running so rich. its rediculous 10 mpg!! help
06-24-2006, 04:49 AM
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RE: running so rich. its rediculous 10 mpg!! help
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my mustang is running so rich its sad. i just bought it a week ago. everything should have been fine but no its not. im getting 10-12 mpg with city and highway driving. what could be causing this? i have no cels. only mod i know of is a bassani catback. i can get the car into the shop until 2 weeks. is there anything i can do? im spending 100 a week on gas. help! also its so rich upon a warm startup it starts up. goes to 1k rpm then dies. restart it works fine but still running REALLY rich
my mustang is running so rich its sad. i just bought it a week ago. everything should have been fine but no its not. im getting 10-12 mpg with city and highway driving. what could be causing this? i have no cels. only mod i know of is a bassani catback. i can get the car into the shop until 2 weeks. is there anything i can do? im spending 100 a week on gas. help! also its so rich upon a warm startup it starts up. goes to 1k rpm then dies. restart it works fine but still running REALLY rich
Codes codes codes codes codes codes codes codes codes and codes. You probably do not have a code reader and you said you can't get to a shop for 2 weeks. Other than park it, I'd say pop the hood and check for a plugged intake, (ie dirty **** filter) or possibly an intake leak. Do a thorough visual check on all of your vacuum hoses, yes even the big ones. If everything looks o.k., I think someone suggested checking the codes. Peanuts anyone?
06-24-2006, 12:08 PM
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RE: running so rich. its rediculous 10 mpg!! help
ORIGINAL: 2000mustsangGT
my mustang is running so rich its sad. i just bought it a week ago. everything should have been fine but no its not. im getting 10-12 mpg with city and highway driving. what could be causing this? i have no cels.
my mustang is running so rich its sad. i just bought it a week ago. everything should have been fine but no its not. im getting 10-12 mpg with city and highway driving. what could be causing this? i have no cels.
Is it me, or did everyone miss the part I underlined??
What were you driving before?? Since you just bought it, I'm sure you're like most, where the pedal on the right, is the ONLY pedal on the floor...
Ease up on the gas, and don't drive in the city/around town so much if you don't want to spend the money on gas...
I've been dropping almost $200 a week on gas until I got the Civic back on the road.... Life sucks sometimes..
JT
06-24-2006, 12:46 PM
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RE: running so rich. its rediculous 10 mpg!! help
ORIGINAL: GodAmGT00
Is it me, or did everyone miss the part I underlined??
What were you driving before?? Since you just bought it, I'm sure you're like most, where the pedal on the right, is the ONLY pedal on the floor...
Ease up on the gas, and don't drive in the city/around town so much if you don't want to spend the money on gas...
I've been dropping almost $200 a week on gas until I got the Civic back on the road.... Life sucks sometimes..
JT
ORIGINAL: 2000mustsangGT
my mustang is running so rich its sad. i just bought it a week ago. everything should have been fine but no its not. im getting 10-12 mpg with city and highway driving. what could be causing this? i have no cels.
my mustang is running so rich its sad. i just bought it a week ago. everything should have been fine but no its not. im getting 10-12 mpg with city and highway driving. what could be causing this? i have no cels.
Is it me, or did everyone miss the part I underlined??
What were you driving before?? Since you just bought it, I'm sure you're like most, where the pedal on the right, is the ONLY pedal on the floor...
Ease up on the gas, and don't drive in the city/around town so much if you don't want to spend the money on gas...
I've been dropping almost $200 a week on gas until I got the Civic back on the road.... Life sucks sometimes..
JT
06-24-2006, 01:16 PM
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RE: running so rich. its rediculous 10 mpg!! help
Sh-t, I get like 8-10 city, and that hasn't changed regardless of my modifications...
Although sometimes, I get 2-5MPG when I go out and find the twisty roads.. WOT and a good road make for sh-tty mileage...
JT
Although sometimes, I get 2-5MPG when I go out and find the twisty roads.. WOT and a good road make for sh-tty mileage...
JT
06-24-2006, 01:21 PM
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RE: running so rich. its rediculous 10 mpg!! help
ORIGINAL: GodAmGT00
Sh-t, I get like 8-10 city, and that hasn't changed regardless of my modifications...
Although sometimes, I get 2-5MPG when I go out and find the twisty roads.. WOT and a good road make for sh-tty mileage...
JT
Sh-t, I get like 8-10 city, and that hasn't changed regardless of my modifications...
Although sometimes, I get 2-5MPG when I go out and find the twisty roads.. WOT and a good road make for sh-tty mileage...
JT
god damn!!!!!!!!!! thats really bad. i get 17-18 city.
06-24-2006, 01:34 PM
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RE: running so rich. its rediculous 10 mpg!! help
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god damn!!!!!!!!!! thats really bad. i get 17-18 city.
god damn!!!!!!!!!! thats really bad. i get 17-18 city.
But see, I don't look at it that way.. I get my kicks doing WOT pulls on twisty roads, and I can almost watch my gas gauge sink.... That's my vice now, since I've quit drinking, smoking and being a turd... It's a great stress relief..
That's why I always get vocal about people complaining about their gas mileage... I spend a big chunk of my paycheck to own/operate my car... It's my hobby, so I treat it as such.. Expensive..
JT
06-24-2006, 01:39 PM
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RE: running so rich. its rediculous 10 mpg!! help
You don't necessarily need to tune it....
You could ALWAYS optimize your car's performance by tuning it, even tuning it from the Factory settings...
Do you need to, no...
JT
You could ALWAYS optimize your car's performance by tuning it, even tuning it from the Factory settings...
Do you need to, no...
JT