2017 Chevy Spark
 

Bought a new Spark.1.4 4 banger.So far I like it alot as far as power and handling.Much better than the 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage.Gas mileage not as well.I searched the site to find a proper thread to keep this in but could not find.

Very curious what others have done with this car to increase mileage? Is this the best place to start a 2017 Spark thread?..If not please send me or I can go to another thread?

Here is a pic of the new car.

http://ecomodder.com/forum/attachmen...5&d=1489117867

Absolutely this is the best place to start a thread, unless you are going all-out aero, then the aerodynamics forum might be better. Lets start with the basics, what is your commute like?

Manual or Auto,


grille block, wheel covers, lower belly pans, partial kammback, ya know, all that stuff I still have to do to my car!!!

For sure I went with the manual.Knowing it would never do as good as my Mirage for mpg I wanted to get every bit of mileage I could out of it.

What is a partial kammback?

How about a block heater as well? :thumbup:

What do I need a block heater for?..It`s not a diesel!

Warm engines are more efficient! I use a block heater all year.

When crunching numbers does this have a greater return than expense?

I think it costs around 15¢ to plug in my block heater for a couple of hours. The block heater was around $20. I've never bothered to crunch any numbers. The only number I care about is MPG! The more cold starts you have per tank, the more the block heater will help.

Partial kammback - Partial Kammback - EcoModder

From what I understand a block heater can get you to temperature for pennies, were as if your not up to temp your usually loosing about 30-40% of your economy!!