2 recent changes = crazy mpg

[buschris]

87 shell gas, fill up to fill up. mountains and back., rode a good bit of the brp . 22.3

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[stickshifthappy]

Maybe I'm missing sometthing, but is .4MPG really a crazy increase ?

 

[mpeugeot]

Yawn...

I can get 22.5-23.5 mpg with the right setup doing 75 MPH average speed with adaptive cruise control in 4A sport mode with the 2.7 engine.

 

[jxc]

Have been tracking every fill up since day 1. 9k miles later i can find no difference in mpg running 93/91 vs 87. 2.7 4dr badsquatch. Mostly driving at or near sea level. 93 certainly would have to be substantially better to justify the cost. 93 for performance - if you're not happy with 87.

 

[telenerd]

I don’t have Sunco in my area. But I switched from Sinclair to Shell gas. Noticed a little more power and slightly better mpg. Kinda surprised since I live about 60 miles away from Sinclair, Wyoming headquarters.
Can’t get any fresher fuel than that. I guess they use slightly different additives than Shell.

Pros and cons like everything else.

 

[22Badskwatch]

The onboard fuel calculation is a rolling average.

and it's off by about 1.5-2.0 mpg versus hand calculation.

 

[22Badskwatch]

side note - I wish we had access to 93 here in CA. 91 is the highest we can get unless I go to a racetrack for race fuel at $10 a gallon LOL

 

[CM81]

Am I correct that 0.6 increase in gas mileage is being considered crazy increase? Freaking click bate. Was expecting something significant.

 

[coachoates]

93 v 87…I have found minimal difference, definitely not worth the money.

I do pay for 87 ethanol free. Definitely a few miles for me per gallon.

stay out of boost and I average over 20 mpg on my Bronco Raptor.

keep it in boost, and run the mpg’s low

i put additives in my gas to the ethanol free. Someone mentioned it earlier…carbon is not your friend. I know for the Bronco Raptor the DI engines with turbos are not a friendly mix.

I would focus on doing what you can to slow the carbon build up and enjoy the rest.

I installed a catch can, run ethanol free, don’t use auto start/stop (keep all engine part’s lubricated), run a higher premium to increase viscosity and help keep engine temps lower.

I found running the AC at a red light, my engine temps never break 185.

 

[NurseA.J]

What grade were you using before? Premium fuel will usually give you better mpg on hwy.

I actually never knew this and my commute to work is 100 miles round trip! Going to make the switch!

 

[Langwilliams]

While I've only had my bronco for 2,600 miles I like to watch an check the MPG. I did a few tanks of 91-93 an I picked up around .5 mpg's which isn't significant but the performance seems better. I had the same 2.3T 10 speed auto in my ranger an got the same results when running reg an premium (before the tune)

My son lives about 50 mostly highway miles away an it's a 60 MPH highway an I did it both ways at 60-65 an the bronco calculation was 25 MPGs. I hand calculated it at 23.5. I just did a trip to Indy an ran 75-80 an the dash showed 22.5 an I got 21.5 hand calculated. In mixed driving it's usually off by 1 to 1.2 mpg's. I did a run into a headwind at 80-82 in the ranger an it showed a 4 mpg loss on the dash. Pushing a brick through a strong wind is really noticeable.

Guess my experience is speed affects MPGs a lot more than octane.

 

[Nickhick]

My fuel mileage has been getting better since the Ford Performance Tune. Since I have to run at least 91 octane, but only have 93 available in my area, I noticed better fuel economy in Normal, Sport, and Eco. Normal was getting me about 18 with driving Normal. Sport was giving me 17.6 and I enjoyed it. I wasn’t hard on it all the time but I did take off quicker and really liked how it kept in the power band. Eco gave me 18.6 on a tank and I was trying to get the best I could.
But, what surprised me was taking a trip last weekend. We drove a little on the highway, but we did a few trails, spent the night in Maggie Valley, and came home through the beautiful Smokey Mountains, and then through Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, and I was very impressed. I have a 2dr non Sas Badlands with true 35’s and got 19.6 for our whole trip.

I'm soooo glad you posted this pic. I have an oxford wt also and have been searching forever to see a white bronco on white rims! Didn't know if it was too much white. It's so badass! Thanks!

 

[JRMFFL531]

Amazing puppy. The only more awesome than Broncos are GSD!

 

[HoosierDaddy]

I actually never knew this and my commute to work is 100 miles round trip! Going to make the switch!

You'll end up spending more on fuel.
The higher MPG's will NOT offset the extra cost of higher octane fuel.

 

[Xjeepowner]

Crazy gas mileage? My mileage changes from tank to tank because of numerous conditions . Speed, driving habits, wind, road quality, there are so many variables . My computer calculation typically is off by about 1.5.
I don’t worry too much about gas mileage it’s a Bronco with 35’s and aerodynamics of a giant shoe box.

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