Originally Posted by D4u2s0t (Post 2688407)

ease up on the right foot. i get almost 40mpg on the highway at about 80mph. if the car is brand new, it will take some time for the mileage to go up as well. but when i had my 2.2 i got well over 30 on the highway.

Originally Posted by no_mo_tires (Post 2688465)

see and I dont know if 180 dollar CAI is worth 2-3 mpg's you know? I want to at least get 29-30 in town , because my town is kind of small but I drive on the highway 20% of the time. ... is there any CAI or any mod this is known to give at least 5 mpgs?

Originally Posted by Blue_Balt (Post 2688416)

My mileage is all city. There is a bit a traffic when I'm going to work.

Originally Posted by no_mo_tires (Post 2688504)

re-flashed? well that would make me mad b/c It only has 950 miles on it , I work at a dealer so that would be easy I guess but what was wrong with your car why did it have to get reflashed? and how many miles were on yourS?

Originally Posted by originaladrian (Post 2688509)

this was at my last service, actually the last one before my warranty was up. i told them to do everything. i had my AC compressor replaced, front fuse box replaced, coil pack replaced and the ECU re flash. i was getting really shitty gas millage from when i bought my car new up until that point.

should hve had my damn window motors looked at 2... there gone...

Originally Posted by no_mo_tires (Post 2688465)

see and I dont know if 180 dollar CAI is worth 2-3 mpg's you know? I want to at least get 29-30 in town , because my town is kind of small but I drive on the highway 20% of the time. ... is there any CAI or any mod this is known to give at least 5 mpgs?

Originally Posted by no_mo_tires (Post 2688481)

also , this is off topic but I am new to driving a stick this is my first .... and I learned on it , but in 1st gear sometimes I ride the clutch a little and my GF drives a stick too and when she rides with me and we go to mcdonallds I will ride the clutch a bit because I just wanna scoot up to the next car(at the drive-thru) , she says its bad on the tranny and Im like how the fuck do I not make it do thaT? I cant just let off the clutch or it will die , I usually just let it out about halfway and give a little gas to scoot up and she says she hears the clutch and shes allways like "don't do that! " and I am not all super cocky or whatever like shut up hoe I know how to drive a stick , I am new to this and I love it I just dont wanna hurt my car

Originally Posted by D4u2s0t (Post 2688779)

here's the thing. if you get an extra 3 mpg, this is a free gallon of gas at every fillup. if you fill up twice a week, that's abut 8 dollars or so a week, or 32 a month. so basically, in about 6 months or less, the cai pays for itself, and then you start saving money.



let the clutch up slowy, with NO gas, untill the car starts to move on it's own. that is the "engage" point. this is where you want to give the car gas, and let the clutch up. i'm usually off the clutch completely by 1,000 rpm's. in normal driving, you should not be giving any gas untill the clutch is engaged, and you want to get off the clutch as soon as possible.

finding the engage point and getting there quickly will no doubt take some practice. but afte ra while, you just do it naturally, don't burn the clutch at all, and get going more smoothly. it will make you an all aroudn better manual driver. too many people that "know" what they're doing will rev the gas, THEN let out the clutch. and that's not the right way to do it.

Originally Posted by D4u2s0t (Post 2688779)

here's the thing. if you get an extra 3 mpg, this is a free gallon of gas at every fillup. if you fill up twice a week, that's abut 8 dollars or so a week, or 32 a month. so basically, in about 6 months or less, the cai pays for itself, and then you start saving money.

let the clutch up slowy, with NO gas, untill the car starts to move on it's own. that is the "engage" point. this is where you want to give the car gas, and let the clutch up. i'm usually off the clutch completely by 1,000 rpm's. in normal driving, you should not be giving any gas untill the clutch is engaged, and you want to get off the clutch as soon as possible.

finding the engage point and getting there quickly will no doubt take some practice. but afte ra while, you just do it naturally, don't burn the clutch at all, and get going more smoothly. it will make you an all aroudn better manual driver. too many people that "know" what they're doing will rev the gas, THEN let out the clutch. and that's not the right way to do it.

Originally Posted by no_mo_tires (Post 2688825)

thank you , I appreciate your help man! also does it use more gas to coast in neutral because I do that alot... and when I do around a corner I throw it in neutral and then into second/3rd usually .... sometimes in 2nd if I am at 10mph the car will seem to catch .... like it goes uber slow and acts like its gonna die....

Originally Posted by no_mo_tires (Post 2688825)

thank you , I appreciate your help man! also does it use more gas to coast in neutral because I do that alot... and when I do around a corner I throw it in neutral and then into second/3rd usually .... sometimes in 2nd if I am at 10mph the car will seem to catch .... like it goes uber slow and acts like its gonna die....

Originally Posted by D4u2s0t (Post 2688506)

even still. coast in gear more, accelerate less. i got about 29 mpg driving through new york and long island memorial day weekend. and you don't get any more traffic than that in our area.

Originally Posted by Fresh (Post 2688826)

neutral rpm's waaaayyy lower than if you're in gear so no it won't use more gas it will save. doing the around the corner trick is fine as long as you dont' cause the car to jerk causing added stress to the tranny etc.

Originally Posted by 99silver (Post 2698931)

why is being out of gear while moving bad again, i do it all the time in my car, i dont get that your tranny isnt that smart.