Mileage Question

[gladiator_jai 10+ year member]

lol, I have a 91 accord aswell with 230KRuns great.

Did you ever use any fuel system cleaners??

 

[regal8r 5,000+ posts]

because with new plugs u burn fuel more efficiently and with new oxygen sensors it allows correct ammount of oxygen to pass through meaning more fuel efficiency and correct allignment and pressure meants not running low or too high or not aligned means straighter drive and not running on low/flat tires make it hard to keep speed...does that work?

O2 sensors dont ALLOW anything. all they do is measure the exhaust to see how much oxygen it has, and adjusts the AFR (air/fuel ratio) accordingly

well my corvette gets 28-31 (31 on a good day) and i only get about 18-20 in city...but i do also need to change plugs the car is a 98 and havent changed them since

sounds about right...LS1 right? if so, you arent gonna squeeze any more mpg's out with changing plugs...

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

It runs pretty smooth.

well it it runs smooth, you should just look into a good tune up and see where that lands you.

 

[gladiator_jai 10+ year member]

well it it runs smooth, you should just look into a good tune up and see where that lands you.

kool, thanks a lot man, I was confused about 1 part , should I or should I not use techtron as there are no chevron stations here

 

[tsenfw 10+ year member]

Really could be anything. I say seafoam it and throw some in your gas tank to help the injectors. Check tire pressure.

What does it idle at in traffic? Could be a whacky torque converter.

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

kool, thanks a lot man, I was confused about 1 part , should I or should I not use techtron as there are no chevron stations here

techron is good stuff. if you dont have chevron stations around, then either buy a small bottle of techron (which is usually available at the chevron stations i think lol) or some type of fuel injector cleaner.

 

[gladiator_jai 10+ year member]

Really could be anything. I say seafoam it and throw some in your gas tank to help the injectors. Check tire pressure.
What does it idle at in traffic? Could be a whacky torque converter.

It idles fine, between 750/800, which is what the manual states

 

[gladiator_jai 10+ year member]

techron is good stuff. if you dont have chevron stations around, then either buy a small bottle of techron (which is usually available at the chevron stations i think lol) or some type of fuel injector cleaner.

kool, thanks bro for all your help

 

[Falder 10+ year member]

Me personally, no

Can't speak for the past owner, but I wouldn't doubt it.