[s-cars] Results in quest for MPG

[RM]

Since i work as a ski race coach during the winter, and since i put allot of 
miles on my cars during this time of year, i did a ton of things to gather 
all the fuel mileage possible. I started with cleaning the K&N filter, 
installed a new Bosch univ. O2 sensor (even though the old one scoped out 
OK), performed a motorvac and intake/top end cleaning service, flushed the 
crankcase and refilled with the typical 10w-30 Valv. full synth. oil, raised 
tire pressure (225/55/16 dunlop wintersports) to about 85% of max load psi 
and topped off with Sunoco ultra 94. I headed to Sunday River Maine this 
past week for the Junior Olympic competition, traveling interstates and 
using my GPS as a milege guide. Oh yeah, the car is chipped and has a 
Baileys diverter valve, that's all. Anyway, I averaged 63mph for the entire 
trip, which includes short bops from the condo to the slopes and a run into 
town for some micro brew. All told, I averaged 23.2 mpg. Previously I was 
getting 21-21.5 on the highway alone. I'd consider this an improvement. 
OTOH, I typically am very judicial about stomping on the throttle. Through 
the entire trip, i think i boosted through a few gears perhaps twice, 
several other times in 5th to make a pass.
I hear of others getting much higher numbers, but are they GPS verified or 
are they chipped? BTW, the speedo is nearly dead nuts on with the GPS, but 
the odometer was off a good deal. There was a 2 mile discrepency after 100 
miles or so. Anyway, if i was truely a MPG nut, i'd use my old jetta turbo 
diesel... but that aint fun!! ;-)


Rolf Mair

02 AR
94 UrS4
90 90 20vtq 



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