bad gas mileage...any ideas?
bad gas mileage...any ideas?
I went from an average 250-270 miles on a tank (14-14.5 gallons) to about 200 miles. I just started getting this gas worse mileage recently, and i dont know why. Both my O2 sensors are pretty new, only a few months old. Im usually driving mostly city miles to and from work in stop and go traffic....the only recent mods i have done that i know should effect this are my headers.....but i thought you would get more MPG with them....any ideas?
hard to get an honest/accurate MPG reading in the winter in most cases. Engines normally burn/need more fuel during the winter months. That on top of the equations in the fuel change during these months too.
I have noticed the exact same thing and i also have recently put longtubes on the car.
1st i thought it was b/c i was playing around too much
I think a part it is because i let me car warm up every morning which i dont normally do in the summer months.
I thought that my 160* stat could have something to do with it b/c it is keeping the heads cooler
I dont think that is the case though.
I also wonder if it has something to do with !cats and the O2 sims , the computer may be getting wierd readings that cause it to be rich
I kinda disproved that on the dyno though b/c the wideband said my af was in the 12 range
i dunno
1st i thought it was b/c i was playing around too much
I think a part it is because i let me car warm up every morning which i dont normally do in the summer months. I thought that my 160* stat could have something to do with it b/c it is keeping the heads cooler
I dont think that is the case though. I also wonder if it has something to do with !cats and the O2 sims , the computer may be getting wierd readings that cause it to be rich
I kinda disproved that on the dyno though b/c the wideband said my af was in the 12 range
i dunno
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