Bad gas mileage

[Fusion_FREAK 10+ year member]

Too bad your in FL.....if you were nearby I'd put you on in a heartbeat.
I only get people who had parents who did too much bad lsd in the 60's....or kids that call in constantly.

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif Sounds like the retards around here.

I'm seriously surrounded by white trash, and little ghetto hood-rat wannabees. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/furious.gif.fc81ca146dbff91fede3ed290dbc4f4c.gif

 

[simpsonbuck 10+ year member]

I feel your pain.

I live nearby Dallas.....enough said.

 

[BigJoker 10+ year member]

I have a '97 Civic, and get about 30 city and I got 37 on the highway, but I drove it nice and didn't get it above 4k rpm.
I'm seeing about 350 miles per tank, which comes to 29.x mpg, also driving like a dickhead. My car sees redline everyday, also.

Change your fuel filter, plugs (I'm using NGK Iridiums), don't need to change your plug wires unless they're cracked or dry rotted, change the oil, (I use full synthetic, Royal Purple, $7/quart) you don't need to use it, but I do it for mine, because I drive it really hard, and change it now at about 5k miles. Air filter would be a good thing to change, get a K&N hi-flow drop in replacement, distributor cap and rotor, keep your tires up to spec for the pressure, and that's all I can think of right now.

I also had another suggestion, but I lost my train of thought, so I'll post back up when I remember.

Amsoil works better for me. did you ever tried it?

THATS WHAT IT WAS!!!! Seafoam. Best $7 you can spend on your car. The can is one pint. Add 1/3 pint to your intake, SLOWLY (don't want to hydrolock your motor), turn the car off if it hasn't already choked out, sit for 5 minutes, start her back up and go around the block at a high rpm, and it will clean out the top end, injecters, everything. There's also going to be a shit-ton of smoke. You will notice a lower, steadier idle, and less bogging when you accelerate.
Add another 1/3 of the can to you crank case (oil), and it will clean the junk and sludge on the lower end, and finally, add the remainder of the can to your gas. It was clean the fuel lines nicely.

SEAFOAM FTW!!!!

great stuff.

 

[simpsonbuck 10+ year member]

Amsoil is the only true *fully* synthetic oil.....and it's very expensive.

I think you have to get it directly from the vendor?

 

[BigJoker 10+ year member]

Amsoil is the only true *fully* synthetic oil.....and it's very expensive.
I think you have to get it directly from the vendor?

got it in stock at Murrays and i think Autozone carries it. expensive yes. last time i check it was almost 8 dollars a quart. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif doesn't help me. my Caddy needs 7.5qts //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crying.gif.ec0ebefe590df0251476573bc49e46d8.gif

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

I wouldn't be complaining if I didn't drive 35 miles a day just to get to school and back and work.

I got an F150 and drive 25 miles a day to work and back.

 

[Johnny Drama 5,000+ posts]

I got an F150 and drive 25 miles a day to work and back.

I have a 1500 Silverado with the 5.3L and drive 28 miles...You and I should hug.

Sure I get 360-400 on a tank depending on the trips taken, but that equates to 15mpg if Im lucky.

 

[simpsonbuck 10+ year member]

AutoZone does not carry it.....I work there.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[simpsonbuck 10+ year member]

I run Castrol Syntec with a napa gold oil filter which is made by WIX.

I go 8,000 between oil changes. Very good stuff.

 

[BigJoker 10+ year member]

AutoZone does not carry it.....I work there.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

ok. then it was just Murrays. my friend and i tried royal purple first. works great. then we tried Amsoil and it works even better.

 

[simpsonbuck 10+ year member]

Royal Purple will leave deposits in your engine.

Unless you race....stick with the norm. synthetics.

 

[simpsonbuck 10+ year member]

Also.....oil is only as good as the filter your running.....kinda like with a sub. You put it in a shitty box....shitty results.

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

I have a 1500 Silverado with the 5.3L and drive 28 miles...You and I should hug.
Sure I get 360-400 on a tank depending on the trips taken, but that equates to 15mpg if Im lucky.

We're even. How about a picnic?

 

[BigJoker 10+ year member]

i usually get the mobile 1 filter. the 10 dollar one.

 

[simpsonbuck 10+ year member]

It's a good filter. I prefer Wix since it's just as good and only cost 7 bucks.