Hows everyones gas milage and what mods on car???
05-30-05 | 05:21 AM
#26
Rotary Enthusiast
Joined: Aug 2004
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From: The World
Originally Posted by Havoc
T04E, front mount, full 3", 2x550's 4x720's, microtech + Lots of other bits and peices.
Hmm Im curious is my **** compression has much to do with fuel economy ?
but hell it doesnt really worry me, sure fuel is pricy but hey if thats what it cost to have good power and a hell of a lot of fun then I will pay it
($1.14 a liter)
Hmm Im curious is my **** compression has much to do with fuel economy ?
but hell it doesnt really worry me, sure fuel is pricy but hey if thats what it cost to have good power and a hell of a lot of fun then I will pay it
($1.14 a liter)
05-30-05 | 04:58 PM
#27
Senior Member
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 285
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From: oregon
I only get like 13 mpg city driving, how do most of you get 17mpg??? I replaced my o2 sensor and still get 13mpg. Would a S-AFC help? Would you gain power from that?
edit: The only things that i have done to my car other than suspension is cat back single side exhaust and intake.
edit: The only things that i have done to my car other than suspension is cat back single side exhaust and intake.
Last edited by porsche4786; 05-30-05 at 05:01 PM.
05-30-05 | 05:05 PM
#29
ok, im sick of the city mpg BS!
city mpg varies so ******* much it isn't worth calculating because every ******* city has more stop light than other cities.... think someone who drives in new york city will get the same mileage as someone in a 100 person BFE town? i seriously hope not.
take your car out on the freeway and drive it 65 mph with your foot maintaining speed on a level road for a full tank of gas and then calculate your mileage.
if you want good gas mileage in the city get a scooter...
if i never hear another person complain about city mileage it will be too soon.
city mpg varies so ******* much it isn't worth calculating because every ******* city has more stop light than other cities.... think someone who drives in new york city will get the same mileage as someone in a 100 person BFE town? i seriously hope not.
take your car out on the freeway and drive it 65 mph with your foot maintaining speed on a level road for a full tank of gas and then calculate your mileage.
if you want good gas mileage in the city get a scooter...
if i never hear another person complain about city mileage it will be too soon.
05-30-05 | 05:14 PM
#30
i am legendary
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 8,478
Likes: 1
From: Kirkland, WA
I hardly ever go on the freeway though, so I only have city to compare really. And I live near/by/in one of the worst traffic areas in the country last time I saw the rankings. I think it was like 3rd or 4th or something, and I still get great mileage so I'm happy.
05-30-05 | 05:42 PM
#32
W. TX chirpin Monkey
Joined: Sep 2001
Posts: 2,684
Likes: 0
From: Mesquite, TX
13-16 city and 24-27 mpg HWY....stock motor, turbo, and IC. Intake 3"turbo back. No emissions. Pulleys, E-Fan, Jacobs propak, TB mod, Profec B, Greddy Type S BOV, injectors balanced and blue printed. Location...Abilene Texas. HWY mostly I-20 to DFW.
With current mods...I have no earthly idea.
With current mods...I have no earthly idea.
05-30-05 | 07:14 PM
#34
Originally Posted by dDuB
I get 17-18 full city driving, don't know what I'd get with full highway/freeway though. When I take short trips on the freeway I easily hit 19 and crack 20 without a problem as well, and this is with very minimal driving on the freeway. I usually average about 17.6 daily driving my rx7 to and from college, all city. Mod list follows.
