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Old 10-21-2013, 09:31 PM   #4 (permalink)
bobo333
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Location: Adelaide, Australia
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F Truck - '77 Ford F100 2x4, single cab, lwb
90 day: 8.75 mpg (US)

Bombodore - '98 Holden Commodore Exec Wagon
90 day: 21.35 mpg (US)

Civic - '93 Honda Civic GL
90 day: 36.62 mpg (US)

Jim The Prius - '09 Toyota Prius
90 day: 36.66 mpg (US)
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I will definitely look into a hitch mounted carrier for highway trips, the roof rack is far to convenient for day to day use though, on the highway removing it adds around 3mpg, (from 26 to 29) i havnt tested how much difference it makes around town

This is the only car ive owned that a scanguage should actually work in so i am considering getting one, the factory dash has an instant fuel usage readout but its in Litres per hour not per distance so its hard to calculate actual usage while moving at different speeds, A bigger number is obviously worse though so i try to keep it as low as possible

The car also shuts off fuel when decelerating so on hills that are steep enough to not lose too much speed rolling with the engine in gear is more economic than in neutral

an injector kill switch is on the list also as turning the key on/off is too much of a hassle for me to do it often, i just need to find a pin out for the ECU, the other option is cutting the wire directly at the injectors in the engine bay, or will this freak the ECU out?

EDIT: Just googled my engine series to see what cars its used in in the USA, its an L36 similar to the one used in the following vehicles:

1996-2005 Buick Le Sabre
1997-2005 Buick Park Avenue
1996-2004 Buick Regal LS
1995-1997 Buick Riviera
1995 California only, 1996-2002 Chevrolet Camaro
2000-2005 Chevrolet Impala
1997-1999 Chevrolet Lumina LTZ
1998-2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo (Z34, LT, SS)
Holden Commodore (VS, VT, VX, VY)
Holden Caprice (VS, WH, WK)
Holden Ute (VU, VY)
1995-1999 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight
1998-1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue
1996-1998 Oldsmobile LSS
1996-1998 Oldsmobile Regency
1995-2005 Pontiac Bonneville
1995 California only, 1996-2002 Pontiac Firebird
1997-2003 Pontiac Grand Prix

Il have to have a look on the forums and see if many people have ecomodded these cars
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