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Oxygenated Fuels - poor gas mileage
I recently took a trip from Western Washington to Eastern Washington
State in my CRX. After filling up in Western WA (which has oxygenated gas), I got about 37 mpg. I filled up again in Eastern WA (which does not have the oxygenated gas) and I estimate I'm getting about 45 mpg (and significantly more power). Anything I can add to the Western WA gasoline to get more power and better mileage? - I hear that additives such as fuel injector cleaners and the like, eat away at a car's rings. TIA |
Re: Oxygenated Fuels - poor gas mileage
question: is the trip to-and-fro level?
"Duff Paddy" <nospam@butt.cz> wrote in message news:3f424779.3403584@news.eschelon.com... > I recently took a trip from Western Washington to Eastern Washington > State in my CRX. After filling up in Western WA (which has oxygenated > gas), I got about 37 mpg. I filled up again in Eastern WA (which does > not have the oxygenated gas) and I estimate I'm getting about 45 mpg > (and significantly more power). > > Anything I can add to the Western WA gasoline to get more power and > better mileage? - I hear that additives such as fuel injector cleaners > and the like, eat away at a car's rings. > > TIA |
Re: Oxygenated Fuels - poor gas mileage
question: is the trip to-and-fro level?
"Duff Paddy" <nospam@butt.cz> wrote in message news:3f424779.3403584@news.eschelon.com... > I recently took a trip from Western Washington to Eastern Washington > State in my CRX. After filling up in Western WA (which has oxygenated > gas), I got about 37 mpg. I filled up again in Eastern WA (which does > not have the oxygenated gas) and I estimate I'm getting about 45 mpg > (and significantly more power). > > Anything I can add to the Western WA gasoline to get more power and > better mileage? - I hear that additives such as fuel injector cleaners > and the like, eat away at a car's rings. > > TIA |
Re: Oxygenated Fuels - poor gas mileage
"JamesZX7" <jameszx7@cox.net.hotmail.com> wrote in message news:vRs0b.2475$QT5.476@fed1read02... > question: is the trip to-and-fro level? > > > "Duff Paddy" <nospam@butt.cz> wrote in message > news:3f424779.3403584@news.eschelon.com... > > I recently took a trip from Western Washington to Eastern Washington > > State in my CRX. After filling up in Western WA (which has oxygenated > > gas), I got about 37 mpg. I filled up again in Eastern WA (which does > > not have the oxygenated gas) and I estimate I'm getting about 45 mpg > > (and significantly more power). > > > > Anything I can add to the Western WA gasoline to get more power and > > better mileage? - I hear that additives such as fuel injector cleaners > > and the like, eat away at a car's rings. > > > > TIA > > Western WA as a rule does not have only oxygenated gas, only certain stations. |
Re: Oxygenated Fuels - poor gas mileage
"JamesZX7" <jameszx7@cox.net.hotmail.com> wrote in message news:vRs0b.2475$QT5.476@fed1read02... > question: is the trip to-and-fro level? > > > "Duff Paddy" <nospam@butt.cz> wrote in message > news:3f424779.3403584@news.eschelon.com... > > I recently took a trip from Western Washington to Eastern Washington > > State in my CRX. After filling up in Western WA (which has oxygenated > > gas), I got about 37 mpg. I filled up again in Eastern WA (which does > > not have the oxygenated gas) and I estimate I'm getting about 45 mpg > > (and significantly more power). > > > > Anything I can add to the Western WA gasoline to get more power and > > better mileage? - I hear that additives such as fuel injector cleaners > > and the like, eat away at a car's rings. > > > > TIA > > Western WA as a rule does not have only oxygenated gas, only certain stations. |
Re: Oxygenated Fuels - poor gas mileage
