Turbo Boost and FE

[AlainB7]

DRW, explain me how you get 46 to 53 mpg with your big Laser?

You almost make the FE of my VX with the set-up of my Galant that make 19 mpg...

[Dalez0r]

Originally Posted by AlainB7

DRW, explain me how you get 46 to 53 mpg with your big Laser?

You almost make the FE of my VX with the set-up of my Galant that make 19 mpg...

No offense, but your galant's aero looks like this:




It's also an automatic, does that torque converter lock up at cruise? Or does your high stall converter slip constantly? That would annihilate your fuel economy.

[AlainB7]

Originally Posted by Dalez0r

No offense, but your galant's aero looks like this:




It's also an automatic, does that torque converter lock up at cruise? Or does your high stall converter slip constantly? That would annihilate your fuel economy.

This car is modify to drag, fnot for FE.
For shure I know that my AWD, Automatic, High stall and no lock-up don't help my FE, but I am not at my first DSM.

I had a 92 NT, 90T, 91T, 95T, Elantra swap 4g63T.
Even the Elantra(1000 pound less than the DSM) can't do best than 35mpg and it was MT FWD.

[DRW]

Originally Posted by AlainB7

DRW, explain me how you get 46 to 53 mpg with your big Laser?

You almost make the FE of my VX with the set-up of my Galant that make 19 mpg...

Haha, it's magic!
It's all in my gaslog. Essentially I have a long boring commute, which gives me plenty of time to think of new ways to squeeze more mpg out of the car. The car is fwd with a taller 5th gear and an eprom ecu with extensive mods. I've been on the dsm-ecu list for several years, and they released a full commented disassembly which makes it easier to mod almost everything in the ecu. Not to rain on anyone's parade, but even the famous AEM EMS would be a step backwards compared to the level of control I have with this ecu.
I also drive really slow.