Ive driven an automatic for 2 years and while i know how to drive a manual and i am loving
it i am getting helified shitty gas millage im wondering if maybe i just need to replace the fuel filter, pump, some one
suggest plugs but just wondering what you all think... maybe i should drive slower.. i dunno

 

not to flame but if your gonna view the post and you dont know you could just say "good topic but i dunno" or " my god you idiot your proly doing yada yada.."

 

OK here's the deal.. the fuel economy site states your car should fall between 25 and 31 with a 5 speed. The best way to maxamize fuel economy is check the air in the tires..."One tire underinflated by two psi will result ina one percent increase in fuel consumption. Frequently, underinflated tires cause fuel consumption to increase by 6%. " Also check your owners manual and shift up at the recommended points... I found that I had been shifting too soon... and by doing that you need to push the pedal harder (using more gas) to keep the car going... Honda's were meant to rev a little higher so shifting at about 3K is where most of the shift points fall from the manual. I was really suprised how I was shifting up too soon but I got used to winding the gears out a little and get much better gas mileage. The Accord in non modded form is no race car so why try!? I've managed to get 33 MPG out of the Accord with semi-mixed driving... Also they say: "By driving 65 mph instead of 70 mph , you'll save gas. Of course it will take you longer to get to your destination, but for each extra hour you spend driving you'll save $5.00.* Owners of larger trucks and sport utility vehicles may save as much as $10.00 for each extra hour spent driving."

Check out this web site for more info: http://www.fueleconomy.gov


[Modified by briq4, 10:12 AM 8/24/2001]


[Modified by briq4, 10:12 AM 8/24/2001]

 

does an AEM CAI use more gas than a regular resonator? cause when i bog....the intake makes this mean, grumbling sound and it sounds like its sucking harder than at, lets say, 2k rpm...

 

I don't understand why shifting higher would get you better mileage???

How much gas your burning has as much to do with how many rpms your at as it does with how open the throttle is. Here is what I mean.

The amount of fuel injected is metered by the computer. The computer bases this amount on how much oxygen is in the exhaust (among other things). How much oxygen there is in the exhaust depends on how much air was sucked into the cylinders (I'm talking mass, not volume). If I'm going 3k rpm with the throttle barely open, the engine is working hard to try and pump a lot of air past the throttle plate. The cylinders don't fill up very far (although they fill up often)...they have low pressue air in them. Not only that, but the engine expended a lot of work through pumping losses.

At lower rpm with a higher throttle setting you minimize pumping losses. Also (I don't know if this matters), the mixture has more time to expand/cool, which may give you a little better efficiency.

I usually shift a little over 2 k and get about 30 mpg.

 

Modified by CardDealer at 4:18 AM 11/16/2006

 

thnx for the replies "all"
jesus christ gas i swear 1.80 a gallon what the hell.
i want of the hyrbid's electric cars now.