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Old 07-02-08, 05:13 PM
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mpg??

so my 91na is getting like 18 to the gallon tops if i drive like a granny and in san diego and thats just not possible, so is that about right for a 91's mpg or can i do something to inprove it or fix it?
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I used to get a easy 20mpg in stop and go driving normal, on longer highway trips I would see 23+

18 is not TERRIBLE, we also have flat roads here, not many hills.
If the car is tuned up, has a good air cleaner, fuel filter, plugs, etc...
and maybe consider a high flow converter and free flowing exaust if you can get away with the smog.
Other then that you aint gonna do that much better.
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actually 18 is pretty good for a car only rated to 17 on the EPA cycle.
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my last tank I got 17.66 mpg and there are no hills in Tampa.
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That's typical in the city. If that includes some freeway, check the FAQ for tips. I tend to get 17 in the city. Lately with infrequent driving, very short trips, and going a little faster I've been getting 15-16.
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I get atleast 13-15 mpg in the city and on the highway 20mpg, activating the secondary injectors on the highway seriously I think got me into the single digits...
I wasted about 2 gallons going about 10 miles of highway at around 4-5krpm
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Yeah try to drive it under 3-3.5 thousand ish RPM's to keep the secondaries from kicking in and you'll see a constant 15-20-maybe mpg in the city and 20-25 on the highway. Rotaries like gas... So I drive a smaller lighter RX7 for good mpg sake... a 12A FB!! say hello to 25 mpg pretty much all the time :P
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That's about what I get on a rebuilt motor with a recent tune up and other misc maintenance.
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This has also been covered to death. So much so that there are a tonne of links in the FAQ to previous mileage threads.
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