Battery / Charging / Wiring
FD Alternator With Black Rotorshaped hiGGi Dual Alt Pulley
Upgraded Grounds
Everstart Battery
Body
S5 Bumper and Molding Conversion
S5 Tail Lights
S5 Aero Mirrors
Fresh Air Headlight Cover
FTP Lenses Painted Black
Round Headlight Conversion
Brakes
Brake Calipers Painted Gunmetal
Valvoline Synthetic Brake Fluid
Cooling
Escort E-Fan
Drivetrain
Solid Motor Mounts
Solid Tranny Mounts
Redline MT90 Synthetic Tranny Fluid
Solid Steel Front Differential Mount
Solid Delrin Rear Differential Mounts
Redline Super Lightweight Shockproof Differential Oil
GMC Differential Additive
Short Shifter
ACT Clutch with HD Pressure Plate
RB Aluminum Flywheel
Pinion Snubber
ECU
S-AFC (Blue screen)
Electronics
Innovative LM-1 Wideband Data Logger
Alpine CDA-9811 MP3 Deck
BEL 540i Radar Detector
Engine
Large Secondary Intake Porting with removed divider
Mild Primary Intake Porting
Street Exhaust Porting with removed diffuser
Removed Actuators/Sleeves/Etc.
RA Seals
Atkins Viton Oil Rings
Atkins Thermal Bypass Pellet
Corksport SS Oil cooler Lines
Racing Beat 85psi OPR
Racing Beat Main Underdrive Pulley
Redline Synthetic 20w50 Engine Oil
All Emissions Removed/Blocked Off
Removed MOP and Now Premixing
Generic Oil Catch Can
Exhaust
Racing Beat Header
2.5” Test Pipe
2.5” Y-pipe/Catback
Dual BOMZ GT Style Straight Through Mufflers
Fuel
TII Fuel Pump
Custom Routed Fuel Lines
Gauges
Custom 3 Gauge Panel Above CD Player
Autometer Z Series Air/Fuel Ratio
Autometer Z Series Water Temp
Autometer Z Series Oil Temp
Autometer Z Series Oil Pressure (mounted in ashtray area)
Ignition
MAGNECOR 10mm Performance Plug Wires
Intake
Custom Cold Air Intake With K&N FIPK Filter
Heavily Ported Upper and Lower Intake Manifolds
Ported TB/TB Plastic Elbow and TB Mod
Interior
Full Black Interior Conversion
Corbeau GT Racing Seats
Momo Club 4 365mm Steering Wheel
Momo Round Shift ****
Momo Shift Boot
Suspension
Ground Control Coilovers with Eibach Race Springs (6" 350 front, 8" 275 rear)
Tokico Illumina 5-way Adjustable Fronts
Tokico Illumina 5-way Adjustable Rears
Racing Beat 3/4" Lowering Strut Mounts
Mazdatrix Independent Rear Camber Adjusters
Racing Beat DTSS Eliminator Bushings
Full Polyurethane Bushings Replacement
Front and Rear Corksport Strut Tower Bars
Mazdaspeed Lower Arm Stiffener Bar
Front and Rear Suspension Techniques Sway Bars
Tires / Wheels
Primax 684 Wheels (17lbs each)
Eagle F1 GS-D3 225/50ZR16 tires
Weight Reduction
~250 Pounds and Counting
Also, not listed is that I'm running about 15º advanced timing and am untuned. I have the s-afc and wideband hooked up but just haven't tuned it fully yet, have no corrections in the s-afc currently.
Battery / Charging / Wiring
FD Alternator With Black Rotorshaped hiGGi Dual Alt Pulley
Upgraded Grounds
Everstart Battery
Body
S5 Bumper and Molding Conversion
S5 Tail Lights
S5 Aero Mirrors
Fresh Air Headlight Cover
FTP Lenses Painted Black
Round Headlight Conversion
Brakes
Brake Calipers Painted Gunmetal
Valvoline Synthetic Brake Fluid
Cooling
Escort E-Fan
Drivetrain
Solid Motor Mounts
Solid Tranny Mounts
Redline MT90 Synthetic Tranny Fluid
Solid Steel Front Differential Mount
Solid Delrin Rear Differential Mounts
Redline Super Lightweight Shockproof Differential Oil
GMC Differential Additive
Short Shifter
ACT Clutch with HD Pressure Plate
RB Aluminum Flywheel
Pinion Snubber
ECU
S-AFC (Blue screen)
Electronics
Innovative LM-1 Wideband Data Logger
Alpine CDA-9811 MP3 Deck
BEL 540i Radar Detector
Engine
Large Secondary Intake Porting with removed divider
Mild Primary Intake Porting
Street Exhaust Porting with removed diffuser
Removed Actuators/Sleeves/Etc.
