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I also don't think 16l/100km is all that bad. That's 375km a tank. Thats what I got in my EB with 80% city driving.
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Also drive in 3rd when not on the highway, puts engine into rev range with higher torque, meaning less throttle opening for same vehicle speed. Also has the advantage of more engine braking when off the throttle for those pesky speed cameras.
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If i put it in 3rd then the engine will unnecessarily doing work at e.g. 1500RPM in 3rd rather than 1000 RPM in 4th.
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engine braking in a fuel injected car uses virtually no fuel, the motor relies more or less solely on compression. just remember, if you're off the loud pedal, your car will use not much more than a litre per hour.
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The MAP (Manifold Absolute Pressure sensor) sensor will reduce injector duration related to the increased vacuum in the inlet manifold, on idle TPS (Throttle Position Sensor) reading. A lot of Jap and Euro cars actually cut injector duration to 0 milliseconds on decel.
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As for excess consumption, check idle control valve isn't buggered, no surging in revs. Also check mufflers and cat aren't collapsed. I'm ripping out my cat next week and putting in a straight thru down pipe to see what the difference will be. Last edited by smoo; 01-07-2010 at 09:51 PM. |
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AU's sans an exhaust system sound very loud and very bad.
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A guy I work with used to work for Ford as a mechanic preparing the press cars. They used remove the cats for the journos lol, reason being it gave them a bit more power and fuel economy. |
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ah right
here in Oz running without a cat is very illegal.
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