I have an 1989 festiva with a rebuild engine about 2 years ago with the carburetor rebuilt as well. I have been tracking my mileage for about a year now and average 29mpg with mixed street/highway driving. I keep my tire pressure at the proper psi. My question is if 29mpg is a good average for my car/year because i see people talk about 40+mpg.....
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it could be your driving habbits, it could be a bad sensor.. i cant think of the name but there is a sensor, that if its bad it will waste fuel.
all of my driving is 60mph or lower, sometimes i lead foot it. my wife drives about the same as me, we both try to shift at 2300rpms most of the time. i avg per tank 45mpg during the warmer months.
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That seems a bit low for a carb'd Festy IMO. My '88 (carb, 4-speed) gets an average of about 34-35, with with just a little highway miles. It used to be better, but hey, it's an '88, and most everything, including the clutch is original.
How do you drive? Leadfoot and jackrabbit starts, etc? Or more on the tame side?Last edited by deathegg; 06-14-2010, 09:40 PM. Reason: correction of bad spelling caused by lack of sleep...zzzzz
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Welll might be simple as the difference between an ATX and a manual.
As you didn't tell us which tranny you have, I will assume you have an ATX because 29 MPG would be about right for the 3 spd automatic.'93 Blue 5spd 230K(down for clutch and overall maintanence)
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'93 Turquoise 5spd 137K
'90 White LX Thanks to FB71
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Not with a carb it isnt auto. I find that carbed festys with unusually bad gas mileage are unusually quick for a festiva.youtube.com/neanderpaul 88 festiva LX w/BP G25 MR 5 speed waiting for wiring- 93 Festiva GL auto w/ air, waiting for B6t/G4A-HL - 98 Nissan Quest - 02 Mazda protege 5 wife's DD
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Originally posted by neanderpaul View PostNot with a carb it isnt auto. I find that carbed festys with unusually bad gas mileage are unusually quick for a festiva.
I ususally shift 1to2 @ 25mph, 2to3 @ 35mph, 3to4 @ 45mph and 4to 5 @ 55mph. I usually try to keep the RPM's around 2500 or less when possible. I admit, I get a spirited foot every once in a while, but I try to drive mine fairly normal. I have thought about hooking up a vacuum economy meter and seeing just how close or far off I am, I may then I can let you know were "the sweet spot is in my carby engine."91 Festiva GL "Scrat"
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Originally posted by neanderpaul View PostNot with a carb it isnt auto.
With all the swapping engines and tranny's that have been done to cars and then sold, we can't be sure we are still dealing with OEM equipment.'93 Blue 5spd 230K(down for clutch and overall maintanence)
'93 White B6 swap thanks to Skeeters Keeper
'92 Aqua parts Car
'93 Turquoise 5spd 137K
'90 White LX Thanks to FB71
"Your God of repentance will not save you.
Your holy ghost will not save you.
Your God plutonium will not save you.
In fact...
...You will not be saved!"
Prince of Darkness -1987
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my 88lx that is carbed averages about 40 city/highway so i think 29 is low.
have you checked the timing? when i first got the 88 the timing was off and i was getting crappy mileage due to that.Last edited by todd00; 06-15-2010, 01:52 PM."We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." -Mohandas Gandhi
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Originally posted by todd00 View Postmy 88lx that is carbed averages about 40 city/highway so i think 29 is low.
have you checked the timing? when i first got the 88 the timing was off and i was getting crappy mileage due to that.
Your LX is a five speed isnt it ? Thats a big plus for MPG. 30MPG is about right for an auto.sigpic
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no its is manual with about 160K. I once had to remove a small canister that sat on the left side(passenger) of the car connected to the carb by what seems to be a vacuum line but could never replace it. the dealer said the part isnt made anymore and ive lost misplaced it since.
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