Chips, CAI, Exhaust
- Thread starter ronsno
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Unichip is one of the ways to tune your engine but it won't improve your mileage. Your best bets are:
1) Increase tire pressure (less tire resistance)
2) Use cruise control (better throttle control)
3) Go easy on the accelerator
4) lower your fx (less wind resistance)
5) Go with a stock diameter exhaust (HKS Legamax or custom)
6) Get rid of the runflat tires if you have them
Tuning (Unichip, Emanage, Utec or Technosquare) can give you a better Air-Fuel ratio but it won't help much if you're not modded. Also, when tuning they generally increase timing which will reduce mileage..
Again, unichip or any piggyback/ECU flash won't give you any significant mileage improvement. In fact, there's a good chance that it will reduce your mileage. As Cube said, if you want to mod it for mileage, do intake, exhaust and the drop. Also with any piggyback, you're looking at at least $1000 expenditure with the product, installation and tuning. Consider that as well..
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+1 on all.. I went from 12 to 16 75% city, 25% hwy.. Doc, 17.5 mpg is amazing for the 45!
Yea, Ege I know but i feel like a pace car, lol. The 91 premium gas was/is a killer. But at least I went from filling up every 3rd day to every 5th day now.
Just did a minor installation today trying out an experiment, will see how much better or worse the mpg gets.
Just did a minor installation today trying out an experiment, will see how much better or worse the mpg gets.
Yup! for sure. And I try to avoid stop and go city driving as much as possible, which I do about 2-3 days a week.
that's right! the best way to save gas is to maintain the pedal constant trying to avoid high RPM always, trying to keep all the gears not more over 2100rpm. and obviously on highway do not exceed the 65MPH.
if you staying over 65MPH, you gas mileage decrease over 20%.
for example beyond 80MPH.
if you staying over 65MPH, you gas mileage decrease over 20%.
for example beyond 80MPH.
I've started with the Stillen CAI. I haven't received it yet. I'll hold off on the catback exhaust for now. It's $1200 vs $250 for the CAI. I use my FX35 for work. Month in and month out I average 15.4mpg. I normally burn premium. When gas went over $4 pg I switched to regular. My mileage is exactly the same. I do drive normally getting this mileage, as in, not a lead foot. How do you get the mods to show up on messages?
