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Old 11-18-2008, 04:37 PM   #1 (permalink)
mhmitszach
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Iwishthiswasamanual - '98 Ford Escort ZX2
90 day: 32.95 mpg (US)
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Terrible mpg's = new interest in old ideas.

I haven't been posting on here much lately as of cold weather and pretty much giving up on getting high mpg.

Driving to school (5 mile round trip) has been killing my gas tank. Just went from 36 mpg to 34 in 2 days for about 15 miles(says scanguage).

So I want to install block heater or whichever heater.

This is cheapest and "easiest" to install says auto parts.

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I'm not so sure how easy that will be. Any tips?

Also, going to finish keman intake mod, just about an 8 inch pvc pipe is all i need.

Going to try installing the shift kit. 10 ohms of resistance. Maybe this will help me get into 5th gear just that little bit faster. It kicks in at about 43 cold and 40 hot. So if it could shift it at about 40. I think I'd be saving lots of gas as I wouldn't need to push it to shift.

Also, Just realized shortening my belt would make removing AC very easy. But dad says bad idea as no defrost? Input?

Also, one tire keeps leaking air and hardly stays 30 psi. Ugh.

Lots of random. Sorry.

Zach.

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