RA Seals
Atkins Viton Oil Rings
Atkins Thermal Bypass Pellet
Corksport SS Oil cooler Lines
Racing Beat 85psi OPR
Racing Beat Main Underdrive Pulley
Redline Synthetic 20w50 Engine Oil
All Emissions Removed/Blocked Off
Removed MOP and Now Premixing
Generic Oil Catch Can
Exhaust
Racing Beat Header
2.5” Test Pipe
2.5” Y-pipe/Catback
Dual BOMZ GT Style Straight Through Mufflers
Fuel
TII Fuel Pump
Custom Routed Fuel Lines
Gauges
Custom 3 Gauge Panel Above CD Player
Autometer Z Series Air/Fuel Ratio
Autometer Z Series Water Temp
Autometer Z Series Oil Temp
Autometer Z Series Oil Pressure (mounted in ashtray area)
Ignition
MAGNECOR 10mm Performance Plug Wires
Intake
Custom Cold Air Intake With K&N FIPK Filter
Heavily Ported Upper and Lower Intake Manifolds
Ported TB/TB Plastic Elbow and TB Mod
Interior
Full Black Interior Conversion
Corbeau GT Racing Seats
Momo Club 4 365mm Steering Wheel
Momo Round Shift ****
Momo Shift Boot
Suspension
Ground Control Coilovers with Eibach Race Springs (6" 350 front, 8" 275 rear)
Tokico Illumina 5-way Adjustable Fronts
Tokico Illumina 5-way Adjustable Rears
Racing Beat 3/4" Lowering Strut Mounts
Mazdatrix Independent Rear Camber Adjusters
Racing Beat DTSS Eliminator Bushings
Full Polyurethane Bushings Replacement
Front and Rear Corksport Strut Tower Bars
Mazdaspeed Lower Arm Stiffener Bar
Front and Rear Suspension Techniques Sway Bars
Tires / Wheels
Primax 684 Wheels (17lbs each)
Eagle F1 GS-D3 225/50ZR16 tires
Weight Reduction
~250 Pounds and Counting
Also, not listed is that I'm running about 15º advanced timing and am untuned. I have the s-afc and wideband hooked up but just haven't tuned it fully yet, have no corrections in the s-afc currently.
why dont you quit messing around with your stock car and mod that thing geez put some stuff in it
LOL
thats a big list
05-30-05 | 07:32 PM
#35
Mine just came out to 7mpg think somethings up lol
-13BT S5 Turbo
- FPR
- Air intake & cone filter
- TB Mod - single set of secondary butterflies
- No emissions gear/thermowax
- Untuned SAFC 2
- Rtek 1.7 2x 550 2x720
- Overboost 12-17 psi
-13BT S5 Turbo
- FPR
- Air intake & cone filter
- TB Mod - single set of secondary butterflies
- No emissions gear/thermowax
- Untuned SAFC 2
- Rtek 1.7 2x 550 2x720
- Overboost 12-17 psi
Last edited by MrFuzzy; 05-30-05 at 07:42 PM.
05-31-05 | 01:16 AM
#36
Senior Member
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 285
Likes: 0
From: oregon
Most of the engine work is too much work, I'm scared I'd mess something up. the only thing i want to get is a street port but it would cost too much to pull the engine just for that and it's only got 58K original miles on it. I've been working on suspension for now...ground control coilovers, kyb agx adjustibles, toe steer eliminators, front strut tower brace, rear camber links, thinking about bigger anti sway bars.
05-31-05 | 01:24 PM
#37
I got 27 MPG without cruise on my last road trip (highway). I have an '86 NA. Gutted pre-cats, stock cat, open airbox, electric fan (1.5 MPG improvement). The only accessories I am running are the alternator, water pump and A/C compressor. I get 15-16 MPG around town.
05-31-05 | 01:28 PM
#38
How about some "Mods" that actually affect mileage?
