170 miles Only on a full tank
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Originally Posted by INDYMAC,Sep 5 2007, 03:38 AM
I think that the problem is your driving environment. Bahrain driving habits are very different than here in the U.S. On the other hand, your 93 octane fuel probably doesn't contain any ethanol. This should be helping your gas mileage. What is your gas mileage when you highway drive only?
well bahrain is mostly city not much highway, but I'd say 50-80km should differ from highway and city driving.
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Originally Posted by deathsled,Sep 5 2007, 04:18 AM
If you know you have a bad o2 sensor then thats probably the issue, the computer is probably having a hell of a time keeping an optimum AFR under closed loop operation
and you're probably running rich as hell constantly.
How do your exhaust tips look? You're probably also zapping your cat if its not dead already.
and you're probably running rich as hell constantly.
How do your exhaust tips look? You're probably also zapping your cat if its not dead already.
my exhaust tips are super black..So yeah the car is really rich
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Originally Posted by CKit,Sep 5 2007, 12:10 PM
Do you have a yellow box or other speedo / odo calibration device?
Your 160 miles might actually be 220 with the 18 inchers?
Your 160 miles might actually be 220 with the 18 inchers?
..hmm it could be from my 18's
while im at it ill check the tyres as well.
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the yellow box http://www.ricks2k.com/products/yellowbox.php fixes your speedo. bigger tires/tyres mean that your speedo is reading your speed slower than you're actually going. Add that to the already offest speedo and who knows.
You could always measure with a GPS.
You could always measure with a GPS.
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The stock rears are 225/50-16
I'll assume you went with a 225/50-18 but who knows, tell me the actual tire size and I'll tell you how much your speedo is off.
with that assumed size, your speedo would be 8% too slow. if it read 60MPh, you'd actually be going 64.8MPh.
drop the factory off speedo that's about 6% off which would put you at about 10 more miles total travel than what your odometer reads every fill up.
I'll assume you went with a 225/50-18 but who knows, tell me the actual tire size and I'll tell you how much your speedo is off.
with that assumed size, your speedo would be 8% too slow. if it read 60MPh, you'd actually be going 64.8MPh.
drop the factory off speedo that's about 6% off which would put you at about 10 more miles total travel than what your odometer reads every fill up.
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my cars stock and i use to get 280 mpg per full tank.. and lights not even on yet
but that was when i drove on the high way alot
stop and go driving burns more gas.. every time u have to take of from a dead stop = more gas
but that was when i drove on the high way alot
stop and go driving burns more gas.. every time u have to take of from a dead stop = more gas
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Originally Posted by 3ngin33r1,Sep 5 2007, 03:04 PM
The stock rears are 225/50-16
I'll assume you went with a 225/50-18 but who knows, tell me the actual tire size and I'll tell you how much your speedo is off.
with that assumed size, your speedo would be 8% too slow. if it read 60MPh, you'd actually be going 64.8MPh.
drop the factory off speedo that's about 6% off which would put you at about 10 more miles total travel than what your odometer reads every fill up.
I'll assume you went with a 225/50-18 but who knows, tell me the actual tire size and I'll tell you how much your speedo is off.
with that assumed size, your speedo would be 8% too slow. if it read 60MPh, you'd actually be going 64.8MPh.
drop the factory off speedo that's about 6% off which would put you at about 10 more miles total travel than what your odometer reads every fill up.
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