cold weather mpgs...
01-24-2009, 10:06 AM
#13
4th Gear Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Virginia
Posts: 1,107
I hate this ethanol crap... dumbest idea imo... "hey lets add something to the gas that makes it less efficient...
my roommate hates the stuff worse.. his '68 camaro with 80K on it... runs like crap with this ethanol stuff... (its an all original 327, only thing thats been changed on it was the plugs wires and it got a new dizzy some time in the '80s...
at least that only sees maybe 1-2000 miles a year
my roommate hates the stuff worse.. his '68 camaro with 80K on it... runs like crap with this ethanol stuff... (its an all original 327, only thing thats been changed on it was the plugs wires and it got a new dizzy some time in the '80s...
at least that only sees maybe 1-2000 miles a year
01-24-2009, 11:21 AM
#14
you should be able to make more of a gain then that. ethanol is anywhere from 100-105 octane, and its cheaper than 87. with that much more octane you should be able to crank up the boost or timing enough to get more than 6 hp.
01-24-2009, 12:26 PM
#15
3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: new york!
Posts: 539
Shelty, gas station here just started carrying ethonal-free gas! 30c more a gallon, but worth it!
stock 91 GT, 25-30* weather. 28mpg highway. automatic/2.73 car. cruise doesnt work(ahem, timspony. that would be a nice surprise when i come home!). I think it could have easily gotton 30mpg if we werent cruising at 75
stock 91 GT, 25-30* weather. 28mpg highway. automatic/2.73 car. cruise doesnt work(ahem, timspony. that would be a nice surprise when i come home!). I think it could have easily gotton 30mpg if we werent cruising at 75
01-24-2009, 04:09 PM
#16
Shelty, gas station here just started carrying ethonal-free gas! 30c more a gallon, but worth it!
stock 91 GT, 25-30* weather. 28mpg highway. automatic/2.73 car. cruise doesnt work(ahem, timspony. that would be a nice surprise when i come home!). I think it could have easily gotton 30mpg if we werent cruising at 75
stock 91 GT, 25-30* weather. 28mpg highway. automatic/2.73 car. cruise doesnt work(ahem, timspony. that would be a nice surprise when i come home!). I think it could have easily gotton 30mpg if we werent cruising at 75
Ive always wondered if you could build a nice "flex fuel" stroker motor... or is all that flex fuel calibration handled by the ecu?
01-24-2009, 05:13 PM
#18
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: San Diego, CA
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Shelty, gas station here just started carrying ethonal-free gas! 30c more a gallon, but worth it!
stock 91 GT, 25-30* weather. 28mpg highway. automatic/2.73 car. cruise doesnt work(ahem, timspony. that would be a nice surprise when i come home!). I think it could have easily gotton 30mpg if we werent cruising at 75
stock 91 GT, 25-30* weather. 28mpg highway. automatic/2.73 car. cruise doesnt work(ahem, timspony. that would be a nice surprise when i come home!). I think it could have easily gotton 30mpg if we werent cruising at 75
01-25-2009, 12:31 AM
#19
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: NC
Posts: 2,112
5-10 minutes seems like an awful long time to let it warm-up... I usually let mine run for a couple minutes and let the idel drop, then take it really easy.
Also, wouldn't defrosters blowing hot air be using heat from the coolant w/o compressor involment?
Also, wouldn't defrosters blowing hot air be using heat from the coolant w/o compressor involment?
01-25-2009, 02:01 AM
#20
6th Gear Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 6,882
without the dryer in the A/C system that hot MOIST air will fog up your windows even more