[s-cars] RE: Original Chips

[riff944 at cox.net]

Ok, so you're saying there is something worse off in my car.  Just as additional data point, the O2 was done last year along with the TB and a new thermostat and suspension:)

The car ran like butt with the thermo ghandi, but that is a thing of the past.  Heats up (in my limited commute) just fine.  As I said, my drive is all stop and go, don't come close to sniffing the highway.  My daily drive sounds like Bill's, all stop, barely any go.  There is no accounting for Lead Foot Paul and his miraculous mileage based on driving style, not Larry and his short drive unless it is downhill both ways....

Well, if it is another problem, what would it be?  The car is running way rich because it never heats up fully???  Guess there is no cure for that other than take a long (real long) way around to work.

Any other hints???

Riff (perhaps I should just lead foot it and not care )


> 
> From: "Krasusky Paul (WQQ2PXK)" <WQQ2PXK at ups.com>
> Date: 2005/04/05 Tue AM 11:24:00 EDT
> To: "Bill Clancy" <clancybill at yahoo.com>, 
> 	"LL - NY" <larrycleung at gmail.com>
> CC: <riff944 at cox.net>, 
> 	<s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] RE: Original Chips
> 
> 
> You guys are cracking me up...
> 
> I'll try and be clearer on this heh heh:  
> 
> I drive like an idiot (no really).  Each and every (*every*) stopping
> occasion results in wannabe WRC driver launches (makes me smile).  I
> downshift  instead of brake.  
> 
> I still average a considerably respectable 16.5.  Something's wrong with
> your dude's cars, look further.
> 
> Heh, on that note, said launches have me oddly enough looking forward to
> mounting my 17x8 Avus boat anchors back on...  so much front end lift /
> rear end squat I'm spinning my 16x7.5 snows and wearing the front
> centers.  Never had a car where I didn't eat front outers first...
> whoops.  That's changed (Mihneacrackchip).  Porky pig wheels mit 255s
> lift and bake much less apparently heh heh.  Time for rear coilovers
> (not)...
> 
> -Paul
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Clancy [mailto:clancybill at yahoo.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 11:02 AM
> To: LL - NY; Krasusky Paul (WQQ2PXK)
> Cc: riff944 at cox.net; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] RE: Original Chips
> 
> 
> OK... now I just have to jump in here.    The 10 mile commute / 21mpg
> was a
> stretch, but a 3 mile commute with 10 degree weather getting 19 mpg?
> I
> suppose it's possible, but I am surprised, or maybe envious.   I have
> had a
> 2.5 mile commute and a 5 mile commute in San Francisco where the outside
> temp range is almost always 55-70 degrees.     I get 12 mpg.   ;-(   A
> tank
> rarely gets me > 200 miles.     On the highway though, I can get 22 mpg.
> :-)   Granted I might need a tuneup or some other repair, but stop
> signs,
> lights, and cold starts can easily eat up twice the fuel as does going
> 75
> mph on a clear day for 100 miles at a time.
>