Jan 02 2007

Fuel economy

After having the new engine in my car for about a month or so, I finally got an accurate measurement of my fuel economy. After having driven 550 km, I put approximately 47 litres of petro in my tank. That means that I’m getting approximately:

11.7 km/l

which, for you “US standard of weights and measures” people, comes out to about 27 mpg. I don’t think that’s too shabby at all for a car with that type of power. The only thing I can think of to increase my fuel economy is to have a custom transmission shop add a 7th gear to my tranny. That would not only be expensive, but really inconvenient. However, it would allow me to drive a more appropriate speed on the freeways without revving between 3500 and 4200 RPM. And considering my VTEC point is at 4000 RPM, having a longer gear would cut back on the engine noise and vibration.

That is all for now.

|:| Zach |:|

Jan 01 2007

Welcome to 2007

Here we are in the new year already! Thinking back on 2006, I would say it was a fairly good year. It definitely had its down times, but coupled with those were many fun and exciting things. I’m anxious to see what this new year will bring. Hopefully, it will be filled with quality times with friends, family, and loved ones.

I wish all of you a very Happy New Year!

🙂 🙂 🙂

|:| Zach |:|

Dec 08 2006

Anger gets us nowhere

I went out to pick my car up from the shop… again. When I arrived, I found out that essentially nothing had been done while it was there. I took it in to have the AEM A/F gauge removed, the primary O2 sensor wired to the K-Pro ECU, and have the calibration smoothed out. Well, the AEM gauge is still in there, the CEL (check engine light) regarding the O2 sensor was still on, and no tuning had been done. It’s just frustrating that I take my car over an hour away and then pick it up in the exact same condition.

On the way home I switched back to the stock ITR calibration (from the “tuned” one) and I liked it better. That makes me even more aggravated because I paid $395 USD for the dyno-tuning and I don’t even like it. When I got home, I was a little frustrated. I pulled the car into the garage and went to pop the hood. I guess I applied a little more force than usual, as the little latch (inside the cabin–the one you pull to release the hood) broke off. I looked online, and the part seems to be about $10 USD from the dealer. I guess I need to get that ordered sometime in the near future.

Sometime tomorrow or Saturday I need to take my car back up to have the speed pulse wire re-hooked up, and the dash molding finished. Those two things should only take about 45 minutes or so. At least I know that should work out nicely. 🙂

I’ll keep you posted.
|:| Zach |:|