new guy

[thebluelightbulb]

hi! im new! first, here's what i drive:

2006 Pontiac Wave 5dr (...aka aveo...). fuel consumption is within factory specs of 6L/100km highway and 8L/100km city. i employ simple tecniques so far, such as green-light timing, rabbit timing, slow accel and brake, commuting in an 80km/h zone as opposed to 100km/h zone.

...thebluelightbulb...

[MetroMPG]

Welcome to the site. Have you got fuel consumption instrumentation yet?

What part of the province are you in, if you don't mind me asking?

[cfg83]

thebluelightbulb -

Welcome to EM! Do you know what your tranny gear ratios are? I am curious to know if you have a better "eco-tranny" than what you can get in the USA.

I'm a blue-dot fan myself :

Wirth's Custom Automotive: 1956 Chevrolet Tail Light Lense w/glass blue dot
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CarloSW2

[Daox]

Welcome to the site. How are you liking the car?

[SVOboy]

Welcome to ecomodder! Be sure to fill out a fuel log for your car,

[theunchosen]

lol Are you moderators required to stop in here every ten seconds?

Whatsup TBLB?

In the event you run into someone who is grumpy here. . .they had a low MPG tank. . .it happens to us all.

Not very often though! ^_^

Depending on what you use your car for and local temps deletes are usually the easiest thing to udnertake. For example, you live in Canada and I am not sure how hot it gets during the summer. Cracking or opening windows all the way is more FE friendly than AC. Mine broke so I ripped it out. . .I mean um, I did it to conserve FE ^_^.

[thebluelightbulb]

>> Welcome to the site. Have you got fuel consumption instrumentation yet?

i don't have instrumentation yet. im wondering if i should get a scanguage or see if i can cheap out with a vacuum gauge.

>> What part of the province are you in, if you don't mind me asking?

im in brantford. i commute to hamilton 5 days a week. one-way" 48km.

...thebluelightbulb...

[thebluelightbulb]

[QUOTE=cfg83;96115]thebluelightbulb -

Welcome to EM! Do you know what your tranny gear ratios are? I am curious to know if you have a better "eco-tranny" than what you can get in the USA.

all i know is that i have an aisin automatic. i have to look up my gear ratios. im sure it's the same as the us version.

...thebluelightbulb...

[RobertSmalls]

No, get a ScanGauge. It'll be the best $150 you'll ever spend. It gives you a much more complete picture of what's going on under the hood, which is important if you decide to do something like a grille block (which you should do this winter). Welcome to the forum!

[MetroMPG]

An alternative to the ScanGauge, if you only want fuel consumption info (or can't afford the SG), is the MPGuino. Requires a small amount of skill to install & calibrate.