Feul Milage?

[thefuturekb]

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

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

[2fst4u]

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

[Vtolds]

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]

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 :angry: :Noooo:

[alerocar01]

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

[ptrudel]

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]

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]

^ 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]

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]

:wtf: thats bad!

[ptrudel]

Originally posted by battistoni21@May 8 2006, 08:39 AM
: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: :thumbsdown:

[battistoni21]

: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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

[battistoni21]

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

[ptrudel]

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]

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

[battistoni21]

well i think i might pick up a bottle tonight and use it..... my friend can get me a prof tranny fluid change done for like only 30, and i dont want to pay that much for a dealership..... plus i was to put in the royal purple fluid in.....

[ptrudel]

it should help some fer sure man

[2fst4u]

i'm running all royal purple ATF right now in my new tranny. that thing shifts really quick with the b&m. harder than before.

[battistoni21]

where did you get the royal purple ATF? i gotta get some next week.....

[Oldsman]

my 2.4 use to get stock 28-29 mpg on the highway. but after the exhaust, intake, and MSD i get 32 on the highway. it didn't even go down with the cams and head.

[2fst4u]

i got the royal purple from a local shop.

[Coupe]

The only sure fire way to save gas mileage is to keep your engine in tip top shape and drive like a grandma and dont drive anywhere "extra". Modding a car for better gas mileage is counter productive.

[ptrudel]

Originally posted by Coupe@May 11 2006, 01:07 PM
Modding a car for better gas mileage is counter productive.
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yes and no...it can help fuel mileage, but only if you don't stomp on it every corner..which is what most ppl do once you start modding.

[Coupe]

Thats not true. By the time you spend all the money on those mods you might as well have just spent it on gas.

[Oldsman]

that all depends on how many miles you drive.

[rowdygls]

oldsman knows as does the majority of the midwest group knows the gas mileage of my alero. the gas saving mods would be CAI and a cat back exhaust. with those i got 40ish mpg 2 yrs ago on the way to ASS, last year on the way back with some more performance mods i got 36 mpg. or maybe my car is just a freak. either way there are some gas saving mods.

[Oldsman]

your car is freak, randy. you need to share your pcm program.........lol

[battistoni21]

I was thinking about this....

maybe the place where you live would determine the miles you get.....

In pa there are mountains, and it takes more gas to get up them, but in the midwest it is flat, which means you don't have to be crawling up hills.....

i dunno if this would matter but i think it might.....

[Whitetigerboi83]

and it depends on the serverity of the traffic and when you drive.. my trip to cleveland i got about 38mpg there and back on one tank of gas..but regular city driving this last few weeks i'm back down to 24-25 mpg. i know i need a tune up and new breaks and shocks that my help just a little bit. but its still in how you drive too.

[xsavyor1]

my alero was getting around 28 in the city and 37 on the highway. mine was a 5 spd.

[battistoni21]

:wtf:how would new brakes add to mpg? I dunno how shocks would help as well :huh:

[Spy]

Probably the best thing to improve gas mileage would probably do modifications that would allow the car to "inhale and exhale" more efficiently.

Definitely finding the spark plug that will allow the best and fullest amount of spark would be a start. Making sure your electrical system is in top shape, maybe even beefing up the grounds, would help prevent excess strain on the alternator.

Lighter wheels and tires than stock. Overall ligthening of the car will increase your gas mileage.

the programming hptuners has, would allow you to fiddle with air/fuel ratios, timing, and transmission settings so you'd be able to optimize everything for the least amount of fuel consumption.

keep all your filters clean and lubes brand new...

hehe... there's lots you can do to improve gas mileage....

[jayson_waltz]

I have a 2.4 with an auto and I almost never get over 21 mpg even on the highway. It really gets bad in the winter (9-12 mpg around town.)