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Old Jul 20, 2006 | 08:31 PM
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Fuel efficiency drop

fuel efficiency droped compare to my friend's car, would it be the spark plug?

When i put my car (4AT) to D, i can feel a bit of vibration and sound from the mounting? or something else, is this related?
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Old Jul 20, 2006 | 08:36 PM
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could be plugs. could be CAT
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Old Jul 20, 2006 | 11:46 PM
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Could be driving habits. More stop and go or short trips will do it.
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Old Jul 21, 2006 | 12:09 AM
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Zoom44, any idea how cat did it? and thread can get me help to clean the cat?

"Could be driving habits. More stop and go or short trips will do it." Razz1 you might be right also because i live in city, he lives in rural area.
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Old Jul 21, 2006 | 01:06 AM
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Could be you need the latest flash.. could be a fouled air-flow sensor.

Both are easily remedied..

But I agree that the driving habits has a great deal to so with it. I can't help driving it like I stole it everywhere I go. I love to gun it off the light and hit the speed limit in as short a time as possible. I like to hit the redline. I love to feel the power band from 4K to 8K RPM... I'm lucky to get 17MPG.

I know.. I need to "grow up" and cut it out. But it's just so much fun.
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Old Jul 21, 2006 | 05:11 AM
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plugs, replace plugs...
cat, replace cat with something hi flow.. no cleaning it.

broken motor mount... would be my bet for vibration... see if you can find a product called b&g 44k. it is an engine / plug / valve / injector / carbon cleaner... it is about 20 bucks in the us for a can, but the stuff works...

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Old Jul 21, 2006 | 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by swoope
plugs, replace plugs...
cat, replace cat with something hi flow.. no cleaning it.

broken motor mount... would be my bet for vibration... see if you can find a product called b&g 44k. it is an engine / plug / valve / injector / carbon cleaner... it is about 20 bucks in the us for a can, but the stuff works...

beers
Bro can u give me the website of that b&g product? and more info for that product?
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Old Jul 22, 2006 | 07:06 AM
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http://www.bgprod.com/products/fuelair.html

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Old Jul 22, 2006 | 08:44 PM
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Someone that carries it.

http://www.autobahnpower.com/product...FQhNGAodGhsZCQ

Bob
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Old Jul 22, 2006 | 09:04 PM
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i am happy to have friends here that share and help each other out.
There wouldn't be war no more if everyone in the world has this kinda attitude.
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