Hi all - Fuelly Forums

Click here to see important news regarding the aCar App

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
 
Old 12-21-2006, 02:56 PM   #1
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 4
Country: United States
Hi all

Ive been reading on your forums for a few months now. You guys really have a ton of great ideas. Ive just purchased a saturn sc1 and was wondering what you guys could suggest as far as what mods would net the most gas savings right out of the chute. I appreciate any suggestions you can give.
__________________

Snappyts is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-21-2006, 05:17 PM   #2
Registered Member
 
GasSavers_roadrunner's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 109
Country: United States
Location: Perkasie, PA
Scangauge II

I highly suggest you get a ScanGuage II. Amazing product, that will help you to save fuel for years.
http://www.scangauge.com/
__________________

GasSavers_roadrunner is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-21-2006, 09:05 PM   #3
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 4
Country: United States
I have read all about the scangauge, it really sounds amazing. Unfortunately the car is not compatible, as its pre 1996. Do you guys know of anything similar that would work?
Snappyts is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-21-2006, 09:55 PM   #4
Registered Member
 
Peakster's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 467
Country: United States
Quote:
Originally Posted by Snappyts
I have read all about the scangauge, it really sounds amazing. Unfortunately the car is not compatible, as its pre 1996. Do you guys know of anything similar that would work?
I've heard of a superMID, but I'm not educated on that device. Is your car an automatic or standard? I'd start off by adding your vehicle to the garage and describing it to us. Good to see another Saturn on board!
Peakster is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-21-2006, 11:05 PM   #5
*shrug*
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 6,195
Country: United States
The supermid will work for most fuel injected vehicles, so you ought to be able to use it. I own one and love it. Send a PM to yoshi to get specifics in regards to your make and model.

PS: Welcome aboard!
SVOboy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-23-2006, 03:25 PM   #6
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 4
Country: United States
My mistake, the car is actually a '97 sc2, so the scangauge will work. I got the car yesterday, did an oil chance using mobil 1, added an extra 10 psi to the tires. I plan to change the transaxle fluid at some point in the near future. I will have to take a picture and put it up in the garage. It has a wing on the back. Any thoughts on how badly this will hurt my gas mileage? I dont have a problem ripping it off, but only if its going to make an improvement.
Snappyts is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-23-2006, 06:21 PM   #7
Registered Member
 
MetroMPG's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 4,223
Country: United States
Welcome aboard.

Re the wing: depends on what style it is. Some OEM wings reduce drag. I'd say that most aftermarket ones increase it. Post a pic.
MetroMPG is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-23-2006, 07:17 PM   #8
FE nut
 
diamondlarry's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 1,020
Country: United States
Another thing: which transmission do you have? Is it an auto or a manual?
__________________
Horsepower is how hard you hit the wall, torque is how much of the wall you take with you.

2007 Prius,



Team Slow Burn
diamondlarry is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-24-2006, 01:37 PM   #9
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 4
Country: United States
Its a factory installed wing. The kind you see on all the saturns. I have a 5sp transmission. Just filled it up today. My first tank came out to 34 mpg. I have noticed a couple of Saturn owners on the forum have gapped there plugs at .3 instead of the recommended .4. How does this benefit fuel economy and would there be any negative effects on the motor? I will get a picture up in the next couple of days. Merry Christmas to all
__________________

Snappyts is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


» Fuelly iOS Apps
» Fuelly Android Apps
Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.3


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 03:53 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.