RE: Gas Mileage
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RE: Gas Mileage - 12/2/2006 8:43:09 PM
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Intrepid Scarface
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ORIGINAL: nickoman01
myself i pull off an even 20mpg with a 2002 2.7L. my driving style is extremely aggressive. i floor it almost always, and when possible ill stay 100+mph. so 20mpg really isn't that bad. my only performance mod is a K&N filter.
Thanks in advance for sharing.
Are you insane doing that to a 2.7?!
That engine was poorly designed and NOT made to throw that kind of weight around...
There's a better kit than K&N... http://www.dodgeintrepid.net/ Ask JoeKD or go to http://www.j-intakes.com/
My car when floored all the time gets 25 minimum. It's amazing when it's about a ton heavier than regular civilian cars. Police package!! 3.5L High Output, JoeKD intake.
< Message edited by Intrepid Scarface -- 12/2/2006 9:16:41 PM >
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RE: Gas Mileage - 12/15/2006 4:07:54 AM
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no_name
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i aint drove it much but i put 4 gallons as soon as the gas light came on, i have went 53miles and the gas light is almost on thats 13.25mpg!!! i drive it pretty aggresive, its a 95 3.3l with 124k on it, i just changed oil 4 days ago, havent checked anything else cus i got a wobbly sound coming from the tranny, but the tranny was rebuilt in feb at 113k, the kid just beat the piss outa this car and i think the flexplate is wobbly now. but this car is a dog on gas!!! wtf i traded a 90 honda civic 4 door new motor for this, sorry guys these cars look sexy and drive sweet but they are pos cars, bad trannys, bad milage bad oil leaks, lol, my v6 GTU chevy BERETTA was way bad too it got like 14 no matter, and it had the stupid mpg gauge to insult you that it was for sure!!!lol but this car says its supposed to get 20-28mpg wtf!!
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RE: Gas Mileage - 12/15/2006 9:06:22 AM
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kurts2
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It souds like the kid ripped you off lol!! Did you every do a compression ck? Kids who "beat the piss" out of cars, usually sell them when they notice a drop in preformance or increase of repairs. If you put the time and $ into repairs, (to include that "wobbly" sound), I'm sure your new car will do just as well as ours!
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RE: Gas Mileage - 12/17/2006 7:57:14 AM
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no_name
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ORIGINAL: kurts2
It souds like the kid ripped you off lol!! Did you every do a compression ck? Kids who "beat the piss" out of cars, usually sell them when they notice a drop in preformance or increase of repairs. If you put the time and $ into repairs, (to include that "wobbly" sound), I'm sure your new car will do just as well as ours!
it drives sweet, plenty of power, it was actually his moms car, she had it rebuilt, he wanted rid of it for a honda, and when it started making the noise he really wanted rid of it, just like as soon as my timing belt kept slipping at 5grand and my clutch was slipping at 4 grand i wanted rid of the honda too
i notice the air box screws wont open so im geussing that dirty as hell, i just dont want to pull no more damn trannies, and these gotta be heavy as hell!!! but if the flex plate is bent or cracked i got little choice...im going to get it up in the air here in a few hours and pull the inspection plate and see what i can see
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RE: Gas Mileage - 12/18/2006 11:02:23 PM
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kurts2
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I have the ES with all the bells, today while on a rod trip I thought about your problem and thought I'd take a few notes, they may be insightful. While on an open road, I set the cruise at 65 and monitored the real time gas consumption via the overhead computer (this is a lot slower than I normally drive, so the consumption rate is a bit higher than my normal). At @ 2K RPM, 65MPH, and on a moderately flat road, I was between 32-38 MPG. I normally drive faster and also with a lot of city traffic, so the average stored in the computer for my car is 23 MPG. When I have taken road trips in the past with the monitoring computer reset, (also resisting the urge to exceeded 65 MPH), I got 32 MPG. It my be if your engine is fine, your poor gas performance comes from the shifting side of the house. What do you have? Auto trany, stick, an onboard computer or without one, RPM gauge, ECT and what drive conditions?
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