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Old 09-25-2006, 07:37 PM
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gas milege after Recall?

anyone else figure out there gas milege after the ECU tune. i went from 20.4 to about 17.2. what a bunch of crap. i thought the tune was supposed to help. This is highway, thought id share and see what everyone else is getting.
Old 09-26-2006, 11:25 PM
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If I hear one more person complaining about the mileage in their sports car I'm going revoke your status as driving enthusiast. Hell, I'm constantly trying to drive hard enough to get my mileage down.
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Originally Posted by josh95mx
anyone else figure out there gas milege after the ECU tune. i went from 20.4 to about 17.2. what a bunch of crap. i thought the tune was supposed to help. This is highway, thought id share and see what everyone else is getting.
Did you start out with a brand new full tank when you calculated or is this after they did the testing on it on the same tank? If it is the latter then it is probably the result of their testing procedure. If not, no clue, although my tank I am on now is giving me really crappy mileage (well, considering my normal, LOL) with no change in driving. I am getting about 20 when I usually get 23. Still not that bad so I'm not specifically complaining. My mom is also experiencing crappy mileage with her last tank of gas, which we filled up with at the same time. Possibly you just got some bad gas and it is no reflection on the recall?

I haven't taken mine in yet so I don't if there is a change or not. I was intending to call tomorrow to set up my appointment. I haven't noticed anyone else complaining about their mileage dropping after getting the flash done so it's probably not related.
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I haven't noticed any change in mileage after my recall.
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mine went from 17 to about...16.5.
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im not really complaining, i bought the car knowing i would probably only get 16, supprisingly i got a constant 20, so its just kinda crappy that now im only getting around 17, and i didnt figure out the milege untill the next time i filled it up. but it could have been a tank of crappy gas. i wish i lived in BC, as the 8 absolutly loved the 94 Octaine, better milege and a noticable difference in power.

as far as an enthusiast, my Turbo MX-3 only gets 16 to 20, and when i first got it, it was getting 35 with an ATX. i love to burn GAS and stick it to the man!
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Im still around 20mpg. Same as before.
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I was just being playful. It just amazes me how many people complain about mileage.
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