Mods That Improve Fuel Economy!!??
Nov 1, 2004, 03:21 PM
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well have you tried putting it on the wide band? 
cause i did it, and it makes a world of difference....my car was running to rich, and i got that fixed, i also raced it this weekend and finally hit a 12.9!! 
cause i did it, and it makes a world of difference....my car was running to rich, and i got that fixed, i also raced it this weekend and finally hit a 12.9!!
Nov 1, 2004, 06:40 PM
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Too bad if you buy a Echo or something of the like you will never make up for the cost of buying a second vechicle by saving a few bucks in gas every week. But it is good though also to keep the miles down to I guess.
Oxymoron of the day:
Fuel efficient hot rod!
Oxymoron of the day:
Fuel efficient hot rod!
Nov 18, 2004, 01:54 PM
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nah...i tried driving within the 3000rpm this whole time...it still not improving any... the only mod i have is Blitz Sus Power Intake... i still only get around 180
Nov 18, 2004, 05:40 PM
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stay off boost -- shift prior to 3k rpm...get the ecu flashed or another ECU ...i'm having the same issue...my right foot is too heavy...but heck, can't blame me??? Can you??? 
Nov 18, 2004, 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by MonstarEVO
Just buy a used Toyota Echo and drive the Evo on the WEEKENDS!
Nov 19, 2004, 12:07 AM
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Evo gas mileage
I say buy a used Scion XB. The car has lots of room for trips and gets over 35 MPG. The only bad thing is it looks like a shoe on wheels. I'm sure you can find a used 1 cheap.
As far as the Evo goes I would not expect to get to great of gas mileage. It may have 4 doors like a family car but it eats up the gas like a hot rod.
Derek
As far as the Evo goes I would not expect to get to great of gas mileage. It may have 4 doors like a family car but it eats up the gas like a hot rod.
Derek
Dec 5, 2004, 10:46 PM
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Well,
this is what i would do......get a turboback (will increase highway mpg but decrease city mpg), a re-flash or a piggy back of some sort (utec or exede), check tire pressures, get a boost gauge and stay out of boost, and wait till your car breaks in. I also got 200 miles per tank when it was new, now I am averaging 260-300 mile per tank.
this is what i would do......get a turboback (will increase highway mpg but decrease city mpg), a re-flash or a piggy back of some sort (utec or exede), check tire pressures, get a boost gauge and stay out of boost, and wait till your car breaks in. I also got 200 miles per tank when it was new, now I am averaging 260-300 mile per tank.
Dec 7, 2004, 08:29 AM
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honestly though, this is a sports car that's meant to be DRIVEN...you should've been aware of the sacrifices you needed to make (a.k.a. gas $) before you purchased this car...i really don't believe in "driving like a grandma" in this car because...well...i bought this car to DRIVE, not to drive like a grandma.
To me, it's not worth couple of bucks I could save from gas just to deprive myself of the joy from hearing the turbo spool and the adreneline rush I get...just my .02
To me, it's not worth couple of bucks I could save from gas just to deprive myself of the joy from hearing the turbo spool and the adreneline rush I get...just my .02
Dec 7, 2004, 09:07 AM
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I installed a muffler delete pipe and picked up an extra 25-30 miles off a full tank (city driving). That's a 14-16% fuel efficiency increase. My efficiency may be an anomaly, there's some fuel to be saved by freeing up the exhaust.