Painted FTP's are hardly relevant.
Painted FTP's are hardly relevant.
Originally Posted by dDuB
I get 17-18 full city driving, don't know what I'd get with full highway/freeway though. When I take short trips on the freeway I easily hit 19 and crack 20 without a problem as well, and this is with very minimal driving on the freeway. I usually average about 17.6 daily driving my rx7 to and from college, all city. Mod list follows.
Battery / Charging / Wiring
FD Alternator With Black Rotorshaped hiGGi Dual Alt Pulley
Upgraded Grounds
Everstart Battery
Body
S5 Bumper and Molding Conversion
S5 Tail Lights
S5 Aero Mirrors
Fresh Air Headlight Cover
FTP Lenses Painted Black
Round Headlight Conversion
Brakes
Brake Calipers Painted Gunmetal
Valvoline Synthetic Brake Fluid
Cooling
Escort E-Fan
Drivetrain
Solid Motor Mounts
Solid Tranny Mounts
Redline MT90 Synthetic Tranny Fluid
Solid Steel Front Differential Mount
Solid Delrin Rear Differential Mounts
Redline Super Lightweight Shockproof Differential Oil
GMC Differential Additive
Short Shifter
ACT Clutch with HD Pressure Plate
RB Aluminum Flywheel
Pinion Snubber
ECU
S-AFC (Blue screen)
Electronics
Innovative LM-1 Wideband Data Logger
Alpine CDA-9811 MP3 Deck
BEL 540i Radar Detector
Engine
Large Secondary Intake Porting with removed divider
Mild Primary Intake Porting
Street Exhaust Porting with removed diffuser
Removed Actuators/Sleeves/Etc.
RA Seals
Atkins Viton Oil Rings
Atkins Thermal Bypass Pellet
Corksport SS Oil cooler Lines
Racing Beat 85psi OPR
Racing Beat Main Underdrive Pulley
Redline Synthetic 20w50 Engine Oil
All Emissions Removed/Blocked Off
Removed MOP and Now Premixing
Generic Oil Catch Can
Exhaust
Racing Beat Header
2.5” Test Pipe
2.5” Y-pipe/Catback
Dual BOMZ GT Style Straight Through Mufflers
Fuel
TII Fuel Pump
Custom Routed Fuel Lines
Gauges
Custom 3 Gauge Panel Above CD Player
Autometer Z Series Air/Fuel Ratio
Autometer Z Series Water Temp
Autometer Z Series Oil Temp
Autometer Z Series Oil Pressure (mounted in ashtray area)
Ignition
MAGNECOR 10mm Performance Plug Wires
Intake
Custom Cold Air Intake With K&N FIPK Filter
Heavily Ported Upper and Lower Intake Manifolds
Ported TB/TB Plastic Elbow and TB Mod
Interior
Full Black Interior Conversion
Corbeau GT Racing Seats
Momo Club 4 365mm Steering Wheel
Momo Round Shift ****
Momo Shift Boot
Suspension
Ground Control Coilovers with Eibach Race Springs (6" 350 front, 8" 275 rear)
Tokico Illumina 5-way Adjustable Fronts
Tokico Illumina 5-way Adjustable Rears
Racing Beat 3/4" Lowering Strut Mounts
Mazdatrix Independent Rear Camber Adjusters
Racing Beat DTSS Eliminator Bushings
Full Polyurethane Bushings Replacement
Front and Rear Corksport Strut Tower Bars
Mazdaspeed Lower Arm Stiffener Bar
Front and Rear Suspension Techniques Sway Bars
Tires / Wheels
Primax 684 Wheels (17lbs each)
Eagle F1 GS-D3 225/50ZR16 tires
Weight Reduction
~250 Pounds and Counting
Also, not listed is that I'm running about 15º advanced timing and am untuned. I have the s-afc and wideband hooked up but just haven't tuned it fully yet, have no corrections in the s-afc currently.
