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fuel economy tricks.
I have a 2000 classic with the 4.0 and auto. Its lifted 4" on 31s. Im getting about 12mpg city and 14 hiway. Any tricks for bringing that up? One of the guys i work with has a stock 96 with 5 speed. He claims 23 hiway. I know i lose with the auto and big tires but should i really lose 10mpg with this setup?
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He's BSing you.
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I'm no expert here but I maybe learned something last week. In a nut shell if the computer thinks the engine is cold it will enriches the mixture causing bad mileage. Warmed up it uses the O2 sensor to adjust the mix for optimum. Your 2000 may have a code thingy. Might even be a way to turn your key on and off and somehow and make a light blink in code on your dash. My stock 90 is only getting 16, (with 260+K), But I think its (Renix ?) might be in (open loop?).....maybe a temp sensor thing....There's a start. Let me know when you figure the rest out! Don
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I'm no expert here but I maybe learned something last week. In a nut shell if the computer thinks the engine is cold it will enriches the mixture causing bad mileage. Warmed up it uses the O2 sensor to adjust the mix for optimum. Your 2000 may have a code thingy. Might even be a way to turn your key on and off and somehow and make a light blink in code on your dash. My stock 90 is only getting 16, (with 260+K), But I think its (Renix ?) might be in (open loop?).....maybe a temp sensor thing....There's a start. Let me know when you figure the rest out! Don
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I don't bite bullets. Scottish tight ***. Missing a briquette? I'm making a diamond as we speak! Yea...well my DBRBR..whatever is in the shop, voltmeter eh?
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Yeah. EcoMike on NAXJA did a little write-up on testing the Renix O2 sensors. Your a$$ wouldn't be so tight if you weren't wearing a kilt!!!!
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EE---OW___I*** think A ohhhh Kilt might help this
EcoMike on NAXJA Guess I'll try a search....Was a nubee the other day.
That's funny! Wanna guess where the search got me? BACK HERE!
Found it, (for 87 to 90 Renix)
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthrea...ht=sensor+test
I'm gone, didn't mean to hijack your thread, D.
EcoMike on NAXJA Guess I'll try a search....Was a nubee the other day.
That's funny! Wanna guess where the search got me? BACK HERE!
Found it, (for 87 to 90 Renix)
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthrea...ht=sensor+test
I'm gone, didn't mean to hijack your thread, D.
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Maybe not. My mostly stock '96 Sport with auto gets 21-22 on extended runs on the highway. We bought it new and it has always gotten better mileage running 89 octane vs 87. Higher than 89 didn't improve mileage.
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@flinstone for some reason people tend to report a little better mileage with renix. On that note when I drove mine home on 33s it had open vacuum lines and some messed up wiring. I did however get 20+ on the hwy at 60mph the whole way. Since I have fixed everything its down to about 17-18 :-( city is crap though like 13-14
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Originally Posted by DFlintstone
"crap though like 13-14" is like what I get up north treating it like a tractor, yarden trees and dragging meat back to my cave.