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Topic: Poor gas mileage!?!
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SikWiditMke
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I don't understand, my car is basically stock minus a e-cam eddy intake,Mac cold air, shortys, and 3:73 gears.. Timing is set at 13. And tune up was recently done with new plugs, wires, cap and rotor, fuel filter, and cleaning of IAC and thottle body, and adjustment of tps sensor with a base idle reset. Previous owner has blocked off EGR coolant port.
And the only issue the car has is cold starts every morning. It's hunts for idle or sometimes stall until warmed up. I don't drive ignorant on the streets, just crusing. My drive consist of highway and streets. And I get about 200 to a full tank! Its killing me in the wallet. It has a "superchip" previous owner has installed and you guys have said to take it out!? Is there a process of doing this?
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90 GT *sold*
92 GT *sold*
90 Notchback *wrecked and sold*
93 Ex-CHP notchback *Daily driver*
Posts: 558 | From: El Sobrante/Vallejo | Registered: Jan 2010
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90_STANG015
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mine is completely stock down to the air box. 5 speed with borla mufflers.... i drive streets and highways an i get about 200 to a tank. how do you dirve you car?fast, slow?
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RAIDER NATION
1990 GT (SOLD)
1988 LX DROP (SOLD)
1989 4 cyl Coupe (sold)
1998 SVT COBRA (SOLD)
1992 LX DROP
1994 GT
1995 Impala SS
Posts: 874 | From: HAYWARD | Registered: Feb 2009
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SikWiditMke
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Driving it very considerate. On the streets I shift at 2500 getting it thru the gears always going the speed limit and on highway I'll always be driving at 65mph..
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90 GT *sold*
92 GT *sold*
90 Notchback *wrecked and sold*
93 Ex-CHP notchback *Daily driver*
Posts: 558 | From: El Sobrante/Vallejo | Registered: Jan 2010
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66_5.0
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Mine gets like 150 to a tank..
All about ur driving
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1966 Mustang
Posts: 1967 | Registered: Apr 2010
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SikWiditMke
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I guess this is something I'm gonna have to live with... Just one of those things in owning a muscle car!!
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90 GT *sold*
92 GT *sold*
90 Notchback *wrecked and sold*
93 Ex-CHP notchback *Daily driver*
Posts: 558 | From: El Sobrante/Vallejo | Registered: Jan 2010
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89 306
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Wow that's some poor gas milage. I got a built 306 h/c/i nd I get 200 to a full tank som times a lil more wen I driv normally
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02 mustang gt...mods soon to come!
89 lx: 306. edelbrock. heads..ported gt 40 manifolds..and all that other good stuff.
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Posts: 1268 | From: richmond | Registered: Mar 2009
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SikWiditMke
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Dammit I knew something was wrong lol... Maybe I should ditch the stupid superchip on the ECM .. Then redo everything as in timing an idle stuff... Or should I take it aomewhere to get looked at?
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90 GT *sold*
92 GT *sold*
90 Notchback *wrecked and sold*
93 Ex-CHP notchback *Daily driver*
Posts: 558 | From: El Sobrante/Vallejo | Registered: Jan 2010
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SLOWSN95
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To me personally, I dont think there is anything wrong. When I used to have my hatch that had a 306 and an E cam, I used to get about 200 miles to the tank on mixed street and highway driving, 150 just on city driving.
If I were you, I'd pull some spark plugs and see how they look. If the prongs look black, that means you're running rich, white means lean and brown means you have a pretty good air/fuel mixture.
Posts: 2214 | From: 510/east bay | Registered: Mar 2008
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SikWiditMke
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To me personally, I dont think there is anything wrong. When I used to have my hatch that had a 306 and an E cam, I used to get about 200 miles to the tank on mixed street and highway driving, 150 just on city driving.
If I were you, I'd pull some spark plugs and see how they look. If the prongs look black, that means you're running rich, white means lean and brown means you have a pretty good air/fuel mixture.
First thing I'm gonna do tomorrow is look at the plugs an then we shall go from there!!
