VXCL

in the past i was getting about 19mpg and 400 miles to the tank.
-switched to aem v2 over v1 cai up to 24 mpg
-got new plugs, indexed them, and put new msd wires 29mpg with ac on for about 80 miles
-so with ac off i should be easily getting 30mpg on the highway. thats more then the sticker on the car when it was new and its a 97! i havent filled up yet from todays pa meet, but i got 260miles on half a tank when i used to get 240 on 3/4 tank! ill update you when i get a msd igntion and coil. im hoping to get 35mpg. then use the $$$ saved on gas for more toys.

heres pics of the wire. it was a little tricky getting them to look nice like oem becuase they were longer. i had to run them on the opposite side.

and as far as resistance the longest msd wire was about 89 ohms while my longest oem wire was 17,000 ohms!!!!!

lnsyone

nice!

ding069

Looks good
The MPG improvement is even better!

lnsyone

do you have an automatic, or a 5 speed?

szhosain

Where did you get the msd wires from?

Z

suXor

I get 220 miles to a tank

baka_t

Very cool esp when gas prices are on the rise now.

EPS CL

same here. damn......

LLWesMan

19 mpg times 17 gallon tank = 323 miles/tank?

VXCL

why 220 miles to the tank? im now getting double that on 87 fuel. and yes i have a slowmatic

EPS CL

we have 3.0's. they suck down gas like crazy. that and i have a lead foot

proaudio22

If you are measuring till the gas light comes on, it's 14 gallons (if your gas light works right).

LLWesMan

He said 400 miles to a tank, at 19mpg, which doesn't seem possible.

97Acura3.0CL

i know what you mean man i get about 260-70

i have the 3.0 obviously and also a lead/titanium foot



Mike: whats up from switching from the blue theme i thought you were doing with the engine bay???

would you get this same response from a 3.0? cause i would love to increase my gas milage all that i can

i have plugs and ngk wires

would the intake make that much of a difference? and then the wires? and plugs? i dont know

Mike: Have a good easter and i will call you on Monday and let you know on the ballasts for that guy, i might just pick them up for myself but not too sure yet

szhosain

Hi!

I would appreciate some advice from you all. I need to change the spark plug wires on our 1997 Acura 2.2. Are these wires on eBay auction good?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33692

They seem a bit pricier than others listed, but the seller seems to have many of them, so I figured he probably knows what he is doing.

Thanks,

Z

ju5tchi11in

I can get 400 miles to the tank if i go mostly freeway and I got 2.3 5 speed..... I don't know why your cars get so shitty gas mileage.

suprheero

nice

proaudio22

You 3.0 guys need to do some engine maintenance or something. I'm getting 330-350 miles per tank now (yay regular gas again) with a serious lead foot. I'm still sporting stock plugs/wires @ 75K miles and a stock airbox.

EPS CL

what kind of maintenance do you have in mind?

MaCe

nice ... hey where did u get the wires? and price im in need of the same thing and im lookin for red as well

ju5tchi11in

damn I hit 80k this week boo sad to see the numbers roll by. Anyway clean your air filter new plugs wires fuel filter use that fuel additive that cleans out your fuel system... blah blah blah... regular stuff. Should get your a few more mpg.

JLai

Stop driving like a sissy then.

CLpower

I went from 260 a tank to 330+ when I changed my exhaust, I don't know how the fuck that happened but it's been super consistent. changing plugs this weekend

VXCL

ur right about the math 19 doesnt add up to 400. that was a estimate and the 19 was a mix of highway and reg so it was prob like 22 highway

the rest is actual fill up after getting off the highway driving 240 miles. sorry fir not specifing. but the botom line is my milage is way up after changing the plugs, indexing them, and new wires. the v2 also changed my milage for whatever reason. im just amazed im getting better gas milage then on the sticker when the car was new 7 yrs ago and 80000 miles ago

99CL

how do you get 260 or even hit 300 with our 3.0? Do you do alot of highway driving or just drive very slow...i have to run till the light comes on if i wanna hit 260

CLpower

it never hit till the new exhaust bro, but I do drive about 70-80 miles a day on the hwyq

Hobo

wow all the city driving i do must make my car suck... or the vtec addiction.

i get about 240 to the gas light

ding069

300 last tank in my 3.0. On 14.3 gallons of 87 octane

suXor

I have a tranny cooler, exhaust, SRI, always clean oil, recently flushed tranny, and 39k miles.

Not sure what more I can do....

All my driving is city.

rad_cl_racer

I am running the tank down way past the red and the E mark , and the most i have ever filled up is like 16.25 gallons and i had almost 320 miles on the tank???? that is not hwy driving , but it is driving on texas sized roads and i have 3.0 with stock wires and 125k miles on the car

SooDARK

vxcl where did you get those wires and how much? I need new ones too, and I like those.

ju5tchi11in

ebay has them SooDARK... and your box is still sitting in my living room hahahaha! actually it isn't funny it is sad

Nato

yea my 3.0 is a gas guzzler.... and i use 87octane .. i wanna get the aem v2 .. it kinda sounds like it helps a lot... does anyone know if i get the intake made for 98-01 v6 accord? or which one do i buy? also what other ways are there to save gas for the 3.0's

VXCL

they are msd wires. they are about $65 from summit racing