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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 01:37 AM
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CA Help with gas mileage!

Okay im gonna soon be commuting and my vetr gets like 13-12 mpg freeway 14-15 so i need help on what i should do to make my vert more gas friendly! and no i dont want to get a hybrid cus i love rotary. Any ideas? what should i be changing? thanks!
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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 01:42 AM
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wow... that's pretty bad... I get like 21-22 highway.
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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 01:44 AM
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thanks that made me feel better ._.
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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 04:30 AM
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Replace your O2 sensor and get a high-flow cat and catback. Change your oil and plugs. Get the junk out of your car, work out and eat less food. If those actions don't generate a significant improvement, then your stuck with what the car will give ya.
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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 06:01 AM
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wow i get around the same millage -_- i get like 15mg average

-high flow cat and catback CHECK
-o2 sensor ill be changing SOON!!!
-take out junk in the trunk CHECK lol
-work out eat less food CHECK lol
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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 10:50 AM
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Change the loose nut behind the steering wheel and you might get better fuel mileage.
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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 11:01 AM
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A clue:

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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 11:27 AM
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try this i have them on my car and it helped like a maaaaaaaathafuucka on gas mileage and on lowering my emissions (for smog) and better torque and power on my car their HQ is like right around the block from me so i get the hook up when i show up and buy something with cash in there warehouse.. kinda pricy but you get what you paid for very much worth it if you ask me. im doing 21-22 mpg on the streets (stop and go) and 26-28 on the freeway depending on the way i drive. and im only using the "HYPER-GAUSS" "POCKET" & the "SUPPLE" with these im making hybrids look like real bitches

http://www.sunautomobile.com/sunEco.html

but another thing to highly consider which a lot of people overlook is

the proper inflation of AIR in TIRES (less GAS on making your car move)
WASING YOUR CAR REGULARLY (helps in the aerodynamics........believe it or not)
cleaning out your spark plugs or if your a baller getting new ones (leading are the only ones you need)
Clean out your K&N air filter if you have one
and your regular oil change

all this should help for sure

oh and stop racing shitty ratty *** hondas on the streets you dont have to prove anything to them by beating them to the next light
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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 12:03 PM
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Gas line magnets? Srsly?

Physics is laughing at you, sir.
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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 01:02 PM
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Gas line magnets? Srsly?
WORD TO YOUR MOTHER

the "Far-infrared Ray" and "Photo Catalyst" from Titanium thats in the "SUPPLE" being MIXED the GAS in the tank that goes through the FULE LINE where it meets with the "HYPER-GAUSS" to better "align the fuel molecules" so in result adding HP TORQUE and LOWERING YOUR EMISSIONS and REACHING BETTER GAS MILEAGE... the engineers at SUN AUTO JAPAN perfected this to actually work. and have results on the website for the public to see that there **** works. hell Tarzan Yamada used their products to help him beat the time attack record at Tskuba Circuit.

Physics is laughing at you, sir.
were you looking at a mirror when you said that.....
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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 02:23 PM
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use 2% milk in the gas tank
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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by akagi's_white_comet
WORD TO YOUR MOTHER

the "Far-infrared Ray" and "Photo Catalyst" from Titanium thats in the "SUPPLE" being MIXED the GAS in the tank that goes through the FULE LINE where it meets with the "HYPER-GAUSS" to better "align the fuel molecules" so in result adding HP TORQUE and LOWERING YOUR EMISSIONS and REACHING BETTER GAS MILEAGE... the engineers at SUN AUTO JAPAN perfected this to actually work. and have results on the website for the public to see that there **** works. hell Tarzan Yamada used their products to help him beat the time attack record at Tskuba Circuit.


were you looking at a mirror when you said that.....
Aligning the molecules... in a fluid... and the proof is on their very OWN WEBPAGE!

Now more than physics is laughing at you.

