better mileage mods??

[crow0021]

i'm not really interested in more power just getting better mileage. i drive about 600-700km a week. what mods help get better mileage?

2003 cavalier 2.2 ecotech

[jakegday]

a cold air intake, and an exhaust package

[Thor06]

Originally Posted by jakegday

a cold air intake, and an exhaust package

Yeah, plugs and wires? Not sure if they would help, but I think they might a little. With this stuff you will see a small boost in MPG, but the intake/exhaust would cost too much to get your money back at the pump. Dont fall for those "Turbonator" and "Cyclone" type things, they arent shit.

[crow0021]

Originally Posted by Thor06

Yeah, plugs and wires? Not sure if they would help, but I think they might a little. With this stuff you will see a small boost in MPG, but the intake/exhaust would cost too much to get your money back at the pump. Dont fall for those "Turbonator" and "Cyclone" type things, they arent shit.

thx .. just wondering if i could justify buying these items ..

[cdru]

Keeping your car well maintained, particularly the intake, ignition, and emission systems, and laying off the the lead foot are likely your best options. Most mods will either add nothing to your MPG or take it down.

[Tonto Kowalski]

Pour injector cleaner in your gas tank every once in a while and replace your air filter regularly.

[Chevy4life1985]

Originally Posted by Tonto Kowalski

Pour injector cleaner in your gas tank every once in a while and replace your air filter regularly.

That should help

[fst100]

anothing thing that keeps arising and im still curious and researching is the use of acetone in with the fuel. anybody know the specifics on this situation?

[cdru]

Originally Posted by fst100

anothing thing that keeps arising and im still curious and researching is the use of acetone in with the fuel. anybody know the specifics on this situation?

My thought is that if aceton easily adds 15-35% MPG like many of the sites claim, why haven't the automakers or oil companies start to add it as an addative? Petroleum is a cutthroat business as it is. Anything that would give you a leg up on your competition they would do.

Looking over some of the reported benifits from using Aceton makes me think that people want it to work, so it "works" for them. They adjust their driving habits so reduce stop-and-go driving, lay off the gas a little, etc. Give me a double blind test or a genuine controlled scientific labratory test and then I might believe a litt.e

[bh04]

Originally Posted by Tonto Kowalski

Pour injector cleaner in your gas tank every once in a while and replace your air filter regularly.

Does it really work? I bought it in the past, but never was sure if it worked or not. Can anyone tell me wheich works if any?

[jakegday]

Originally Posted by bh04

Does it really work? I bought it in the past, but never was sure if it worked or not. Can anyone tell me wheich works if any?

i dont know about fuel injector cleaner, but fuel system cleaner works wonders, it costs about 4 times as much but boy its worth it, i was having "loss of power troubles" with my plymouth reliant, so i changed the fuel and air filters, that did nothing, then i poured in the bottle of fuel system cleaner and i dont even think i drove it 10 minutes and i nearly shit my pants with the increase in power, before, when you floored it from a complete stop it kinda stuttered (like it wanted to die) then it took off, after the bottle, when i floored it, the tires screeched like hell, no stuttering, no engine almost dying, a complete night and day difference,

[bh04]

Originally Posted by jakegday

i dont know about fuel injector cleaner, but fuel system cleaner works wonders, it costs about 4 times as much but boy its worth it, i was having "loss of power troubles" with my plymouth reliant, so i changed the fuel and air filters, that did nothing, then i poured in the bottle of fuel system cleaner and i dont even think i drove it 10 minutes and i nearly shit my pants with the increase in power, before, when you floored it from a complete stop it kinda stuttered (like it wanted to die) then it took off, after the bottle, when i floored it, the tires screeched like hell, no stuttering, no engine almost dying, a complete night and day difference,

What would you reccommend?

[jakegday]

Originally Posted by bh04

What would you reccommend?

i dont remeber the exact brand, i think it was STP, whatever it was i got it at wal mart.....

[Chevy4life1985]

I usually use Fram but if they dont have it i use STP.