05-18-2011, 03:40 AM
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Join Date: May 2011
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Changed my Battery, increased MPG by 10%
I know this sounds like hype, but I bought a 1997 Chevy Malibu with a V6 from a local church where I live in the mountains on the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee.
When I started driving the car after basic tuning, I was getting 27 MPG to and from work. 2 weeks ago the battery died. I checked the date on battery and it was 8 years old. Not bad for battery life at all.
I put the best battery I could find for the money and got the highest amp output battery I could find.
The strange thing is my MPG went to 30.3. I have tried to figure this out and talked to various levels of mechanics and friends.
The only thing we can figure is the electronic system sensors, fuel pump, and the like were not getting proper voltage and amperage to run at 100% efficiency.
Any Idea's?
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