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Originally Posted by mhmitszach
Small update.
Finally had a break in the cold weather. 45 or so this weekend.
55 at 21/22 tps , which is 40-46 mpg (in this weather), where as in under 35 degrees it runs more 23-24 (36-40mpg).
Summer weather should pull it down to 20-21 tps. So 45-50 mpg highway.
Also February goal of using less than 2 tanks of fuel.
8th today and I only have 120 miles on first tank.
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Sounds like things are on the UP for you, that's great to hear. 40+ mpg in the winter in a ZX2 is truly great! Wish I had a Scangauge so we could compare. If you wouldn't mind, would you be able to post up your gph readings at idle and every 500rpm, up to 3000 rpm? I know that's very specific, but I've got some gph readings from another ZX2, so I'm interested to compare.
Anyhow, I've closed in on 38 mpg with the weather in the teens. So I've made pretty good progress, however I've been trying different stuff that hasn't worked as well so my mileage has suffered on the last few tanks, thus the need for instant mpg readouts... Scangauge is in the car budget for this year, so in about 3-4 mounths I ought to be able to order one. In the meantime, I had some money stored away in Paypal from selling some parts, so I ordered a block heater and two addhesive backed heating pads for the oil and trans pans to try and win back those wasted mpgs from the warm ups in these cold temps. That was the origination for your thread anyhow. I also ordered a fan controler so I could dial in higher running temps to gain some FE from that. I've read of another ZX2 that got some good gains from running between 210-225 degrees. That's what I'll shot for, not from the start, but I'll work up to it. I'll need to make an under tray for that to happen though.
So whats happening with the under tray and rear wheel skirts?