Gas Mileage

Started by pimpin_ride47 · Apr 17, 2008 · 10postsInvision 2005–09

pimpin_ride47Apr 17, 2008, 11:03 pm · #1

Hey everyone,

I'm wondering if anyone knows what kind of gas mileage a CA18DET gets in an S12 vs what a CA18ET would get. I know that my CA20E wasn't very good on gas.

I have an S12 notchback shell and a CA18DET motor for it. I'm considering doing the swap, but there is a guy who might trade me his CA18ET fastback for my project.

Fuel economy is a factor, so I'm wondering what your guys think.

chad-s12-driftApr 17, 2008, 11:14 pm · #2

idk what a det gets but my et gets like 19mpg city

KeithApr 18, 2008, 3:47 am · #3

my det does better than my et did on gas

IndecisiveMay 5, 2008, 6:52 am · #4

I get anywhere from 350 - 380kms per tank...

I have no tune either, so I'm running very rich.

PeacockMay 9, 2008, 7:24 am · #5

I'll second Indecisive... I get mediocre gas mileage but it's because I have no tune and am running very rich.

jeffwins24May 10, 2008, 2:45 pm · #6

pimpin_ride47 @ Apr 17 2008, 07:03 PM
Hey everyone,
I'm wondering if anyone knows what kind of gas mileage a CA18DET gets in an S12 vs what a CA18ET would get. I know that my CA20E wasn't very good on gas.

I have an S12 notchback shell and a CA18DET motor for it. I'm considering doing the swap, but there is a guy who might trade me his CA18ET fastback for my project.

Fuel economy is a factor, so I'm wondering what your guys think.

a bone stock perfectly working CA20E should get around 30mpg

i would imagine the DET gets better mpg because it's basically a updated and improved version of the ET.

JulieMay 10, 2008, 2:55 pm · #7

all comes down to how much you flog the car too. if youre always gassing it and driving fast, your gas is gonna go down faster

jeffwins24May 10, 2008, 3:15 pm · #8

^ + 1

thats true too.

hillkillJun 8, 2008, 10:05 am · #9

Gotten everything from 10mpg at the track to 35mpg on the freeway (I stayed out of boost for 2 hours) But with normal driving I was getting 20~25.

Sean1978Jun 8, 2008, 3:06 pm · #10

you do know that you will be running premium in either of the turbo engines, right?