Also -- I don't have EGR hooked up. I think taking care of that would help,
too, right?
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Bryan Wyatt
Sent: Thu 5/22/2008 10:57 AM
To: Miata Power List
Subject: Re: Hypermiling with a Link ECU
I was wondering when you'd ask about that...24mpg, huh? Now I don't feel so
bad!
-Bryan
--- On Thu, 5/22/08, Chad J. Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Chad J. Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Hypermiling with a Link ECU
To: [email protected]
Date: Thursday, May 22, 2008, 10:49 AM
Now that fuel is over $4/gal, I've got to do something about the
abysmal fuel mileage my Miata gets.
Last year, I removed the turbo because I couln't keep my foot out of
it. That has helped. It took me from an average of 17MPG to 24.
However, 24 is still icky. I've adopted several hypermiling techniques
to try to reduce fuel consumption, such as starting slowly from a stop, keeping
the revs down while also keeping the engine at more than 10in of vacuum.
This has caused some interesting revelations. Sometimes it's best to
stay in 4th and run the revs up a little further before shifting to 5th because
it lets you keep the vacuum needle in the target range.
So.. Now we come to the Link.
What can I do with the engine management to increase economy. I'm
willing to sacrifice power. Also, if reattaching the turbo can produce real
gains, I'm willing to consider it.. But I'd rather not face the temptation to
"put my foot in it."
Thoughts?
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