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Old Sep 5, 2007 | 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Ks320,Sep 5 2007, 07:53 PM
Also, is your full tank 8.5 gal? Or 12 Gal?

I have a tendency to fill up my tank when I still have a lot left ...
Its 40 liters to Full..dont know how much is that in gallons, sorry
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Old Sep 5, 2007 | 08:13 PM
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damn i hit 150 city a lot vtec and redline lot too not more then 150 , execpt a long ride with 200 +
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Old Sep 5, 2007 | 08:45 PM
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Man, how is ANYONE getting below 200 to the tank?? Even driving ALL damn day in VTEC, I dont think it would eat up an entire THIRD of your gas. Either that or Im driving like a pussy and not boostin enough.
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Old Sep 5, 2007 | 08:53 PM
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your hitting too much stop signs and red lights LOL check your wheel tires and alignment.
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Old Sep 5, 2007 | 09:00 PM
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well I guess i'm feeling pretty good after reading all these, thanks guys I drive about 70/30 hyw/city and drive the car hard with full throttle vtec hits every chance I get. back when I was stock I averaged 270mile per tank. I have an 01 so they run a little richer then the later years. I have a tp, cat back, flywheel, still running factory 16's but with lower profile tires for added acceleration and handling- 225/45/16. They probably help milage some. The biggest difference probably comes from the Vfac2 leaning out my mix a bit. I now get consistant 300mile per tank, and assuming a stock 01 makes 195hp and 135tq I now make 25hp & 10tq more then I did stock. Not bad eh?

Get your o2 fixed man, your killing your car. its got to feel like a dog!
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Old Sep 5, 2007 | 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by INDYMAC,Sep 5 2007, 07:38 PM
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?
93RON octane?

Probably most of the problem.

My car is getting poor mileage also and it seemingly is as a result of not getting the right fuel.

I moved interstate, and the premium here is not 98RON.

So......
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Old Sep 5, 2007 | 09:08 PM
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yeah good point, our car was aimed to run on 91 octane. Here in seattle we have 92, I'm sure 91 would perform better. any lower then 91 and you run the risk of detonation and car will retard timing which woud be counter productive too. Higher octane like 93 or more would reduce milage and performance on conterary to what most people seem to understand.
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Old Sep 5, 2007 | 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by s2000Junky,Sep 6 2007, 01:08 PM
yeah good point, our car was aimed to run on 91 octane. Here in seattle we have 92, I'm sure 91 would perform better. any lower then 91 and you run the risk of detonation and car will retard timing which woud be counter productive too. Higher octane like 93 or more would reduce milage and performance on conterary to what most people seem to understand.
really?

Just to be clear i'm complaining the RON i'm getting is less then 98.

I believe its tuned for 98 in Aus.

Dam your fuel is pretty ordinary then at 92.
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Old Sep 5, 2007 | 09:43 PM
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I think we are talking about to different things though related, I may have misunderstood you. What are your choices of fuel and octane rating in Australia? And I am not clear on what RON stands for, I asume this is the ethonal % in the gas?
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Old Sep 6, 2007 | 05:40 AM
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Originally Posted by attack666,Sep 5 2007, 08:05 PM
here man i just took the sizes:

front: 225/40 R18 92w
Back: 255/35 R18 94w
Actually, your speedo is reading 3.9% too fast.

If it says you're doing 60, you're actually doing 57.7.

Unless of course the speed sensor is on the front wheels... I can't recall...

If it is, then it's only .8% too slow (60MPH is actually 60.5)

So that's not it. But as everyone else has said, DUH!, fix your O2 sensor and other items, then measure your economy.
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