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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 09:53 PM
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a proper tune up is the place to start for rotaries and fuel mileage.

set base ignition timing

and

set TPS

injectors can also cause poor fuel mileage, check fuel pressure and compression.
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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by juicyjosh
Replace your O2 sensor and get a high-flow cat and catback. Change your oil and plugs. Get the junk out of your car, work out and eat less food. If those actions don't generate a significant improvement, then your stuck with what the car will give ya.
lol
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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 11:33 PM
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see my sig for the solution, both of them save gas but ones faster and I find my self burying the gas pedal too much haha, so i had to get something slower that wouldn't get me a speeding ticket even if i do bury the gas pedal

my turbo rex does like 16~18 on the street and it does excellent on the freeway imo avg is between 22~25 (not really funny but interesting, when i had a **** load of vac leaks everywhere my mpg was awesome but the car was slower than my civic haha)

the civic is another story...30mpg on the street it to die for but it's soooooooooooooooo slow highway mpg is even better but ppl like to steal them....

but my current daily drive only does 7mpg (happens when you have 450hp)

iono why n/a's burn more gas than a turbo rotary, had another buddy complaining about that but he fixed that a with v8 + a T56....
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Old Jun 25, 2010 | 01:45 AM
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I remembered my five of the FCs give around 22hwy and 19city. They were street legal and high performance. I think it's fair on those days.

Try to do tune up and reset your ecu. You might want to upgrade your fuel pump as well. Good luck!
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Old Jun 28, 2010 | 08:27 PM
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I've done 31MPG , cruising at 19.5 A/F under vacuum on the highway . The converters don't like it since the EGT does get higher ,so you'll have to be catless , other than that the motor didn't mind at light load. You'll need at the very least an Apex AFC and get it tuned .
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Old Jun 28, 2010 | 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by akagi's_white_comet
WORD TO YOUR MOTHER

the "Far-infrared Ray" and "Photo Catalyst" from Titanium thats in the "SUPPLE" being MIXED the GAS in the tank that goes through the FULE LINE where it meets with the "HYPER-GAUSS" to better "align the fuel molecules" so in result adding HP TORQUE and LOWERING YOUR EMISSIONS and REACHING BETTER GAS MILEAGE... the engineers at SUN AUTO JAPAN perfected this to actually work. and have results on the website for the public to see that there **** works. hell Tarzan Yamada used their products to help him beat the time attack record at Tskuba Circuit.


were you looking at a mirror when you said that.....
If you are ever up in Norcal I would love to put you on my dyno at the smog shop and do before and after emissions readings with those gadgets. I am no scientist so the way I figure stuff out is by real world experience, and if what you say is true we will see it on my smog machine.
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Old Jun 28, 2010 | 09:01 PM
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Also Marck... We can always swap out the 4.1 diff I gave you for your old 3.9 diff
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Old Jun 29, 2010 | 12:09 PM
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try not to shift past 2.5k :S
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Old Jun 29, 2010 | 02:29 PM
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Park it and take the bus. Pretend it's a rotary and go "brap brap brap" while riding.
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Old Jun 29, 2010 | 03:37 PM
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Park it and take the bus. Pretend it's a rotary and go "brap brap brap" while riding.
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Old Jul 1, 2010 | 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by rotary_bünta
try not to shift past 2.5k :S
or not, my car gets shitty mileage if i baby it like that.
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Old Jul 1, 2010 | 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by akagi's_white_comet
WORD TO YOUR MOTHER

the "Far-infrared Ray" and "Photo Catalyst" from Titanium thats in the "SUPPLE" being MIXED the GAS in the tank that goes through the FULE LINE where it meets with the "HYPER-GAUSS" to better "align the fuel molecules" so in result adding HP TORQUE and LOWERING YOUR EMISSIONS and REACHING BETTER GAS MILEAGE... the engineers at SUN AUTO JAPAN perfected this to actually work. and have results on the website for the public to see that there **** works. hell Tarzan Yamada used their products to help him beat the time attack record at Tskuba Circuit.


were you looking at a mirror when you said that.....

Don't you think that if these cheep magnets, and other solutions worked automakers would have been using them for years. Automakers have to meet CAFE(corporate average fuel econmy), and would get huge bonuses if those simple ideas made that much of a difference. Dont you think those engineers would have sold those perfected ideas to make millions from car companies instead of selling them on the net?
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Old Jul 1, 2010 | 07:27 PM
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who cares about the lame *** magnets, they're a joke and anyone who takes a fucknuggets seriousness about them should also be bitch slapped!
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