[s-cars] RE: Original Chips

Tue Apr 5 13:00:59 EDT 2005

At risk of getting flamed on this one:
Run lighter oil. Not great for the engine, but might get you one extra
horsepower and a mpg. That's the reason so many new cars are running
5w30. "energy saving oil" Some racers who can afford to do engine
rebuilds will run lighter oil for some extra power.

A properly charged battery will also effect mileage. No joke! A friend
of mine works in a lab where they generate EPA city/highway numbers, and
they keep the car on a battery tender. I'm sure there are other things
that will have more of an effect than these little things. 
Another data point-My stock 95 gets about 22 on a mostly highway ~31
miles to work.

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of riff944 at cox.net
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 12:51 PM
To: Krasusky Paul (WQQ2PXK); Bill Clancy; LL - NY
Cc: riff944 at cox.net; s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: Re: RE: [s-cars] RE: Original Chips

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.
> 

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