16-10-2013, 07:35 PM
(16-10-2013, 05:56 PM)Poodle Wrote: Lol read the sentence again dude, he says he saw a drop in mpg.
Pro_steve did some experimenting with economy maps, might be worth contacting: www.hdi-tuning.co.uk. I saw a 10% rise in my mpg from one of his economy maps, but i saw the same gain with his normal stage 1 map, so long as i didn't use the power anyway lol.
You know what, just look at my project thread lol, link in my sig down there VVV. Loads of ideas in there - longer gearbox from a 206 eco (rare as hens' teeth, unfortunately); lowering the car (genuinely helps); undertrays, full or partial; etc etc.
Cheers for all of this, I really appreciate the input.Keep it coming. My daughter plays for 3 football teams, that mileage added to my stop start work mileage and we spend more on diesel than we do on groceries. Girls' footie is a nightmare as the teams are miles away.
The wide tyre thing is totally true. Cars today all have 185 tyres as a minimum and when I started driving it was only 2.0 capris,XR2/XR3 Golf GTI etc that had them. If cars were as light as that now with skinny 155 tyres the new engine technology would mean every car would do 80mpg. Put road tyres on a mountain bike and you'll soon see.