horrible mpg
#3
As an example. After I installed my motor mount i was testing it and stepping on it. I checked my MPG's and they were very low.
#6
What MPG's are you getting. Did you remove the battery for installation? Removing the battery will reset the MPG'ometer and if you step on it after install it will be very low.
As an example. After I installed my motor mount i was testing it and stepping on it. I checked my MPG's and they were very low.
As an example. After I installed my motor mount i was testing it and stepping on it. I checked my MPG's and they were very low.
#7
You dont need to disconnect the battery to reset the mpg's. Just hold down the button used to cycle through your odo on the gauge cluster for a few seconds while you are on the mpg display, that will reset it to 0
What MPG's are you getting. Did you remove the battery for installation? Removing the battery will reset the MPG'ometer and if you step on it after install it will be very low.
As an example. After I installed my motor mount i was testing it and stepping on it. I checked my MPG's and they were very low.
As an example. After I installed my motor mount i was testing it and stepping on it. I checked my MPG's and they were very low.
#8
You are right, but that is not what he was saying. He said IF he disconnected the battery the MPG WOULD reset. Not "that is how you do it."
#10
#12
the screen says I'm getting averaging 19.5 tomorrow I'm going to reset my ecu it might just be a little use to my driving habits. I'm going to get down to the end of the tank as possible and then fill it up and see how many miles i get. which sucks is I'm home thurs-sunday and I'm usually driving around my town like a ___ zooming in and out of traffic and trying to break my all time record to get to my girlfriends house which is on the other side of my town. so i might just wait till monday
#15
The avg mpg guage on the instrument cluster is exactly that. an AVERAGE of your miles per gallon. Resetting it/disconnecting the battery will remove the average, and you will need to start all over. seeing that it reads 25mpg avg. over the last 6 months will not be the same average over the last 6 days...
I was getting 25.2 average prior to my pulley install. I reset it the same day to see if it would go up or down with the install, but I wont be able to get an accurate reading for another few weeks...
I was getting 25.2 average prior to my pulley install. I reset it the same day to see if it would go up or down with the install, but I wont be able to get an accurate reading for another few weeks...
#17
ok no one is answering the actual question or asking the correct question..
i also had this problem when i first got my manual went from 28-30 mpg to 23-25
first off what kind of intake and header did you install if its a cold air intake
you will actually gain mpgs if you are "gunning it" due to the way they work... CAIs take cold air from away from the engine and uses it to allow for better combustion. theoretically this should increase fuel economy; however, Cold air intakes will produce more power, and will save gas if the engine operates only at Wide Open Throttle.
However, under 90% of driving, the warmer Air Intakes are more efficient because the engine is throttled and under less than full load.
therefore having a cold air intake will give you better hp and torque and gas mileage under wide open throttle and a warmer air intake or stock will allow for a decrease in hp and torque but better gas mileage under normal everyday driving
sources:
lots of research when i was having the same problem
i also had this problem when i first got my manual went from 28-30 mpg to 23-25
first off what kind of intake and header did you install if its a cold air intake
you will actually gain mpgs if you are "gunning it" due to the way they work... CAIs take cold air from away from the engine and uses it to allow for better combustion. theoretically this should increase fuel economy; however, Cold air intakes will produce more power, and will save gas if the engine operates only at Wide Open Throttle.
However, under 90% of driving, the warmer Air Intakes are more efficient because the engine is throttled and under less than full load.
therefore having a cold air intake will give you better hp and torque and gas mileage under wide open throttle and a warmer air intake or stock will allow for a decrease in hp and torque but better gas mileage under normal everyday driving
sources:
lots of research when i was having the same problem
#18
Lets do some MPG calcs... 1) Fill the tank, 2) Reset your trip OD, 3) Drive any amount (over 100 mi preferably), 4) Refill tank and note the amount of fuel in gals, 5) Divide the miles driven by the # of gals...we now have MPG, 6) Reset the trip OD for the next measurement.
I have 7k miles on a manual 2012. Prior to boosting I would get a measurement of 30-31 MPG and the average on the meter was around 29.5. Now that I'm boosted the meter has me at 30 but by my measurements I'm getting 26 (just today). This was my first tank through. I'll update on the next tank.
I have 7k miles on a manual 2012. Prior to boosting I would get a measurement of 30-31 MPG and the average on the meter was around 29.5. Now that I'm boosted the meter has me at 30 but by my measurements I'm getting 26 (just today). This was my first tank through. I'll update on the next tank.
#19
Devanb,
A cold air intake creates more power because colder air is more dense. This means that for a given volume you can add more fuel, thus creating more power, by burning more fuel at once. That is why CAI = better economy is a farce. The only supposed gain in fuel efficiency is from the "less restrictive" setup, not from the cooler air.
In reality though on most modern small engines they create a negligible amount of hp and have little to no effect on mileage.
A cold air intake creates more power because colder air is more dense. This means that for a given volume you can add more fuel, thus creating more power, by burning more fuel at once. That is why CAI = better economy is a farce. The only supposed gain in fuel efficiency is from the "less restrictive" setup, not from the cooler air.
In reality though on most modern small engines they create a negligible amount of hp and have little to no effect on mileage.