greddy turbo and mpg tips?
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greddy turbo and mpg tips?
first off im gonna get flamed for this but oh well..
just curious for the turbo guys, what mpg are you getting? obviously i knew i wasnt gonna get good mpg from the start but i wasnt expecting it to be this bad.. and i was wondering if its my car, my driving habit or is it just common for mpg to be that bad... lol
another question, when im daily driving what are some tips to get better mpg besides staying out of boost? when i cruise at higher RPMS my a/f is higher therefore i wouldnt that conserver more gas? so should i cruise at 4Kish with a/f about 16 rather then at 3kish with a/f at 12-13ish?
any other tips or mods to increasempg would be greatly appriciated too
just curious for the turbo guys, what mpg are you getting? obviously i knew i wasnt gonna get good mpg from the start but i wasnt expecting it to be this bad.. and i was wondering if its my car, my driving habit or is it just common for mpg to be that bad... lol
another question, when im daily driving what are some tips to get better mpg besides staying out of boost? when i cruise at higher RPMS my a/f is higher therefore i wouldnt that conserver more gas? so should i cruise at 4Kish with a/f about 16 rather then at 3kish with a/f at 12-13ish?
any other tips or mods to increasempg would be greatly appriciated too
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Your MPG is probably comprised 60% in your tuning and 40% in your right foot. If you get on it, you will burn gas faster. That is basically the essence of more power (queue Tim Allen grunt). However, outside of boost, you should be able to lean the car out to near stock MPG. What kind of numbers are you looking at? City driving mpg will probably be really crappy as there is a lot of stop and go, and with that a lot of acceleration/opportunities to go into boost. If you kill 100 miles on the highway just cruising, your MPG should be near what it used to be if it's tuned well.
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I run 15-16 at very light throttle on the highway... mostly because of this mod which increased airflow a bit:
http://rotaryinsider.com/rx8-92.html
some people also tune it to run that lean at highway, though I can't say that I baby it enough to see much reduction in burnt fuel.
If you have a cat, I wouldn't recommend this, since your EGTs are going to go up.
http://rotaryinsider.com/rx8-92.html
some people also tune it to run that lean at highway, though I can't say that I baby it enough to see much reduction in burnt fuel.
If you have a cat, I wouldn't recommend this, since your EGTs are going to go up.
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yeah im accepting the fact that i get **** mpg but i was basically looking for tips how to granny it.. cuz people say dont rev as high but when i drive when i cruise at 4k i get higher a/f vs lower rpms i get lower a/f
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