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    drl's lower your mpg

    i was looking around the web and came across this article and find it hard to believe that running headlights makes your enigne work any harder then normal that it would lower your gas milage

    http://auto.howstuffworks.com/drl-gas-consumption.htm
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    LOL.

    Playing your radio brings down your MPG then too.
    wat?

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      #3
      yeah and they are worried over drl's lowering your mpg but what about dvd players and nav systems i find it a crook....
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        Originally posted by kmartxxx View Post
        yeah and they are worried over drl's lowering your mpg but what about dvd players and nav systems i find it a crook....
        So does your power seats

        So does your heated seats

        So does your cooled seats

        So does your blue tooth

        So does your all your sensors

        So does your power windows

        So does your electronic fuel injection system

        So does your brake lights
        wat?

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          #5
          Anything that draws on the alternator lowers it

          on the stairs, she grabs my arm, says whats up,
          where you been, is something wrong?
          i try to just smile, and say everything’s fine.

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            #6
            It's not significant, but yes... that's true. Anything that draws on the alternator WILL lower your MPG slightly.






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              #7
              LOl lets go back to steam engines.

              I can see how driving with the windows down can affect it more than DRLs or any electric component being used especially at higher speeds since the air would be getting trapped on the rear windshield creating a parachute effect.
              1993 Accord EX
              2011 Subaru STi

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                #8
                but if you think about it your alt is rated at a certain amp and the engine works only so hard to run the alt. the alt pully doesnt create any more resistance to spining the more power being used by the accessory so y would it cause the car to use more gas by my understanding i could be wrong
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                  #9
                  Having the windows down decreases MPG as well.

                  As does braking, if you have a vacuum assist, as we do. A heavy brake foot will decrease MPG.






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                    Originally posted by kmartxxx View Post
                    but if you think about it your alt is rated at a certain amp and the engine works only so hard to run the alt. the alt pully doesnt create any more resistance to spining the more power being used by the accessory so y would it cause the car to use more gas by my understanding i could be wrong
                    Alternators work by creating a magnetic field and spinning a permanent magnet through it to generate electricity. To generate more amperage, you have to create a stronger magnetic field, which creates more drag, lowering your gas mileage. It DOES indeed create more resistance to when you have to pump out more power.
                    Originally posted by sweet91accord
                    if aredy time i need to put something in cb7tuner. you guy need to me a smart ass about and bust on my spelling,gramar and shit like that in so sorry.

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                      #11
                      It's minimal... but it's there.






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