thinking about swapping an st motor into my gt...., does better on gas |
thinking about swapping an st motor into my gt...., does better on gas |
Jan 30, 2006 - 11:59 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 18, '04 From Manitoba, Canada Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
i'm moving soon to another town, and i'll be driving on the hwy twice every day and my gt does terrible on gas. im lucky to get 300 hwy miles to one tank.
so my fiance and i were talking yesterday and he suggested swapping an st motor into my car. is it hard? how's the wiring and all that crap? -------------------- |
Feb 8, 2006 - 4:03 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 18, '04 From Manitoba, Canada Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
i filled up today and calculated my mileage.... 17.83mpg. yeah, stupid dealership. totally calculated it wrong. they said our cars are only supposed to do 25mpg, and mine was doing approximately 22... i think not!
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Feb 8, 2006 - 4:22 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 28, '04 From Houston, Texas Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
QUOTE(95gtschick @ Feb 8, 2006 - 9:03 PM) [snapback]390878[/snapback] i filled up today and calculated my mileage.... 17.83mpg. yeah, stupid dealership. totally calculated it wrong. they said our cars are only supposed to do 25mpg, and mine was doing approximately 22... i think not! Something is def wrong then. I get 300m to a tank (22mpg) in Houston traffick. Houston has one of the worst traffick ratings in the country. Fully 50% or more of my driving time is sitting in traffick not moving. I'd get a second opinion about your fuel system. Maybe hook up a good analog A/F meter and see if you are constantly running rich. Also what RPM do you idle at? That can have a huge effect on gas mileage. -------------------- |
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