Feul Milage?

thefuturekb · 05-07-2006, 06:45 PM

I'm getting about 230miles/fill up, i want to improve that.

any suggestions/mods i should try?
any little bit helps!!!!

2fst4u · 05-07-2006, 06:55 PM

intake, exhaust, and lift your foot up a little bit. lol

Vtolds · 05-07-2006, 08:33 PM

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Originally posted by 2fst4u@May 7 2006, 05:55 PM
intake, exhaust, and lift your foot up a little bit. lol

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:lol2:

My 2.4 got terrible mileage, like 20 MPG every fillup.

battistoni21 · 05-07-2006, 10:29 PM

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Originally posted by Vtolds+May 7 2006, 07:33 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Vtolds @ May 7 2006, 07:33 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-2fst4u@May 7 2006, 05:55 PM
intake, exhaust, and lift your foot up a little bit.Â;-) lol

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:lol2:

My 2.4 got terrible mileage, like 20 MPG every fillup.

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Thats some good advice from greg lol....

I get only 280-300 on my tank, thats still bad

:Noooo:

alerocar01 · 05-07-2006, 10:50 PM

My 3.4 L only gets about 220 miles a tank if i drive around town.

ptrudel · 05-08-2006, 08:54 AM

i used to get 375miles to a tank...i dunno what the hell you guys do wrong lol...but since everything went for a poop, i went down to 200 miles

freakout · 05-08-2006, 09:08 AM

Routine maitence will help. Air filter tire pressure etc.. Every little things adds up. Thermastat can make a difference if it doesn't allow engine to come up to proper temperature. Watch for things that add rolling resistance to the vechile, alignment, hubs etc. Around town roll down the windows no a/c, out of town roll up windows use a/c. The calipers could stick a bit causing extra drag. If it's a standard try to get it into the highest gear possible to lower rpm. The biggest varible sits behind the steering wheel. Try coasting up to a red light if you can time so it turns green and you didn't stop, that's more fuel in your tank and not out the pipe. Take off nice and easy.

battistoni21 · 05-08-2006, 09:16 AM

^ i NEVER use the a/c.... and at time i hardly drive with the windows down.... i started to drive like a f***in grandma cuz of how bad the mileage is getting... the only thing that i have to get checked is the calipers dragging, and also i still need to rotate my tires!

ptrudel · 05-08-2006, 09:37 AM

i know thats one thing that's been killing my gas mileage, front passenger caliper was seized on...it was bad enough that it wouldnt roll down hill, and even with a push it'd stop lol

battistoni21 · 05-08-2006, 09:39 AM

:wtf: thats bad!

ptrudel · 05-08-2006, 09:46 AM

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:wtf: thats bad!

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lol no kidding...we had to trailer it to my garage(obviously) and when we tried to push it off the trailer down the ramps, i had to get an ATV with a winch to pull it off :wtf:

battistoni21 · 05-08-2006, 10:19 AM

:wtf: thats freakin crazy... are alero's known for this or just all GM cars?

mine isn't THAT bad, but i think something is restricting it.....

ptrudel · 05-08-2006, 10:21 AM

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Originally posted by battistoni21@May 8 2006, 10:19 AM
:wtf: thats freakin crazy... are alero's known for this or just all GM cars?

mine isn't THAT bad, but i think something is restricting it.....

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i dunno, but mine had acted up before, so we just kinda greased everything we could..i knew it was goin but didnt have the coin to change it then...at 117k miles, i think it was gettin due anyways

Whitetigerboi83 · 05-08-2006, 10:27 AM

well i know my calipers are not sticking slightest incline and my car rolls with it.. but i know i need new brushings and breaks soon just got new tires and new shocks to come soon.
but if you want try some sea foam trans tune worked for me and some sea foam for the gas/oil/intake

ptrudel · 05-08-2006, 10:29 AM

well i know i'm gonna change the fluid in the 5spd soon...gonna switch over to synthetic in the engine...change plugs...but once the rest of my parts arrive, fuel mileage wont be a worry cuz i'll be runnin boost lol

battistoni21 · 05-08-2006, 10:57 AM

do you think i should get a tranny fluid change THEN put in seafoam? or put in seafoam and then change my tranny fluid?

ptrudel · 05-08-2006, 11:03 AM

seafoam then change..cuz dont you have to change it right after usin that stuff? no use in changin it twice

battistoni21 · 05-08-2006, 11:51 AM

True.... thats what i thought...... thanks

ptrudel · 05-08-2006, 12:03 PM

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Originally posted by battistoni21@May 8 2006, 11:51 AM
True.... thats what i thought...... thanks

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no prob...i should try some of that crap once i put my motor back together

Whitetigerboi83 · 05-08-2006, 01:19 PM

yes put it in then chang it but its ok just to put it in and not change it .. it dont kiil it like most stuff would