gas milage

[Dans92cb7]

i have a 1992 accord ex auto with cai,header's,and catback and camgear i only get about 20 miles to the gallon shouldnt i bee geting around 30?and is there anyway of getting better gas millage...besides putting stock parts back on

[ExCoupe92]

have you done a tune up on the car since you've owned it?

[Dans92cb7]

hell yea i put new head on the car when i bought it cuz the other one snaped the cam gear off i put new waterpump pully balancer changed the plugs and oil and just resently did it agon... changed tranny oil to...

[ExCoupe92]

clean IAC valve and check fuel filter. how does your air filter look?

[riceraccord]

I say it depends on your right foot before I did any mods to my car I was getting about 28mpg then came the exhaust, short ram, and header I was like yeah better gas mileage but I get about 23mpg now because it just sounds so good.

[ExCoupe92]

I like that. "it all depends on your right foot." people forget that how often they mash on the gas pedal reduces gas mileage.

[bruno8747]

When you replaced the head did you adjust timing? If you are too advanced with the timing you will burn alot more gas.

[munge]

how and where do you drive though? a hilly/mountainous area and someone who takes off fast will usually net poor gas mileage.

[Losiracer2]

try driving somewhere for a long stretch on the highway and then checking your mileage. I mean if you drive in the city with 20mpg that's not so bad, i get like 18-19 in the city but 32 on the highway.

[94Si]

how about o2 sensor the easy way to get more mpg

[Dans92cb7]

i live in ohio mostly flat ground i drive about 45-80 mph where i live and get around 20 miles per gallon i dont no if the guy did my timing or not but i got my cam gear 2 degrees retard... feels like i get power in top end 5000 range and as far as the highway never tryed i uselly get couple gallons and rest my trip gauge and see when its on empty and i only get around 20 miles to the gallon...inless theres anotheer way see what ur mpg..is..and as far as lead foot only when a civic or audi a4 pulls up...lol and what should i set my camgear at?

[bcjammerx]

Good suggestions...a clean engine is an efficient engine...but don't forget...your tires will run down your MPG too...

And related to them...check your alignment too!

DO NOT PUT FUEL ADDITIVES INTO YOUR TANK!!! Snake oil stuff...doesn't work...same with those fuel line magnets and those air hurricane thingys you put into your intake tubing...they do nothing...in fact they actually reduced MPG

[bruno8747]

Seems to me if you have your cam gear 2 degrees retard, Then something is wrong with the timing. Get a stock cam gear and re do the timing.

[ExplodingCake]

Full tune-up never hurts.

[Dans92cb7]

my aligment has been done 1 month ago and my tires are new on 17" rims and the timing is proble fine my car runs fine.... sometimes lil miss around 40-45