Terrible Gas Mileage
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Greg_Canada
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My buddy said they get together at timmies at mavis/brittania (by golftown) every thursday.. i might go next thurs...
btw, up to 23mpg last tank of 10.2L/100km... 80% highway.... but it's eating oil like crazy tho, don't know why, just had the head rebuilt. Might be the turbo seals tho... that's what im thinking... probably gonna go for a ct27 this summer...
btw, up to 23mpg last tank of 10.2L/100km... 80% highway.... but it's eating oil like crazy tho, don't know why, just had the head rebuilt. Might be the turbo seals tho... that's what im thinking... probably gonna go for a ct27 this summer...
Greg_Canada
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I think after 9. I'll let you know if im going later in the week.
athousandleaves
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In an effort to put this thread back on topic...
How many of you guys with poor mileage have done an EGR delete?
If you have, try plugging it back in for a tank and see how it goes.
If you haven't check your plugs for fouling and the EGR lines for leaks.
Run through the full BGB EGR check procedures.
Perhaps my fuel economy is so good because I have a JDM engine... No EGR.
If your EGR is stuck open you will experience terrible mpg's and random stalling from what I've read.
How many of you guys with poor mileage have done an EGR delete?
If you have, try plugging it back in for a tank and see how it goes.
If you haven't check your plugs for fouling and the EGR lines for leaks.
Run through the full BGB EGR check procedures.
Perhaps my fuel economy is so good because I have a JDM engine... No EGR.
If your EGR is stuck open you will experience terrible mpg's and random stalling from what I've read.
Greg_Canada
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Ah yes i am also running a JDM top end (head mani and turbo).athousandleaves":1kih7fn3 said:
Interesting...
humm egr, never thought of that. I still have my block off plates from when my ERG cracked last year.. only thing is I spent 140 on a new EGR pipe last year , it would suck if it were that but ill go check it anyway plus its Emissions time again this september... guess I gotta get a cat now too
ok I got 348km on Monday and still had 1/4 or 1/4 a tank, for the last 1/4 i stayed out of boost. I filled up on Monday and decided to stay off boost as much as possible to see what I would get, so far so good. 98% off boost keeping it at 0 boost/vacuum. so far I'mat 89km and only 1/2 of the first 1/4 marker, normally at 60km I would have finished off 1/4 of the tank! We'll see how it goes... but damn! im driving like a granny soon ill have to move to France with the other pussies..
My goal is to break 400km!
My goal is to break 400km!
RedCelicaTRD
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Dups90gt":eoc57l7u said:
On newer cars with multiple o2/air-fuel sensors it does, but on old dinosaurs like ours it does not. If the cat is plugged however, it could cause problems.
5thgenbliss
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hey guys, just adding my two bits to the fuel economy issue. other than replacing your O2 sensor, you should also check the wiring from your o2 sensor as it connects to the connector from the harness and further down the harness. Mine had a break about 8 inches down in the harness that was causing issues. our harnesses are so old and crispy that you might have a break somewhere. Further to that, you should get a wideband so you can really see how rich you are running in various engine rpms. You may need to tweek your AFM cause that shit is old too and the action inside fatigues. I've gotten a lot better economy and throttle response since fixing those things. Once my new rebuild is broken in, i can only imagine an even better fuel econ. Hope that helps.
Greg_Canada
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Dups90gt":3ds7mi1q said:
Straight intake... is the AFM positioned normally, or is it on it's side? Read this: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=36744&start=0
Also, your winter tires are 8.6% taller than stock (multiply your mileage by 1.086 in winter) and summers are 2.7% taller than stock (multiply by 1.027 in summer).
my afm is straight and my intake is straight too, i've been driving around 95% not boosting and basically driving like im from France. so my gas is a little less than half tank and i've driven 308km already! normally at this time i'd be out of gas gassing up, its been 2 weeks and i've only used a bit more than half a tank of gas! Shit does boost make that much of a diff?