I don't think these numbers reflect the convertibles. My 95 vert gets 25 mpg average. I filled the tank up on two separate occasions and noted the mileage at full and at empty.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the vert is the heaviest of the bunch as well.

My 94 gt got 32.5 on cruise control when I drove to florida. The motor died 500 miles later

3SGE Beams:

I got 29mpg combined city and highway. In the city I never went over 2600 rpm and highway never went over 3600 rpm

This was all done with 14 gal of gas with 410miles

This post has been edited by BonzaiCelica: Mar 7, 2014 - 1:06 AM

I get roughly 40 MPG (620 km from tank full to tank empty) or about 7.5 liter/100 km. 7AFE with 70.000 real km on the counter

My 94 ST manual with 300,000 miles gets 30 mpg in the winter, with about 50/50 highway to city miles. Rest of the year I still get about 34 mpg.

my 5spd GT with the 5sfe gets around 25 mpg. I get to 1/2 tank at about 200 miles, and the light comes on around 325 miles, and it takes about 13 gallons to fill it back up. I keep thinking that I am going to drive around and not accelerate hard and keep it below 3k rpm, and then I say to hell with it spin it all the way up anyway.
especially since I replaced the motor mounts, now I want to go around dumping the clutch as hard as I can just to be amazed by how much soother it is now.

however, what I have noticed is that the given size of the tank is 15.9 gallons. but I don't think the fuel gauge reads in a linear fashion. For if I got to 1/2 tank at 200 miles, I would get to E at 400 miles.
Instead the light comes on when it hits E with 3 gallons still left in the tank. I have filled it as soon as the light comes on many times and found it only needed less than 13 gallons to fill back up.
Once I actually needed to keep driving some 50 miles after the light came on, and I was quite sure I still had at least a gallon left.
So it's like there are 4 gallons for each of the First two quarters of the tank(by the fuel gauge), and about 2 1/2 gallons for each of the last two quarters of the fuel gauge.


This post has been edited by VavAlephVav: Mar 15, 2014 - 5:14 PM

I just got my first mileage back since I filled her up today. Got 336 miles to 13.8 gallons giving me 24.5 MPG.

This was probably 85% highway 15% city, however that doesn't mean the pedal wasn't to the floor on just about every on-ramp and here and there on the highway itself... lol.

If it was all highway and I WASN'T blasting up ramps I could see getting close to 30MPG.

This post has been edited by cardshark525: Mar 15, 2014 - 2:41 PM

After two years of ownership averaged out 36 and sometimes saw low 40's with the 7A-FE/5-speed.

So just to update here for those that were interested in how a swap does:

70% City (and heavy foot) I got 19mpg.

95% Highway (and light foot) I got 28.2mpg. (However this 95% highway was on I-80 doing a steady 80MPH. I would anticipate around 32-33 if it was a 55 road and you were doing 55).


As always, your experience may vary.

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Aerodymics matter with a vert. Also an automatic isn't a efficient as a manual. City driving is having a stop sign on every other corner, if not every corner. No remedy for that.

I've been taking it easy because of my head gasket. After a whole tank of not accelerating over 3000 rpm and setting the cruise control at 58 mph the light came on at 395 miles, and
I filled up 13.6 gallons at 410 miles for an Astonishing 30.2 mpg in my 2.2L

http://youtu.be/E0wPJrlgyhc

I get between 27-28mpg with 80-90% city driving by shifting like the video. On the highway I don't use cruise control. I found out it works better going through all the gears rather than skipping a gear in city driving.

I've been a customer for Chevron for nearly 3 years straight. Now I've switched to shell. Lets see how it goes. Nothing wrong with Chevron by the way.

This post has been edited by 955SFE: Jul 1, 2014 - 12:13 PM

Chevron and Shell are my top choices.

in this part of the country we have Quick Trip which is Top teir, but I stop at a Shell if I cant find a QT. I've been doing like you showed and shifting around 2200 now, but mine is about 85% highway and 15% city each day. and so far I'm estimating 6 gallons used at 200 miles, that's 33 mpg

This post has been edited by VavAlephVav: Jul 2, 2014 - 9:40 PM

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Drove to Vegas Yesterday. Normal wind conditions, tire pressure 31psi, no rear seats and 20lbs lighter battery.

I have an SS3 Celica beams redtop.

Got 480 miles on full tank driving 72mph at 3,500rpm, only made two stops and used the air conditioning on low fan speed for about 1.5 hours. The other 6.5 hours I had windows slightly open at an inch and a half and had only 15lbs worth of tools in car.

So that equals 32mpg. Drove a while after gas light went on. So I had about 25 miles left in tank

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Eh yo brah, necropost but got deets.

This post has been edited by IfWeChoose: Aug 21, 2016 - 8:45 PM

I don't speak brah, brah. Didn't grow up in Huntington beach...

Ha! Don't know where it's attributed on the east coast, but good to know - never visit Huntington beach.

I only get between 21 to 25. On highway if I behave, I get around 27 on my 1996 ST with manual transmission. Question: For those of you who have ST with manual, What RPM you guys are at 70 (5th gear) and 80 mph? Mine stays close to 4K around 75. I have 15 inch Celica wheels from a 2001 Celica.

This post has been edited by msk59: Aug 23, 2016 - 7:18 AM

Got 34mpg on my gen4 3sgte with a s54. 91 octane techron

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how a vvt-i going to be outclassed by a turbo non vvt-i motor?

what were you driving conditions, rpm, speed, traffic....???

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Gah, I get better than that in the Firebird. It's been awhile but I think something is off on your car, I seem to recall being right under 3,500 at 70 mph. If I had to take a guess the tires are taller than what they're supposed to.

Sí Box, algo esta malo con su carro. Talves el necesita nuevas bufias. Con mí carro obtengo 35 millas cada galón sin tratando!

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Box: Tires are 185/55/15 Kelly tires I got a couple of year ago from local Goodyear. I have put new rings and bearings and complete new head when I got the car and it runs fine with very little oil consumption. The clutch has not been replaced yet and I think it needs one. I pull in each gear but not too hard, but I am always over the speed limit. tomorrow I will check again at 70mph and report back.

Tires are due soon so what size you recommend on 25 inch rims.

This post has been edited by msk59: Aug 23, 2016 - 10:02 PM

185/70-14 was stock, so 185/55-15 are way too small. 24.2" tall stock vs 23" what's on there now. I brain blanked earlier since bigger tires would make the speedometer read slower but would need less engine rotations, smaller tires would make the speedometer read faster but would need more engine rotations.

195/60-15 would put you at the stock diameter.

Sorry 195/55/15 are on right now. You are correct. The speedo is off about 5 miles

Those are like 23.4" tall, so not as bad but still a little too small. I got like 36-40 out of mine but I drove like an old man and most of my driving was on the highway at 55 mph, I'd imagine interstate driving at 70 mph would've dropped that to 32-36 or so. Mine had factory 14" alloys and had been lowered, so that probably helped some as well.

Thanks Box. I think before the winter sets in, I am due for a new set. What is the next fat tire I can use? The reason for asking since the car is stock height, the wheel well looks to big (if that makes sense). I don't like lowering it because, the roads of Oklahoma are really bad.

Thanks for all your help Box.

sorry for the thread jack guys!

This post has been edited by msk59: Aug 24, 2016 - 2:19 PM

Well 195/60-15 would be about .8" taller top to bottom than what's on there now, so another .4" of sidewall and it would be the right diameter needed.