Gas Mileage Again

i'd change the plug,s or at least take them out and check them, if you leave them in there for 100k they will probably be seized right in there when u go to change them

well the cars only got 59k so i didnt think i needed to worry bout it
but what kinda plugs
ngk
ac delco

im aslo ordering taylor 8mm wires for it.

[Crazytaxi37]

For those of you with this gas milage issue. Please post up the mods that you have done to your car and if you have a CAI, post up what kind. (i.e. APOC, Naich speed, ID) May have a few suggestions to check out.

wai with a flowmaster 40 series........

[FormulaNERD]

wai with flowmaster as well, 3" cat, real o2 sensor, not a sim.

its possible that a sensor can be jacked up but not set a code right??......it hasta be something like that.......i always must note that i have a semi fluctuating idle something like 750 and then it may drop to 700 then back up.....almost seems like its a cylinder.......makes me wonder if ignition, injectors, things like that are in working order........

[FormulaNERD]

i had that idle problem with a bad MAF.

flowmaster 80 series with a wai.

Originally posted by FormulaNERD@Oct 19 2004, 08:43 PM
i had that idle problem with a bad MAF.

hmm.......how can i test it.......

[Crazytaxi37]

Check your exhaust tip adn tell me if it is black w/ soot.

[FormulaNERD]

yea, mine is, but i wouldnt say it's coated... you can still see rust underneath b/c my tips arent stainless.

my exhaust is only 3 weeks old, no suut yet.

[Crazytaxi37]

Can you guys post up a pic of each of your intakes. What I'm looking for is the placement of your IAT sensor.

[FormulaNERD]

my IAT is on the back (firewall) side of the first coupler about 3" from the TB and another 3 to the MAF, i can get a pic later if you dont understand what i'm saying.

i have the stock accordian tube still on my wai. so its the stock placement.

I've had my 2001 Alero (3.4L) for about 7 weeks now and I did a few calculations on my gas mileage---> overall about 42mpg. I've not done any mod's to the engine/exhaust, etc. I don't go easy on it either--(last car was a 2.0L Sunbird---this HAS POWER! and I love the pull of it).

I've had very high mpg on the highway.

You're probably thinking "calculated wrong"...I checked the numbers with 2 other sources and they were very close.

as for mods---yes, I expect it to go down but with winter peaking around the corner up here in NB (Canada), I will wait until Spring.

is that mpg or kpg?

[-Alero-]

he lives in canada so he meant kpg

thats waht i was thinking...
convert that..

[3.4 Euro Alero]

Canadian (Imperial) MPG and US MPG are totally different check out this site and you will see the difference. 42 MPG in Canada is actually 35 MPG in the US. Type in 745 KM and 50 Litres.