Getting only 15mpg #@$ASDF#

boostinss · Post by **boostinss** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:00 am

No i havnt replaced the Airfilter yet, i may do that today or tommarow depending if my dad will pay for it.

And why would resetting the ECU do anything for gas millage?

LCPLPunk · Post by **LCPLPunk** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:20 am

dunno, but since it takes a minute or two to do u might as well do it.

The ECU would be starting with a fresh start after u installed the new air filter.

How do ur plugs look? Check the gap on them and make sure they are what they need to be.

Post by **racer12306** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 4:58 pm

i would say your mileage is reasonable.

its definitly not a desired mileage, but until you drive it normal and get a tank that way im going to say its reasonable.

i know ive posted this a few times. on the window sticker there is a range of acceptible mileage. on my 04 MTX SXT it says something like the lowest acceptable MPG is about 21. if i could find the sticker i would tell you exactly what it says. maybe someone that has their sticker accessible can tell us exactly what it says. it is right below the big city/hwy numbers on the sticker.

boostinss · Post by **boostinss** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:34 pm

well i thoguht i would give an update about this incase other people have the same problem and found this thread.

I sent my car in to see what the problem was and they said i had flat spots on my tires and all my tires seemed to keep losing air, so i got all new tires.

went to the gas station and filled up (1.99 a gallon Woohoo!!!)
Reset odometer

I also drove very good during this tank, didnt stomp on it all that much

I calculated 31.28 MPG

So in conclusion the tires and my better driving habits made a great improvement on my gas millage

SlvrACR · Post by **SlvrACR** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:40 pm

I wouldnt complain. I get 20 mpg LOL I just need to stop driving like shit.

mumbles05 · Post by **mumbles05** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 5:14 am

yeah i'm getting 20-21mpg but my throttle is an on/off switch. lol!

01WhiteNe0n · Post by **01WhiteNe0n** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:24 pm

where the hell do you get gas 1.99 ??????
Gas here is almost at 3

SteelBlue · Post by **SteelBlue** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:26 pm

He posted that back in February. Probably paying quite a bit more now.

01WhiteNe0n · Post by **01WhiteNe0n** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 5:33 pm

ah didnt see that

silentneon01 · Post by **silentneon01** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:09 pm

bring up old topics FTW!!

Jamie · Post by **Jamie** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 8:51 pm

yeah somethings up with your ride there guy, cuz even with my turbo setup, i think i have better gas mileage than that.

make sure your brakes are adjusted properly, and your ebrake isnt sticking because, maybe the cable has stuck or something. get the car on jack stands and make sure at least the rear wheels free spin. then put it in neutral and rotate the front ones. make sure none of them are hanging or grinding when they spin. Dont know if wheel bearings are a big thing in these cars but i guess anythings a possibility. also check your 02 sensor... maybe even your cat... ive heard bad things about mileage, performance, and smell of a bad cat.

just some ideas
good luck
J

ps. the search thing does get old... makes one feel like their on the .org...

aperson · Post by **aperson** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:12 am

How big are the gas tanks on neons? I'm getting about 22mpg and I just changed the air filter as couple weeks ago and its slowly been getting better, this is normal right?

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 2:47 am

I get about 25 with a MTX around town and about 35 on freeway. That is pretty consistent, though in cold weather I get worse gas mileage and alot of short trips also kill it too... the combination of the two and I usually get about 20ish.

Frizbe · Post by **Frizbe** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 4:05 am

I get 28/33

OB · Post by OB » Tue Apr 17, 2007 7:16 am

aperson wrote:How big are the gas tanks on neons? I'm getting about 22mpg and I just changed the air filter as couple weeks ago and its slowly been getting better, this is normal right?

Tank capacity is 12.5 gallons. The gas light usually comes on at apprx. 9.5-10 gallons, so thats about when you wanna fill up, just to be safe. Changing the air filter will increase your gas mileage about as much as it will increase your horsepower (1-2 points if youre lucky). If the old filter has tons of mileage on it, your mileage might seem to improve when u change it, but its most likely just returning to where it should be.

I get between 22-26 on average, with 20 being the lowest ever, and 29 being the highest. Im cool with it, cuz I know damn well why it gets as low as it does. Iron right foot.

srt-design · Post by **srt-design** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 3:36 pm

the best thing for you to do is to put your handbrake back down, having your handbrake up will cause bad gas millage.

:ban:

Jamie · Post by **Jamie** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 4:06 pm

you need to recalibrate your turbo encapulator... it allows you to supply inverse reactive current for use in unilateral phase detractors and automatically synchronizing the cardinal grammeters. if its not adjusted right it will interfere with the modial interaction with magneto reluctance and capacitive diractives...

if you need more info watch this video by DCx techs... clears it all up

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbVY5teBzlg

this thing will never die will it... ughh

OB · Post by OB » Fri Apr 20, 2007 10:24 pm

that video is priceless they showed it in school awhile back hahaha

Post by **jonnymopar** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 9:20 am

hahaha shit I've never seen that!

slaw · Post by **slaw** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 9:05 pm

ive got an 05 sxt atx with an ebay cai, stock plugs and wires(havent gotten around to crossing them off my list of things to do) and an srt rear section, and i drive pretty heavy on it , id say a 15% of the time on in highway, if that, and im averaging around 15 on a good week
hopefully that will improve with new plugs and wires

Post by **racer12306** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 9:09 pm

thats probably to be expected, if you are almost always in the city and you drive it that hard.

03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 9:12 pm

My intake'ed, cam'ed and header'ed r/t was getting 36mpg highway (70 mph, 3200'ish rpm)... My new intake only r/t gets 30mpg highway.

Just a statement for others referance. Not complaining.

loko498 · Post by **loko498** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 5:18 pm

00element10 wrote: i'd prolly get about 70 miles to a full tank.

damn i get over 200 miles to a full tank on my neon

sleeper123 · Post by **sleeper123** » Tue May 01, 2007 12:52 pm

I am not 17 but like to drive WOT frequently as well. I have a 2002 SE With a complete tune up and driving WOT in town most of the time, I get around 21-23 MPG. I know that I would get closer to 30 if I drove normal but ...................................

FinalSomnia · Post by **FinalSomnia** » Tue May 01, 2007 11:29 pm

I drive like a maniac on the freeway, sometimes WOT in the city, occasionally with a/c, but I'm still gettin 28 mpg

60trim · Post by **60trim** » Wed May 02, 2007 1:31 am

fuel is 3 bucks now...thats not even my gas either. I'm around 3.45 ish for me

anomalous0 · Post by **anomalous0** » Sat May 05, 2007 10:47 pm

ATX neons get much worse mileage. I know because I had one, once...4 speeds are bad, though it might've been because I had an 02 when they just put the 4 speed in and hadn't got all of the shift points right and bugs ironed out, etc.
Also, the more breathing mods you do, generally speaking your highway mileage will go up and your city mileage will go down, because your car is wasting less power on overcoming restrictions in the system, and so you'll need less gas to maintain a certain speed, but the car is more fun to drive so you'll stand on the gas to get back up to speed.

WykedHellFire · Post by **WykedHellFire** » Sat May 05, 2007 10:53 pm

what does WOT stand for?

03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Sat May 05, 2007 10:56 pm

WOT = wide open throttle

WykedHellFire · Post by **WykedHellFire** » Mon May 07, 2007 6:34 pm

oh okay. thanks!

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Getting only 15mpg #@$ASDF#

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