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other than a led foot (tryimg to stop) what will cause crappy MPG? im avg 19.5

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Old 04-21-2004, 03:04 PM
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Default other than a led foot (tryimg to stop) what will cause crappy MPG? im avg 19.5
my commute is about 13 miles of city driving with 35 miles hwy each day and all i avg is 19.4 mpg. does that seem right?
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Mine is 20 miles one way, nearly 50/50 city/highway. I get about 19-20 mpg with 93 octane
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Does your LED foot set off radar detectors? 8^)
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chip it and watch your gas mileage increase.
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I'm at 18.9...
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assuming he drives the same way as without a chip
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Seems rather low. How is your tire pressure? Air filter?
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Default tire press is good 38 front/36 rear. filter is an igt - dont remember when i cleaned it last...
that can make that much of difference?
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