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Owner: saand
bugler: 1991 Mazda 626
Displacement: 2.2 L
Fuel type: gasoline
Transmission: automatic
Curb weight: 0 lbs
Coefficient of drag: 0
Frontal area: 0 sq.ft.
Instrumentation: custom
Description:
Build Thread:
Current Mods: - both side mirrors delete
- single windscreen whiper delete
- wheel mud guards delete
- flat wheel hub covers
- removed air con which removes a drive belt
- some weight removed, all air con parts, some carpets, power steering, back seats, unused speakers
- Changed power steering to manual steering (disconnected hydrolic lines, The connected hydrolic lines makes turning harder) Steering is now harder but still drivable)
- reduced idle and placed switch in cabin to put ECU into diagnostic mode which stops it from compensating for low idle
- Wheel PSI increase
- cold idle speed reduction
- Torque converter control
- automatic transmission gear manual control
- radio antenna delete
- cover up gaps for aerodynamics, bonnet gaps, gaps around lights, removed side indicator lights that were poking out into air stream.
- Improved wheel well aerodynamics
- Grill block
- Partial belly pan
- Control of alternator charging by enabling and disabling field
- reduce electricity used in car,
* remove cluster useless indicator lights
* removed all but driver side door lights
* usually drive with only parkers on at night rather than full lights. Still visible to other drivers
* Disconnected rear center break light. Not required as already 2 rear break lights
* Disconnected side indicator lights

- Electric fan monitor LED
- Aerodynamic cover for windscreen wiper
- Metal plates around exhaust for full belly pan
- Electronic control system for alternator disabling
- Electronic control system for torque converter lock up and gear selection
- Electronic control system for idle air control

Planned Mods: - Lean burn
- Change break, indicator, cabin and parker lights to LEDs
- Look into running fan motor as a redundant starter motor.
- full belly pan
Official Fuel Economy Ratings
EPA city 19 mpg(US)
EPA highway 26 mpg(US)
EPA combined 22 mpg(US)

Actual Fuel Economy Performance
Lifetime 32.69 mpg(US)
Last 3 tanks 36.24 mpg(US)
90 days 35.89 mpg(US)
View Fuel Log
Last updated: Apr 19, 2011

(Created: 2010-07-09 06:43:43 / Modified: 2011-04-21 11:57:27)


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