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90 GT *sold*
92 GT *sold*
90 Notchback *wrecked and sold*
93 Ex-CHP notchback *Daily driver*
Posts: 558 | From: El Sobrante/Vallejo | Registered: Jan 2010
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SLOWSN95
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Alright...hope everything goes well! ![[patriot]](graemlins/patriot.gif)
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94' GT
347 Stroker
MM Suspended
2003 SB SVT Lightning
Pullied and Lowered
89'Hatch-SOLD
Posts: 2214 | From: 510/east bay | Registered: Mar 2008
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Roman
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im lucky to get 160 170 before filling up.
Posts: 19 | Registered: Apr 2010
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SikWiditMke
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Would exhaust leak cause bad gas mileage? Just left work and noticed I have a ticking sound on acceleration.. Same ticking sound I had a month ago but worst!?!
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90 GT *sold*
92 GT *sold*
90 Notchback *wrecked and sold*
93 Ex-CHP notchback *Daily driver*
Posts: 558 | From: El Sobrante/Vallejo | Registered: Jan 2010
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5.7L EATER
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If the exhaust leak is before the o2 sensor then yes
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Trickflow hurst with the nitrous burst makes the sport coupe fly and the chevy boyz cry
Posts: 26 | From: Sacramento | Registered: Sep 2009
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SikWiditMke
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Then that shit must be the culprit... The collectors don't have gaskets right? Just needs a good tightening hopefully
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90 GT *sold*
92 GT *sold*
90 Notchback *wrecked and sold*
93 Ex-CHP notchback *Daily driver*
Posts: 558 | From: El Sobrante/Vallejo | Registered: Jan 2010
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JohnB
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quote:
Originally posted by SikWiditMke:
The collectors don't have gaskets right?
Correct. Save yourself the hassle and do it right the first time though...remove the H/X pipe, clean the ball and sockets with 280 grit sandpaper, and apply a light coating of high temp sealant. You'll thank yourself with a leak-less system.
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1965 Shelby Cobra
1993 Cobra
2012 F150 Raptor
2020 GT500
Posts: 6523 | From: Orlando FL/Redding CA | Registered: Mar 2002
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SikWiditMke
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This is a project I'm going to hit this weekend... Thanks johnB for the tip.. What kind of header gasket do you recommend? Right now it has some aluminum gaskets that previous owner put on.. Any good ones out there that wouldn't blow out? Headers are bbl shortys?
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90 GT *sold*
92 GT *sold*
90 Notchback *wrecked and sold*
93 Ex-CHP notchback *Daily driver*
Posts: 558 | From: El Sobrante/Vallejo | Registered: Jan 2010
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SikWiditMke
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Anybody have recommendations on some good header gaskets?
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90 GT *sold*
92 GT *sold*
90 Notchback *wrecked and sold*
93 Ex-CHP notchback *Daily driver*
Posts: 558 | From: El Sobrante/Vallejo | Registered: Jan 2010
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Duncan Motors
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remflex is the finale answer for a good header gasket period
Posts: 6310 | From: Vallejo | Registered: Sep 2006
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svfreerider87
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i had the thick copper ones made by mr gasket, ended my exhaust leak problem once and for all.
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Dreamspeed Motorsports
Posts: 1685 | From: Sunnyvale | Registered: Jun 2005
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SikWiditMke
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posted July 08, 2010 12:27 PM
remflex is the finale answer for a good header gasket period
Posts: 1918 | From: Vallejo | Registered: Sep 2006 | :
svfreerider87
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posted July 08, 2010 12:59 PM
i had the thick copper ones made by mr gasket, ended my exhaust leak problem once and for all.
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Dreamspeed Motorsports
Posts: 1264 | From: Sunnyvale | Registered: Jun 2005 | :
Where can I purchase these gaskets? Is it a online only item?
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90 GT *sold*
92 GT *sold*
90 Notchback *wrecked and sold*
93 Ex-CHP notchback *Daily driver*
Posts: 558 | From: El Sobrante/Vallejo | Registered: Jan 2010
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Duncan Motors
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ive had many problems with the copper ones, in many different ways. john at ljs in napa has the remflex ones.im sure u can get them somewhere else but not sure where, this is his number call him and pick some up. oh and by the way the remflex ones wont let the exaust bolts get loose and fall out either.ive never had any bolts fall out or any other problems on over fifty sets of this type of gasket. they are 45 bucks tho
Posts: 6310 | From: Vallejo | Registered: Sep 2006
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