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| freegeo | Mar 2 2015, 12:53 PM Post #181 |
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That's what my driving is like. I only drive 4 mile to work and 4 miles back. The engine barely gets warmed up by the time I get home. I do drive to my mom's which is a 20 mile drive one way. I try to run in lower gears and higher rpm's which still gives me a decent MPG. There is not a lot of load on the engine. I am currently using a regular oil and after another oil change I'll be switching to synthetic oil. Maybe that will help clean the engine up some more. |
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| myredvert | Mar 2 2015, 02:09 PM Post #182 |
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Time for some MMO in the fuel, and wind 'er up Steve. Monitor your buildup for a few three tanks, but in the end you may need to get it out on the road where you can run up near 4000 rpm for an extended enough period of time to get the combustion chambers a bit hotter to clean it off. At least try increasing your shift point well up into the 3Ks, and keep your "stabilized" rpm above or around 3000, and when you drive to your Mom's, keep the rpms up as close to 4K for as long as you can. I would worry less about the fuel economy for now and find what it takes to keep it clean and then "back down" your rpms cautiously from there over time while keeping an eye on the pistons with your cool new camera. Or let cwatkin do an Italian tune up on it or let ZXTjato drive it to work for a day. They'll get it cleaned right up. Just unplug any GPS tracking device you may have so you aren't tempted to download the data to your computer after the fact and see what they did.
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| ZXTjato | Mar 2 2015, 04:02 PM Post #183 |
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Pft...let me drive it to work... Summer time heat here in Arizona ill top it off with 0% ethanol fuel and we will hit the road AC blastin tunes bumpin just hammer down and fly.... I did go for a drive up the canyon just for fun in the rain, that could clean you and your car out
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| freegeo | Mar 3 2015, 12:55 AM Post #184 |
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I have been putting MMO in it the last few tanks. Trying to keep the rpm's up to around 3000 in town. I think I'll do my best to get rid of it I won't need any help from other members to help. Thanks for the thought though. |
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| freegeo | Mar 7 2015, 08:54 PM Post #185 |
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Have had some problems with the idle on the car but have seemed to get everything back to normal. Now if it would just warm up so I could work on the rest of the car |
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| freegeo | Mar 10 2015, 10:50 AM Post #186 |
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I filled up last night and calculated the mileage. Drove 277.5 miles and put 6.79 gallons back in it. checks out to be 40.8 mpg. Looks like it is getting better since it is warming up a little bit and I got the engine problems worked out. Last tank was around 35 mpg. |
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| Stubby79 | Mar 10 2015, 11:25 AM Post #187 |
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Good to hear.
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| freegeo | Mar 29 2015, 03:52 PM Post #188 |
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I check the inventory at pull a part at least once a week. This past week they put out two 96 metros. I have been looking to get a different exhaust on mine since is has been repaired and is getting louder. One of the cars they just put out had new exhaust on it. So now I have a newer exhaust to put on mine from the cat back. That should quiet it down some. Also got lucky and found a A/C delete plate. A little rusty looking but it should clean up ok. Got a head and engine block that had only 77000 miles on i. I'll post some pictures of them later. |
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| freegeo | Mar 29 2015, 05:25 PM Post #189 |
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OEM A/C delete plate.![]() Exhaust pipe and muffler ![]() Passenger side floor mat. Will clean up nice. ![]() Engine with 77000 miles on it. It still shows some cross hatching in the cylinder. ![]() ![]() ![]() I never seen exhaust valves that white before. Usually they are black. |
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| freegeo | Apr 6 2015, 09:56 AM Post #190 |
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Go the back section of my exhaust put on over the weekend. It is so quiet now while driving. Since it is getting warmer I want to get busy cleaning out the inside of the car. |
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| freegeo | Apr 17 2015, 11:56 AM Post #191 |
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Got my ac delete plate cleaned up and painted. Hoping to get it on before work but have to get some new bolts for it. ![]() ![]() Put on some new rear hatch struts put on. Just one of these holds up the hatch! No more getting hit in the head or back while trying to get something out of the back of the car.
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| idmetro | Apr 17 2015, 02:27 PM Post #192 |
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Looking good! |
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| aaronvincent | Apr 17 2015, 03:07 PM Post #193 |
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Mr Mojo Risin'
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I have to do my hatch struts, I've been knocked a few times too many
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| freegeo | Apr 18 2015, 03:30 PM Post #194 |
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Got me a different dash today at pull a part. Got it out of a 2000 hatch back. I'll try and post some pics of it later. |
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| freegeo | Apr 29 2015, 12:29 PM Post #195 |
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Here is the dash I got for $37 at pull a part.![]() ![]() got the back part of my car vacuumed and cleaned up finally. Just got to get the back seat out of my brothers car to put it all back in.
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Just unplug any GPS tracking device you may have so you aren't tempted to download the data to your computer after the fact and see what they did.












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