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Filled up my tank today only to calculate an abysmal 26.2 mpg...
That's with pretty mixed city/highway driving. I did a couple small 'mods' today though: I removed the antenna and just used plain ol' clear packing tape to close off the vents on the bumper, and filled the tires to max sidewall(44psi). Also picked up some convex mirrors to mount inside. I did some reading on Oregon's rear view mirror laws and it's quite vague, only specifying that a vehicle must have an unobstructed view of at least 200' behind the vehicle. No mention of side mirrors so those will be coming off soon. Washington state on the other hand requires at least the drivers side mirror, and I do have family I see semi-frequently in Washington so I'll need to consider that.
Also poured in some Techron to give the valves and combustion chamber a repeat cleaning, I did this shortly after I bought it. The PEA in it does a pretty good job at cleaning things up. Now I just need to wait to get the oxygen sensor I ordered in the mail and hopefully that'll improve things a wee bit!
While I was at the hardware store getting some unrelated stuff I had a look at lawn edging to make an airflow trip strip and the selection was paltry at best. It's a local mom n' pop hardware store and I prefer to give them my business but I may have to check out the home depot to see if they have anything better suited.
While not specifically aero related, I did a spark plug check & regap after I bought the car and noticed they weren't oem plugs; the S10 I had with the same motor was believe it or not fairly picky about what plugs it had so I may see if I can pick up some oem variety plugs and use those.
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