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    #1

    lower idle for MPG?

    Car currently idles at 800rpm hot, seems high to me.

    I see the range is 650-750, if I lowered idle to 650 think that could help MPG? Obviously it would be using less fuel..
    90 accord EX automatic F22A4 232,500
    DIY ram intake
    0gauge/4gauge BIG 3
    stock alt rewound to 120amps
    optima orange top 830cca 1030ca
    fully synthetic valvoline "Max Life" 5w30


    Other rides:
    2004 Jeep Liberty v6
    2001 Honda civic ex coupe 1.7 vtec
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    #2
    i don't think it would effect your mpg that much if any, because your car probably isn't at an idle all that much.

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      #3
      mine is, I drive 100% in city only
      90 accord EX automatic F22A4 232,500
      DIY ram intake
      0gauge/4gauge BIG 3
      stock alt rewound to 120amps
      optima orange top 830cca 1030ca
      fully synthetic valvoline "Max Life" 5w30


      Other rides:
      2004 Jeep Liberty v6
      2001 Honda civic ex coupe 1.7 vtec

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        #4
        It truly has a very small amount, if you can miss that one red light on the way to work it will increase your mpg much more. I know because I have a monitoring device and it shows how much mpg goes down. During idle it goes down 1/100th of a point every 2-3 seconds. But accelerating away from the red light makes it drop one whole point. So red lights have about 200x the effect of idling.

        on the stairs, she grabs my arm, says whats up,
        where you been, is something wrong?
        i try to just smile, and say everything’s fine.

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          #5
          MPG monitor for a CB7????


          I need that.
          90 accord EX automatic F22A4 232,500
          DIY ram intake
          0gauge/4gauge BIG 3
          stock alt rewound to 120amps
          optima orange top 830cca 1030ca
          fully synthetic valvoline "Max Life" 5w30


          Other rides:
          2004 Jeep Liberty v6
          2001 Honda civic ex coupe 1.7 vtec

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            #6
            http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthre...hlight=mpguino

            on the stairs, she grabs my arm, says whats up,
            where you been, is something wrong?
            i try to just smile, and say everything’s fine.

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              #7
              Originally posted by accordaffair View Post
              It truly has a very small amount, if you can miss that one red light on the way to work it will increase your mpg much more. I know because I have a monitoring device and it shows how much mpg goes down. During idle it goes down 1/100th of a point every 2-3 seconds. But accelerating away from the red light makes it drop one whole point. So red lights have about 200x the effect of idling.

              How could your MPG go down by 1/100th of a point at IDLE? at idle your car is getting 0 MPG, verified through my other vehicles with scanguage2's hooked up.
              90 accord EX automatic F22A4 232,500
              DIY ram intake
              0gauge/4gauge BIG 3
              stock alt rewound to 120amps
              optima orange top 830cca 1030ca
              fully synthetic valvoline "Max Life" 5w30


              Other rides:
              2004 Jeep Liberty v6
              2001 Honda civic ex coupe 1.7 vtec

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                #8
                what I should have said is your trip mpg goes down. Instant mpg readout reads 0 mpg of course, but your average is what drops.

                on the stairs, she grabs my arm, says whats up,
                where you been, is something wrong?
                i try to just smile, and say everything’s fine.

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