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#155 of 158 Re: Fuel Economy Sucks!!!! [mantech] by matrixvibe Mar 10, 2009 (8:37 am)
Replying to: mantech (Feb 10, 2009 8:49 pm) Forgot to mention it's a base model 5 spd. I feel I should be getting well over 35 city as I live in a rural area with littel stop and go. Freeway mileage should improve not decrease in my estimation. I've been considering a cold air intake and have been looking to reprogram for better fuel efficiency.
#156 of 158 still chugging along by nippononly Mar 28, 2009 (10:22 pm)
Filled up tonight for the first time in a couple of weeks, maybe longer: 11.33 gallons, 422 miles, which my calculator says is better than 37 mpg. Can't complain! Don't suppose I will be seeing the 40 mpg I was dreaming of, any time soon though.   2007 XR 5-speed.
#157 of 158 and so by nippononly Apr 27, 2009 (8:03 am)
the A/C use has begun in earnest, here in California!   As a result, last night's fill-up: 377 miles, 10.9 gallons, makes for 34.5 mpg according to my calculator.   2007 XR 5-speed.
#158 of 158 Grill block by circuitsmith Dec 02, 2009 (12:09 pm)
I blocked off the lower grill for the winter in hopes of warming up the engine quicker. A piece of black foamcore 4x30" behind the grill: I'd rather have it look low key than try to gain any slight aerodynamics by modding in front of the grill. I'm hoping to save a little gas by warming up the engine faster. I take mostly short (10-20mi) trips.   Update: I've compared the average of two fillups without the cover to two with the cover and saw an increase of 0.75MPG (27.25 to 28MPG), in spite of a small drop in average ambient temp. All fills were ~1/2 a tank at the same pump with no topping off. All the trips were short, mostly stop and go, 20mi or less, driving the way I normally do, which is pretty gently.

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