MPG on a 92 PA

[deadring]

hey,


how much mpg should i get with my 92 PA sc? i looked at the figures on the net like carpoint and all.. they say 17/28.. can this be true?

i fueled the car 2 days ago and i drive 36 miles to go to work and back, plus normal driving around town.. and on the highway i drive 65 MPH on cruise control.. otherwise i findmyself doing 90 in a seconds

like since the last 2 days i did 100 miles and the car is already at the 3/4 of the tank...(btw, the needles kinda drop fast from the "over the full line" eh? some cars stay there for alot of mile bofre moving down)


i hope to get atleast 360 miles with my tank of fuel of premium.

[tman]

you get 100 miles to a 1/4 tank???

I'm lucky to get 100 on a half a tank!

I think your milage is absolutley fine, and dont worry if its not up to factory specs, its old!

[deadring]

yeah it is kinda 14 years old.. but i dont want a gaz guzzler.. although having this much power while weighing 3500 pounds is kinda normal.. it pulls ALOT lol...i only push it sometimes, only when necessary..like when a rice boy with his suposeldy souped up honda with a 5 feet tall aluminium wing tries me...and thinks he can win...i'm sorry but i can't help myself



last night i got to a traffic light and some guy was trying out a new honda odissey with a salesman..they both looked at me funny and i saw the driver get into "watching for the green light in order to beat me to the next one" mode...so i did the same.. even though it has a 3.5 liter 24 valves 240 hp.. and about the same weight, the supercharger had the uppper hand...at the next light, the guy had a mad face and took off again with WOT.. itook off easy, the battle was won :d

[parkavenuechrome]

I get around 21-23 city and 27 highway with 108K miles on motor and sythetic oil. Change you 02 sensor and a nice tune-up with plugs gapped at about .058 not 60 like the book says and you'll be on your way. Also If you get a cone air filter or K&n and remove the silencer at the front of the air box and remove the THROTTLE BODY SCREEN you will be on your way to a more power and mileage.

[deadring]

the screen is already off... as for the cone filter it's on as well.. i'll get plugs this weekend and install them.. are platinum good for those 3800?

[parkavenuechrome]

Don't listen to anyone who says platnuim is good. it sucks. The factory copper plugs offer alot more performance. The car was biult and programmed with the resistance that the AC plug has and only runs best with the original and trust me, I have used every damn plug out there and for GM you use AC for ford you use Motorcraft ETc etc. The only alternative to this rule is the AC DELCO RAPID FIRES.. they are pretty nice and are platinum. 3.99 a plug

[tman]

deadring, this guy with a honda civic and a fartcan muffler pulled out in front of me, he turned onto the road i had to turn on, and there are train tracks there, which he literally crawled over, while the rear of my car is half on and off the main road. He finally crosses, and gets up to about 60, the limit there is 55, but the guy ticked me off, I wind it up, passed him, and my speedo ran out of numbers, the fool tried to fight back. Buick Power!

[Flatrater]

You can't get the best of both worlds! You can't get more power and better gas mileage. To gain one you have to give up something. To increase power you need more gas. To increase gas mileage you have to give up power.

[deadring]

what if i get a cone filter and the screen of and good plugs...and i don't step on it too much ( try to) on the highway..wouldn't that get me good MPG ?

btw, i mesed with a mazda potege with an aliminium wing last night.. the guy was going 50 when i came up to him and he decided no one would pass him so i heard him down shift (prolly to third gear) and i just step on it and you could hear the SC wihining like crazy and i passed all the way to 90.. he wasn't coming even close... poor kid.. he catches me at the next light and looks in the car only to find 2 people in their 30's looking at him and laughing because all that sh!t on the car, the wings, spoilers, and big MAZDA sign 5 feet long on the side will not get you torque

[vljenewein]

I'm kind of new AND ignorant. What is a cone filter? What is this screen you are talking about?

I have a 1993 Ultra with the SuperCharger and I was surprised that it squalls tires as easily as it does. Has a lot of get up and move, huh? I've had it about 9 months now. Had a Mercury Sable before.

[buickmastermind]

Hahahaha. I am getting 23 city and 38 highway on an 86 Lesabre LTD. I know things...

[deadring]

well maybe you don't carry as much weight and don't have a SC thats why..if i take off 700 pounts on the car i SHOULD get more MPG..and performance

[buickmastermind]

so? I can't help it. The SC will only increase HP. Not torque. besides, I can sqeal the tires without even trying. Believe me, rice rockets can't keep up. Taking off wheight will not increase performance, but it will help b/c there is less work the motors part to get the car moving. Oh, and the Lesabre LTD with a turbo is only a few hundred pounds heavier than the PA. Heck, as old as mine is, it might be heavier that yours! It's just good on gas B/C the turbo isn't belt driven, and the motor doesn't use any extra power to drive it.

[tman]

Buick Mastermind, please don't post about subjects you don't know about. You should not be posting in a thread about mpg on a 92 park ave, if you own the dinosaur that you do. They are completely different cars, and CANNOT be compared.

The fact of the matter is, SC add more air to be combusted, thereby generating horsepower. Torque is a function of horsepower, and they have an indirect relationship. Increase horsepower, generally increases torque in some proportion.

Please don't post again about issues you know nothing about, or you'll face my wrath.

[deadring]

buickmastermind : one word for ya.. inertia..one of the most important laws of physics..if you take off 500 pounds on a car you get the car ALOT better in handling and in acceleration.

and a SC DOES get more torque.. and the proof, a 3800 with non SC has 230 lbs of torque, and a SC version has 270-280 lbs of torque..well that 50 pounds of torque i add without getting a 350 CU v8 in is by far, more efficent than yours..it's like turbocharging... i' like to see you at a stop light with a eagle talon TSI AWD ..it's a 2 liter engine with ONLY 200 lbs of torque.. but does 0-60 in less than 7 seconds..an thats a bone stock one..