Battery / Charging / Wiring
FD Alternator With Black Rotorshaped hiGGi Dual Alt Pulley
Upgraded Grounds
Everstart Battery
Body
S5 Bumper and Molding Conversion
S5 Tail Lights
S5 Aero Mirrors
Fresh Air Headlight Cover
FTP Lenses Painted Black
Round Headlight Conversion
Brakes
Brake Calipers Painted Gunmetal
Valvoline Synthetic Brake Fluid
Cooling
Escort E-Fan
Drivetrain
Solid Motor Mounts
Solid Tranny Mounts
Redline MT90 Synthetic Tranny Fluid
Solid Steel Front Differential Mount
Solid Delrin Rear Differential Mounts
Redline Super Lightweight Shockproof Differential Oil
GMC Differential Additive
Short Shifter
ACT Clutch with HD Pressure Plate
RB Aluminum Flywheel
Pinion Snubber
ECU
S-AFC (Blue screen)
Electronics
Innovative LM-1 Wideband Data Logger
Alpine CDA-9811 MP3 Deck
BEL 540i Radar Detector
Engine
Large Secondary Intake Porting with removed divider
Mild Primary Intake Porting
Street Exhaust Porting with removed diffuser
Removed Actuators/Sleeves/Etc.
RA Seals
Atkins Viton Oil Rings
Atkins Thermal Bypass Pellet
Corksport SS Oil cooler Lines
Racing Beat 85psi OPR
Racing Beat Main Underdrive Pulley
Redline Synthetic 20w50 Engine Oil
All Emissions Removed/Blocked Off
Removed MOP and Now Premixing
Generic Oil Catch Can
Exhaust
Racing Beat Header
2.5” Test Pipe
2.5” Y-pipe/Catback
Dual BOMZ GT Style Straight Through Mufflers
Fuel
TII Fuel Pump
Custom Routed Fuel Lines
Gauges
Custom 3 Gauge Panel Above CD Player
Autometer Z Series Air/Fuel Ratio
Autometer Z Series Water Temp
Autometer Z Series Oil Temp
Autometer Z Series Oil Pressure (mounted in ashtray area)
Ignition
MAGNECOR 10mm Performance Plug Wires
Intake
Custom Cold Air Intake With K&N FIPK Filter
Heavily Ported Upper and Lower Intake Manifolds
Ported TB/TB Plastic Elbow and TB Mod
Interior
Full Black Interior Conversion
Corbeau GT Racing Seats
Momo Club 4 365mm Steering Wheel
Momo Round Shift ****
Momo Shift Boot
Suspension
Ground Control Coilovers with Eibach Race Springs (6" 350 front, 8" 275 rear)
Tokico Illumina 5-way Adjustable Fronts
Tokico Illumina 5-way Adjustable Rears
Racing Beat 3/4" Lowering Strut Mounts
Mazdatrix Independent Rear Camber Adjusters
Racing Beat DTSS Eliminator Bushings
Full Polyurethane Bushings Replacement
Front and Rear Corksport Strut Tower Bars
Mazdaspeed Lower Arm Stiffener Bar
Front and Rear Suspension Techniques Sway Bars
Tires / Wheels
Primax 684 Wheels (17lbs each)
Eagle F1 GS-D3 225/50ZR16 tires
Weight Reduction
~250 Pounds and Counting
Also, not listed is that I'm running about 15º advanced timing and am untuned. I have the s-afc and wideband hooked up but just haven't tuned it fully yet, have no corrections in the s-afc currently.
05-31-05 | 02:28 PM
#39
On average I get 18MPG which includes 25% street and 75% highway.
On my way back from Sevenstock last year I got 25mpg! I was like OMFG.
I was struggling to a gas station because my tank guage broke and I thought I was empty.
I was amazed when I only use like 4 gallons.
Generally I fill up 10 gallons every other day(64+ miles a day roundtrip for work)
On my way back from Sevenstock last year I got 25mpg! I was like OMFG.
I was struggling to a gas station because my tank guage broke and I thought I was empty.
I was amazed when I only use like 4 gallons.