|question: is the trip to-and-fro level? My thought also. Western WA = sea level or close to it Eastern WA = mountains? Plateau? | |"Duff Paddy" <nospam@butt.cz> wrote in message |news:3f424779.3403584@news.eschelon.com... |> I recently took a trip from Western Washington to Eastern Washington |> State in my CRX. After filling up in Western WA (which has oxygenated |> gas), I got about 37 mpg. I filled up again in Eastern WA (which does |> not have the oxygenated gas) and I estimate I'm getting about 45 mpg |> (and significantly more power). |> |> Anything I can add to the Western WA gasoline to get more power and |> better mileage? - I hear that additives such as fuel injector cleaners |> and the like, eat away at a car's rings. |> |> TIA | | Rex in Fort Worth |
Re: Oxygenated Fuels - poor gas mileage
|question: is the trip to-and-fro level? My thought also. Western WA = sea level or close to it Eastern WA = mountains? Plateau? | |"Duff Paddy" <nospam@butt.cz> wrote in message |news:3f424779.3403584@news.eschelon.com... |> I recently took a trip from Western Washington to Eastern Washington |> State in my CRX. After filling up in Western WA (which has oxygenated |> gas), I got about 37 mpg. I filled up again in Eastern WA (which does |> not have the oxygenated gas) and I estimate I'm getting about 45 mpg |> (and significantly more power). |> |> Anything I can add to the Western WA gasoline to get more power and |> better mileage? - I hear that additives such as fuel injector cleaners |> and the like, eat away at a car's rings. |> |> TIA | | Rex in Fort Worth |
Re: Oxygenated Fuels - poor gas mileage
On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 15:56:08 +0000, Duff Paddy wrote:
> I recently took a trip from Western Washington to Eastern Washington > State in my CRX. After filling up in Western WA (which has oxygenated > gas), I got about 37 mpg. I filled up again in Eastern WA (which does > not have the oxygenated gas) and I estimate I'm getting about 45 mpg > (and significantly more power). > > Anything I can add to the Western WA gasoline to get more power and > better mileage? - I hear that additives such as fuel injector cleaners > and the like, eat away at a car's rings. > > TIA Use Chevron or Texaco gas. They aren't oxygenated, AFAIK. feroce, in Olympia |
Re: Oxygenated Fuels - poor gas mileage
On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 15:56:08 +0000, Duff Paddy wrote:
> I recently took a trip from Western Washington to Eastern Washington > State in my CRX. After filling up in Western WA (which has oxygenated > gas), I got about 37 mpg. I filled up again in Eastern WA (which does > not have the oxygenated gas) and I estimate I'm getting about 45 mpg > (and significantly more power). > > Anything I can add to the Western WA gasoline to get more power and > better mileage? - I hear that additives such as fuel injector cleaners > and the like, eat away at a car's rings. > > TIA Use Chevron or Texaco gas. They aren't oxygenated, AFAIK. feroce, in Olympia |
Re: Oxygenated Fuels - poor gas mileage
In article <3f424779.3403584@news.eschelon.com>, nospam@butt.cz (Duff
Paddy) wrote: >I recently took a trip from Western Washington to Eastern Washington >State in my CRX. After filling up in Western WA (which has oxygenated >gas), I got about 37 mpg. I filled up again in Eastern WA (which does >not have the oxygenated gas) and I estimate I'm getting about 45 mpg >(and significantly more power). Most likely it's called WIND! I drove my neices 84 Civic HB from W. Orygun to N. Idaho along the Columbia Gorge. Normally he car would get about 33 MPG highway, based on a 360 mile (each way) round trip to N. Cal. I got about 47 MPG on the leg up to Kennewick (about 290 miles) because of a strong tail wind. From N. Idaho to Seattle, we got 30 MPG! She drove that leg, but our highway driving styles are similar. |
Re: Oxygenated Fuels - poor gas mileage
In article <3f424779.3403584@news.eschelon.com>, nospam@butt.cz (Duff
Paddy) wrote: >I recently took a trip from Western Washington to Eastern Washington >State in my CRX. After filling up in Western WA (which has oxygenated >gas), I got about 37 mpg. I filled up again in Eastern WA (which does >not have the oxygenated gas) and I estimate I'm getting about 45 mpg >(and significantly more power). Most likely it's called WIND! I drove my neices 84 Civic HB from W. Orygun to N. Idaho along the Columbia Gorge. Normally he car would get about 33 MPG highway, based on a 360 mile (each way) round trip to N. Cal. I got about 47 MPG on the leg up to Kennewick (about 290 miles) because of a strong tail wind. From N. Idaho to Seattle, we got 30 MPG! She drove that leg, but our highway driving styles are similar. |
