Now getting 40.2 MPG
#1
Now getting 40.2 MPG
Since I replaced the stock air intake with the CGS Air Intake and the stock muffler with the CGS Axle Back muffler, I am getting 40.2 MPG on the same 20 mile run I used to get 36.5 MPG with the stock air intake & muffler. This is driving at a sustained speed of 57 MPH with the tach at a sustained level of 2,000 RPM. I did re-set the ECU after the mods were installed.
I use Premium gas, Mobil 1 oil, Wix oil filter, and have Michelin AX Pilot tires.
The vehicle is a 2007 HHR 2LT with the Ecotec 2.4L engine. As of today (Feb 5, 2009), the car has 21,904 miles. I bought the car new on Dec 14, 2007.
I use Premium gas, Mobil 1 oil, Wix oil filter, and have Michelin AX Pilot tires.
The vehicle is a 2007 HHR 2LT with the Ecotec 2.4L engine. As of today (Feb 5, 2009), the car has 21,904 miles. I bought the car new on Dec 14, 2007.
#3
nice mileage. wish i could get that much right now. only getting about 20 but thats bc im not doing all the hwy driving i usually do and just doing little short trips. good luck on gettin that higher.
#4
that's great
i have 08 2.4 auto 2lt , i have never seen 29mpg and i try real hard. i tryed the premium for a week, over $120 worth , 1 day according to my calculation not the dic dash thing , i got 31mpg. it was foggy , so i did alot of 62mph in a 70mph zone. my dash still read 28mpg.
#5
The DIC sometimes reads inaccurately. I wish there was some description on how it works.
The DIC, for me reads lower than what is calculated, usually by 1 or 2 mpg. Since I'm anal about gas mileage, my overall mileage has been 30.3 mpg in the 40,000 miles I have put on the car.
The DIC, for me reads lower than what is calculated, usually by 1 or 2 mpg. Since I'm anal about gas mileage, my overall mileage has been 30.3 mpg in the 40,000 miles I have put on the car.
#8
dic -dash thingy
i check /calculate my milage everday 6 days/week , 270+ miles/day , my figures are 98% match or better to the dash. it is pretty good , just not quite perfect. i was jealous of the 40mpg , so i did 57mph on half of my route today the speed limit was 70 , it was hard for me. my result was 31.5 on the dash. i won't know my total average until i fill up again tomorrow. it will probably be 29 , because i sped up on the 2nd half , and it is reading 28.2 now.
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#10
40mpg in the 55mph range is no problem in my SS on a warm day with no wind and no sustained low angle inclines. I have teh 5 speed and I believe it is much eaiser. I did a 37.3 mpg trip from akron canton airport to mohican forest last summer. Its quite hilly near mohican btw, and i did 60-62 in the flats. The 2.2l should get 3mpg-ish better on the highway than my 2.0....I also did this drive on 87 octane...lol