Personal best w/ Corolla A/T - Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum

Chalupa102 · 03-16-2010, 08:16 PM

When i first joined here in October, the highest i had gotten with my '05 Toyota Corolla A/T was 45.4mpg. That was an all highway tank with a trip from MA to PA and back.

A couple years ago i installed an aftermarket header and larger aftermarket muffler when i was into faster acceleration . I always thought they would help with f/e, but wasn't keeping track at the time. Three weeks ago i got my hands on a stock muffler and had it installed it for cheap. Two weekends ago i found another guy with a Corolla who wanted my aftermarket header. I did the swap and now have a stock exhaust manifold. I could tell after i did the changes back to stock, torque and f/e increased.

I filled up today and got the best tank i've ever had: 48.3mpg. I drove most highway with about 25% city driving. I had also put my summer tires on at the begining of the tank, which helped out a bit, and made a short trip to NY and back.

I can't wait to see what's going to happen when it really starts to get warm.

bhazard · 03-16-2010, 09:36 PM

Fart cans never help :P

SentraSE-R · 03-17-2010, 12:55 AM

Very impressive from an AT Corolla. I think you're onto something with the stock intake and exhaust.

roflwaffle · 03-21-2010, 11:45 PM

Those Corolla's are mileage machines, stock or otherwise. I've taken my grandfather's 2002 AT on a couple trips and ~45mpg highway is as easy as setting the CC at ~60mph.

stockrex · 03-23-2010, 09:37 AM

I drive a 07 corolla for work and I pound it everytime, wot for most starts from stop, I am always over 31 mpg for mixed (50/50), I am amazed ;-)
what gas station did you fill at? and tires pressure set at?

MetroMPG · 03-24-2010, 11:57 PM

Glad to see you're still getting a kick out of modding the car & driver ... oh and the results too. Nice.

Chalupa102 · 03-25-2010, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by stockrex

I drive a 07 corolla for work and I pound it everytime, wot for most starts from stop, I am always over 31 mpg for mixed (50/50), I am amazed ;-)
what gas station did you fill at? and tires pressure set at?

Tires are at 52psi front and 50psi rear. I always try to fill up at Shell. If i can't get to a Shell station, any other top teir gas will do.