regular with no harm.
Here's what I did find:
http://www.radnoesis.info/rnarchives...ed_premium.php

[Mean Green]

If you want to run with regular don't buy a GT. $2-$3 more dollars a tankful to use premium is not going to kill anybody. One fill up a week will cost you a whopping $8-$12 more a month. Running with regular, even 89, is going to pull timing and you'd better hope the anti knock is stopping any damage to the engine because you won't always hear it. I wouldn't take the chance. On the gas door it says to use premium only.

My '03 5 speed GT got 22-24 mpg in combo city, highway and freeway driving. It was modified to 280 hp and I don't always have a light foot. If I stayed out of boost I could get 3-4 more mpg, but the fun factor made it almost impossible to stay out of boost. [?]

As far as the snow a friend from New York says with good snow tires and the FWD you can get most anywhere.

[quicksilverdon]

MeanGreen's post showed me I skipped the snow question -
Get rid of the stock Good-for-a-Year tires - they're not good in rain or snow. Losta folks up North have base-model 15" steel wheels for winter because:
15" wheels and tires are much cheaper than 17"
Keeps the salt from attacking the 17" alloys
a narrower tread is better for snow
Unless you get tons of snow, you'll be fine with good tires - just follow my cardinal rule of snow driving - do everything gradually - accelerating, steering, and braking - do them all slowly and you'll be fine. I had no problem with either of my PTs in snow - they got better when I replaced Goodyear with Michelin....

[Sturdevant]

I have an 03 Turbo with Stage 1. Gas mileage varies between 21 -28.

I did a test Regular vs Premium and it makes a 15% difference in performance and a 10 % difference in mileage. Almost enough to make up the difference in the cost. There is a knock sensor which retards the timing and boost on regular.

You're better off using premium but you can use regular with no damage, just lesser performance.

[Mean Green]

quote:Originally posted by Sturdevant

I have an 03 Turbo with Stage 1. Gas mileage varies between 21 -28.

I did a test Regular vs Premium and it makes a 15% difference in performance and a 10 % difference in mileage. Almost enough to make up the difference in the cost. There is a knock sensor which retards the timing and boost on regular.

You're better off using premium but you can use regular with no damage, just lesser performance.

Are you 100% sure there is no damage being done? The knock sensor will not prevent all damage when under a heavy load.