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I was getting around 25 mpg highway before I changed my egr now I got 29.  But when I am in town it ROCKETS down because there is something wrong with my right foot, gravity works harder on it for some reason.
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Originally posted by KingpinSVT:
I know Derek and I have very similar engine mods (well, had in his case  ). You think the headers and altitude could have anything to do with it? I bet those headers can account for most of the MPG gains he saw and Im seeing. . . . .
Never thought about altitude affecting milage...hmm.  It definately killed the hp, though. 
There's no doubt that free flowing intake and exhaust pathways help with the milage. That was a huge "justifier" for many of my mods. 
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Originally posted by KingpinSVT:
Well its past editing time but also that MPG best of mine was at 80MPH.
And that's weird, because gas mileage drops terribly when I drive 80. The best is at about 75 mph, where it averages 28.5 mpg with the A/C on (haven't tried it with the A/C off yet). By the time I hit 85 mph though, it's down to 21 mpg. That's why I don't drive over 75 mph any more.
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Originally posted by Rishodi:
Originally posted by KingpinSVT:
Well its past editing time but also that MPG best of mine was at 80MPH.
And that's weird, because gas mileage drops terribly when I drive 80. The best is at about 75 mph, where it averages 28.5 mpg with the A/C on (haven't tried it with the A/C off yet). By the time I hit 85 mph though, it's down to 21 mpg. That's why I don't drive over 75 mph any more.
Same here. My gas mileage goes in the dump when I go over 80. I got 23mpg on my last road trip because of that. That's when the Contour needs a 6th gear to bring the revs down a bit.
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I agree. After taking a couple road trips, I thought that a 6th gear would be a great idea - before I even knew it was an option. Next summer, I'm going to seriously consider getting a Mondeo 6-speed MTX from Terry, depending on available funds.
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I used to average 24 or so in town and about 28 on the highway. The past few months however, I've been getting 27-28 in town and 32 on the highway. Not sure what changed because my driving really didn't. I suppose I shouldn't complain . . . . .
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SVT Intake, E1 SVT Wheels, BAT Euro Suspension, 20% tint sides and rear, 50% tint windshield.
Future Mods- A new third syncro.
It's my boring daily driver that I autocross on the weekends.
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Originally posted by zakatak:
I used to average 24 or so in town and about 28 on the highway. The past few months however, I've been getting 27-28 in town and 32 on the highway. Not sure what changed because my driving really didn't. I suppose I shouldn't complain . . . . .
Any major mods in that time period?
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Originally posted by Rishodi:
Originally posted by zakatak:
I used to average 24 or so in town and about 28 on the highway. The past few months however, I've been getting 27-28 in town and 32 on the highway. Not sure what changed because my driving really didn't. I suppose I shouldn't complain . . . . .
Any major mods in that time period?
Tinted my windshield Nope, they were all there before the change.
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SVT Intake, E1 SVT Wheels, BAT Euro Suspension, 20% tint sides and rear, 50% tint windshield.
Future Mods- A new third syncro.
It's my boring daily driver that I autocross on the weekends.
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Well you almost all have me beat... i get between 15-17 city and if i'm real lucky i can hit 20 on the highway but that's because i'm usually doing around 80-85 on the highway.... 
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