[s-cars] RE: Original Chips

Tue Apr 5 16:22:25 EDT 2005

Hah,

As a BTW on my commute, I have 1 stop, at the top of the road that I live on.
No others. And no traffic, unless you count the one green Chrysler LHS
I see going the other way at the same time everyday. And, being it's
sooo cold, I don't romp on it until the weekend ;-). That's how I get
19 MPG. Open highway generally get about 24, unless I'm in a hurry
;-).....

LL - NY

On Apr 5, 2005 1:00 PM, Toborg Michael (AC-SM/ESC3) *
<Michael.Toborg at us.bosch.com> wrote:
> 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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