how much $ do u spend in gas for the week 20v ,men

mikeae91 · Street 2NR Joined: 30 Apr 2009 Tech posts: 59 My 2NRide:

100 what super or premium
i'm not sure whats the problem i cleaned throttle change oil and plugs injectors same probs

what about if my oxygen sensor bad plus the car idles like 1300 ever since the engine was transplanted it never idles correct.

whats the cost of a oxygen sensor for it

Terran · Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 3:16 pm Post subject:

Read my posts... I use premium only.

I know you've posted a few threads about your maintenance issues, so I honestly can't think of what is causing such excessive gas consumption. The high idle is a factor. That is way too high. My engine idles at 800rpm.

defkerron · Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:23 am Post subject:

dmitc · Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:00 am Post subject:

Just got 330KM on full tank of super (40 ltrs) $108.
Which is about 40km more than i am accustom getting (i put it down to new PCV valve)
I don't understand why some men gettting 400~450Km on a tank.
I know that you suppose to get better gas milage with a manual as oppose to an auto which is what i have but 100+km that is rediculous unless the size of there tank significantly bigger.
defkerron, how big a tank you have?

mikeae91 · Street 2NR Joined: 30 Apr 2009 Tech posts: 59 My 2NRide:

330 i think i need to get my odometer working

defkerron · Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 2:35 pm Post subject:

yeah boy my tank is a 50L one so it will hold around $130 of super.
my idle is around 930rpm.

i have never run it down to under quarter tank, and usually then it has around 360-380 or so on the tank mileage. It has been so ever since i got it around a year and a half ago.

dmitc · Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 4:04 pm Post subject:

defkerron, that's more like it on a 50l tank mines should do ~415km.
I can live with that.

Terran · Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 5:11 am Post subject:

Yuh see, all yuh men using super. I using premium. I'm not going back to super. When I tried that, I thought my engine was going to die and I've had enough car issues in the past.

If you guys were using premium, and assuming you'd get the same mileage as you would with super, then fordmitc, your 330km would cost you $160 - like what I am currently experiencing.

And defkerron would probably pay closer to $190 to refill his tank.

Still, these kinda figures are below what I expected to get out of a 20V.

dmitc · Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:10 am Post subject:

Terran, It hurts my heart to use super but it hurting my wallet more to put premium. Define difference in performance, but right now as long as the engine not knocking i willing to run the super well as least till i get another job

mikeae91 · Street 2NR Joined: 30 Apr 2009 Tech posts: 59 My 2NRide:

i understan what terran saying super has the car feeling dead and to me the car sounds rough with premium u get power and car runs smoother and quieter

Terran · Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 9:56 pm Post subject:

dmitc, when I switched to super after the price increase of premium gas, the car actually responded better and fuel economy improved significantly.

After about 3 or 4 refills, everything went downhill. The performance sucked terribly. Instead of cruising at 160km, the car maxed out at that speed and strained to get there. The tach would not swing to 8200 rpm as it normally would, and would crawl to 7000 rpm maximum. Fumes galore. When I kicked down, instead of getting 3 downshifts, just one, and VVT was hardly felt.

Not to mention the knock. I could swear there was a live steelband in my engine bay. It happened all within 1 tank of gas - everything went down.

I switched back to premium and by performance gradually restored itself by about the 3rd refill of premium. I always got knock with premium, and I still get some, but with the super... man, I got really scared.

So, I sucked it up to pay $4 per litre of premium and have never looked back. I try to be more efficient in my driving and not stomp on the gas unnecessarily. But it doesn't take away from the fact that the engine simply burns more gas than it is rated to do, and I believe a lot of that has to do with the quality of gas we get in Trinidad.

dmitc · Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 6:52 am Post subject:

rolling_hard · Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 1:58 pm Post subject:

im running a 20v st auto i just got 396km on a full tank, well it reach 1/4 now. it took me $100 to full up from 1/4, and i does run my car eh.

how them figures looking?

corollalover101 · Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 2:28 pm Post subject:

rolling_hard, you using super or premium?

rolling_hard · Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 5:09 pm Post subject:

oh my bad.........super

Raaan · Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:41 pm Post subject:

I run a PCL Altis - 5mts. old. I currently get on average 450km per tank of gas (premium) with a prestone fuel treatment. Most of my driving is at peak traffic hours during the week. On a few ocassions I filled up on the weekend doing more highway running and I got 515km to my tank of gas.

The Prestone gas treatment (red bottle) actually gives me around 40km-50km more on atank of gas.

I used super a few times and noticed performace gradually decreased.
I was saving about $65.00 per tank.
Then I tried using the Prestone Octane Boost ($30) and performance got better.
Pull off was better and the kick down was more agressive.
Savings went down to $35.00 per tank.

To me this is a good option for those who really need to save some $.
But for optimum performance reliability and peace of mind nothing beats premium.

I chose to use the premium and car runs excellent.

Raaan · Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:44 pm Post subject:

I run a PCL Altis - 5mts. old. I currently get on average 450km per tank of gas (premium) with a prestone fuel treatment. Most of my driving is at peak traffic hours during the week. On a few ocassions I filled up on the weekend doing more highway running and I got 515km to my tank of gas.

The Prestone gas treatment (red bottle) actually gives me around 40km-50km more on atank of gas.

I used super a few times and noticed performace gradually decreased.
I was saving about $65.00 per tank.
Then I tried using the Prestone Octane Boost ($30) and performance got better.
Pull off was better and the kick down was more agressive.
Savings went down to $35.00 per tank.

To me this is a good option for those who really need to save some $.
But for optimum performance reliability and peace of mind nothing beats premium.

I chose to use the premium and car runs excellent.

thirsty · Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 4:18 pm Post subject:

20v doh burn gas jed but once you running high revs youll drink!!!

josh.dookie · Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 9:09 am Post subject:

i have ae 91 jus like yours.. work lime etc $100 to $120.. 2 1/2 " free flow st as well.. U does change every gear higher than 7000rpm or wat?

josh.dookie · Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 9:10 am Post subject:

altis man.. real info jed... but is d thread says 20v men lolz.. but its all good jed!