Mpg?

[SVOFANATIC]

It has been 10% here for over a year and I've only had the car for 5 months. Also the 26 was with the engine that shostopper posted up with a hole in it. So tell me if I shouldn't be getting better with an engine that has 110-130k less miles?

 

[rubydist]

26 combined is better than you should get, so it must have been running lean.

 

[SHOtime2511]

It has been 10% here for over a year and I've only had the car for 5 months. Also the 26 was with the engine that shostopper posted up with a hole in it. So tell me if I shouldn't be getting better with an engine that has 110-130k less miles?

my 252K mile Civic gets the same gas mileage that is quoted on the window sticker.

 

[SVOFANATIC]

26 combined is better than you should get, so it must have been running lean.

Well most of my driving is hwy I drive 12 miles each way to work. 9 miles is hwy and 2 is back roads and only one is stop and go.

 

[Brett]

26 combined is pretty good.
Did your area recently switch to 10% ethanol? that will affect mpg's negatively.

Depends where you live, "mixed driving" for me is like 3 stop lights haha. not sure about the SHO but my lincoln averaged 17 in kansas city, and averaged 22 up here.

 

[220ksho]

How's your "time to warm up". Sticky thermostat / cold engine = running rich.

 

[SVOFANATIC]

I would say abotu 5 miles or about 6-8 mins of driving Could possibly be this as the engine sat for 8 years and I didn't think about changing it.

 

[SHOtime2511]

yeah,It should warm up faster than that.

 

[Bob Gervais]

I'll state the obvious. KOER test.

Your 26 MPG mixed driving figure seems high. My 92 with a 3.2 swap routinely gets 28-30 MPG highway.

My guess, if there's no codes, is that your previous 26 MPG wasn't calculated correctly.

 

[SVOFANATIC]

No offense but I know math and btw like I said before most of my driving is hwy but I don't see how 6mpg drop is even plasible expecially when your getting 28-30 mpg

 

[riden2low]

I'll state the obvious. KOER test.

Your 26 MPG mixed driving figure seems high. My 92 with a 3.2 swap routinely gets 28-30 MPG highway.

My guess, if there's no codes, is that your previous 26 MPG wasn't calculated correctly.

watching the thread here, as I would love to get this 26 to 30 miles a gal. I have a 93 ATX and have done all the things that have been stated but still get only 21 on the hwy.

 

[93rev2sev]

You won't normally see much more than 24 or 25 mpg highway with an ATX, I don't think. It's the ATX the robs the MPG, not the extra .2 liters.

 

[SHOtime2511]

I noticed no difference in mileage after the 3.2 swap in my mtx SHO.

 

[Bob Gervais]

No offense but I know math and btw like I said before most of my driving is hwy but I don't see how 6mpg drop is even plasible expecially when your getting 28-30 mpg

Plausible, and especially. Thanks.

I meant no offense either, but the drop in MPG isn't from the .2 liter increase in displacement. Something's wrong with the car, which is why I mentioned doing a KOER. How did you make out with that?

 

[BAM614]

Didn't read the whole thread but I'll add my .02...

Got 19mpg last tank with winter blend gas, 100% city driving, and romping on it quite a bit, car just loves to go, go, go.

For the smile it puts on my face I'll deal with the 3-4mpg loss.

Last summer when I was doing more 50/50 hwy/city driving I saw 25mpg still having fun.

 

[SVOFANATIC]

Well my cel light doesn't work I know that it hasn't since I bought the car. The bulb is good I think it's the wiring panel on the back of the gauges but idk I'm gonna get a code check done on it though.

 

[SVOFANATIC]

Well I just filled up again and only got 18.27 mpg but I'm not too suprised at that one mainly bc last night I was a bit upset and did wot for about 10mins or so you can imagine how fast I was going on your own.

 

[frosho]

 

[NORMAN]

I agree. +2!

 

[NORMAN]

I've been able to get 640+ miles all highway out of a 18.6 gal tank more than once.