slitzell
Boats n hoes
why would you want to remove your intercooler. Sounds stupid as running no air filter
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why would you want to remove your intercooler. Sounds stupid as running no air filter
slitzell
Boats n hoes
why not remove the motor and drive that beast Flintstones style for some extra mpg
GeneralZod
New member
Relax guys, I am not going to remove it. I forgot to use the 
However, it is not as dumb as running with no airfilter. There are groups of people that do this. They get far more than 1-2 MPG, which is a guess by you. There are people that are really serious about their MPG.
To the point of running intake temps over 150*F. They are getting 50 to 70 MPG depending on the season and type of commute.
However, it is not as dumb as running with no airfilter. There are groups of people that do this. They get far more than 1-2 MPG, which is a guess by you. There are people that are really serious about their MPG.
To the point of running intake temps over 150*F. They are getting 50 to 70 MPG depending on the season and type of commute.
rdss
Junior Member
Yeah, 1-2 was a swag/under exaggeration. But I think ripping out something (even though your joking some are not) that adds performance to the car is silly. And yeah, the hippy/tree hugers love it and it is a hobby/life style which is cool with me. But! Then again, as long as I keep stock mileage I'm more towards squeezing out a few more HP vs mpg's.
GeneralZod
New member
Have you seen what some nuts are doing to the VW Lupo? Those are getting around the same without the major areo mods.
I hope Chevy puts the 1.7L diesel in the Sonic. It would be faster and get insane MPG off the shelf. With some light engine mods (mostly chip), it would be an easy 70MPG car. Or if you like death carts, the 1.7L diesel in the Spark. Nice car for the price.
BTW, I looked at the intercooler piping. GM did a very nice job of hiding it not making it wrap all over the engine.
Eric Smit
Enforcer
Yeah, it's a metro. Lucky for them though, cars are just a means of getting to point B faster.
Some people get hard ons for MPG. Personally, I like race car.
Side note: There is already a 1.3T diesel for the Sonic. It's in the non-north American market; a member of the forum has one.
-Eric Smit
Some people get hard ons for MPG. Personally, I like race car.
Side note: There is already a 1.3T diesel for the Sonic. It's in the non-north American market; a member of the forum has one.
-Eric Smit
GeneralZod
New member
About 80% of my commute is on the Garden State Parkway. I like my turbo with full boost for merging and passing. However, you'd be surprise how some MPG methods parallel HP gains. Most of the MPG mods are to take out the human factor of mashing the pedal.
One interesting point, raising intake temps slightly does have a thermodynamic effect that decrease resistance in the combustion cycle. It is easier to push around hot air less dense air than cold dense air. And, if it was more accepted there would be less of a need for an EGR. Some estimate the EGR lazy way to bridge this gap. Engineering other means would be more costly. Sad part is EGRs are a weak point in many different engine designs.
rdss
Junior Member
Yeah, most performance mods increase effenciency but most of us have that human factor of going faster with more power. I really don't get into hyper mile driving, as long as I get my 32-34 mpg straight traffic driving I'm happy. It's better than my truck getting 16 mpg in the Sierra.
GeneralZod
New member
I have a hard for MPG too, but it can't be a dud either. That is why I have always like focred induction diesels. Which is why I say 1.7L turbo. That size would be better equipt for highway speeds. With some tuning, 50+ MPG (combined) and 250 ft/lbs is the best of both worlds.
GeneralZod
New member
Exactly, I want to spend as little as possible on my commute.
Everything else is fun time. And, during that time I want loads of boost.