Re: Oxygenated Fuels - poor gas mileage
On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 10:18:26 -0700, "JamesZX7"
<jameszx7@cox.net.hotmail.com> wrote: >question: is the trip to-and-fro level? No - lots of hills, but both ways, so the gas usage should be equal. > >"Duff Paddy" <nospam@butt.cz> wrote in message >news:3f424779.3403584@news.eschelon.com... >> I recently took a trip from Western Washington to Eastern Washington >> State in my CRX. After filling up in Western WA (which has oxygenated >> gas), I got about 37 mpg. I filled up again in Eastern WA (which does >> not have the oxygenated gas) and I estimate I'm getting about 45 mpg >> (and significantly more power). >> >> Anything I can add to the Western WA gasoline to get more power and >> better mileage? - I hear that additives such as fuel injector cleaners >> and the like, eat away at a car's rings. >> >> TIA > > |
Re: Oxygenated Fuels - poor gas mileage
On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 10:18:26 -0700, "JamesZX7"
<jameszx7@cox.net.hotmail.com> wrote: >question: is the trip to-and-fro level? No - lots of hills, but both ways, so the gas usage should be equal. > >"Duff Paddy" <nospam@butt.cz> wrote in message >news:3f424779.3403584@news.eschelon.com... >> I recently took a trip from Western Washington to Eastern Washington >> State in my CRX. After filling up in Western WA (which has oxygenated >> gas), I got about 37 mpg. I filled up again in Eastern WA (which does >> not have the oxygenated gas) and I estimate I'm getting about 45 mpg >> (and significantly more power). >> >> Anything I can add to the Western WA gasoline to get more power and >> better mileage? - I hear that additives such as fuel injector cleaners >> and the like, eat away at a car's rings. >> >> TIA > > |
Re: Oxygenated Fuels - poor gas mileage
review an article by Road and Track about ten years or so ago. Oxygenated
fuels do different things to different cars. Not all cars react to these fuels on the positive side thus you may get conflicting reports. If I remembe correctly, it has much to do with the method of emission controls and detection and what the extra oxygen does to the system. I think cars with advanced emissions were not the benefactors but older cars were. "Duff Paddy" <nospam@butt.cz> wrote in message news:3f424779.3403584@news.eschelon.com... > I recently took a trip from Western Washington to Eastern Washington > State in my CRX. After filling up in Western WA (which has oxygenated > gas), I got about 37 mpg. I filled up again in Eastern WA (which does > not have the oxygenated gas) and I estimate I'm getting about 45 mpg > (and significantly more power). > > Anything I can add to the Western WA gasoline to get more power and > better mileage? - I hear that additives such as fuel injector cleaners > and the like, eat away at a car's rings. > > TIA |
Re: Oxygenated Fuels - poor gas mileage
review an article by Road and Track about ten years or so ago. Oxygenated
fuels do different things to different cars. Not all cars react to these fuels on the positive side thus you may get conflicting reports. If I remembe correctly, it has much to do with the method of emission controls and detection and what the extra oxygen does to the system. I think cars with advanced emissions were not the benefactors but older cars were. "Duff Paddy" <nospam@butt.cz> wrote in message news:3f424779.3403584@news.eschelon.com... > I recently took a trip from Western Washington to Eastern Washington > State in my CRX. After filling up in Western WA (which has oxygenated > gas), I got about 37 mpg. I filled up again in Eastern WA (which does > not have the oxygenated gas) and I estimate I'm getting about 45 mpg > (and significantly more power). > > Anything I can add to the Western WA gasoline to get more power and > better mileage? - I hear that additives such as fuel injector cleaners > and the like, eat away at a car's rings. > > TIA |
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