Generally I fill up 10 gallons every other day(64+ miles a day roundtrip for work)
05-31-05 | 02:36 PM
#41
well i have a 87 t2 with bookoo miles, full 3" exhaust and down pipe, and FCON, and CONE FILTER!, im getting 20 mpg avg which is more then my NA gets, its amazing,and that was with a bunch of spirited driving also probably around 75% highway tho
yeah in my NA i went to CALI on road trip and was getting really good milage doing non stop on i5 around 25 mpg
yeah in my NA i went to CALI on road trip and was getting really good milage doing non stop on i5 around 25 mpg
05-31-05 | 03:27 PM
#42
Rotary Freak
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 2,718
Likes: 1
From: Ames, IA
Originally Posted by MichaelFregoe
I got 27 MPG without cruise on my last road trip (highway). I have an '86 NA. Gutted pre-cats, stock cat, open airbox, electric fan (1.5 MPG improvement). The only accessories I am running are the alternator, water pump and A/C compressor. I get 15-16 MPG around town.
I do believe I'll get around to doing that now. Does your fan run while on the highway or do you shut it off?
I get 20-24mpg doing about 90% highway, 10% sub-10 mile trips. It really seems to depend on speed - the faster I go, the better the fuel economy. I just discovered I had a dragging caliper yesterday, so we'll see what numbers do when I get that fixed. I've been closer to 20 than 24 as of late, I suspect that's why.
The only significant mods I have are a Racing Beat presilencer/cat replacement, and a SAFC-II tuned down throughout the band. The biggest difference I've seen with the SAFC is that "canyon running" (as much as I can do in Iowa) doesn't make the gas gauge drop nearly as much. I have it pulling 30-40% out up high and I'm *still* rich of stoich.
I'm planning to at some point send my injectors in to be cleaned & see if it changes anything.
-=Russ=-
05-31-05 | 05:20 PM
#43
Thread Starter
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 424
Likes: 0
From: California
this proxy error thing is getting on my nerves...Kinda off subject but i cant start a new thread....i wonder does this have to do w/ my 10 MPG problem???
Today i parked my car in the drive way comming home from school.....after staying home for an hour i go out to eat lunch w/ some freinds...when i come home i find parking so i dont park in tha drive way......when i walked acroos my drive way, i saw a puddle of engine oil (smells like it)...
where can it be leaking from and what can cause this ??? How can i fix it???
Thanks guys
Today i parked my car in the drive way comming home from school.....after staying home for an hour i go out to eat lunch w/ some freinds...when i come home i find parking so i dont park in tha drive way......when i walked acroos my drive way, i saw a puddle of engine oil (smells like it)...
where can it be leaking from and what can cause this ??? How can i fix it???
Thanks guys
06-01-05 | 12:08 PM
#45
zoom zoom in da boom boom
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 103
Likes: 0
From: Naples, FL
wow, i guess im lucky. i average about 22-24 mpg city, its not new york but it gets pretty crouded. i got 27mpg on the highway when i drove to tampa yesterday, but my radiators endtank cracked and i had to pull over about 4 times to top off the coolant.
90 gxl
cs catback
2.5 inch straight pipe
custom cai
no ac/ps
stripped interior
tokico blues and tanabe springs
it still runs rich because im guessing thats why it shoots about a foot and a half of flame from the rear
90 gxl
cs catback
2.5 inch straight pipe
custom cai
no ac/ps
stripped interior
tokico blues and tanabe springs
it still runs rich because im guessing thats why it shoots about a foot and a half of flame from the rear
06-02-05 | 06:05 PM
#48
still love the FC
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 360
Likes: 0
From: Dayton, Ohio
My mpg is anywhere from 15 to 20 in the city. On the highway I usually get around 25 mpg.
Mods and repairs that might count:
High Flow Bonez Cat
Cone Filter with Cool Air Channel
Fresh Spark Plugs and Wires
Regular Maintenance
Mods and repairs that might count:
High Flow Bonez Cat
Cone Filter with Cool Air Channel
Fresh Spark Plugs and Wires
Regular Maintenance
