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  • #46
    Ya try having a 07 tbss awd and get 14 on the highway 3.69 for 92 here in Renton Washington. It just makes me love my bp festiva a little more every time I fill up , she got 25 mpg on the last tank . With only about 500 miles on her and the vics not working I think that's pretty good.

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    • #47
      I SOOOOO got my Festy at the PERFECT time, and I was thinking I was

      I can't believe I'm getting 30 mpg at an average speed of probably less than 10 mph.

      FOR THE WINNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!

      Gas is $3.25- $3.40
      Buck.
      -1993 Ford Festiva GL, ~200k, B6, Aspire rear, Rio front, 5-speed. '87 Prelude alloys. Happy to be back on the route!!!
      -1999 Toyota Sienna XLE, 346,000
      -1996 Chevrolet K1500 Z71, 350 V8, 198k, hauler

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      • #48
        You guys are lucky, here it is around 1.54 a litre so 5.82 a gallon. Then i have to drive about 180km a day for uni about 70 a week just on petrol. Then the government has broken a promise to bring in a carbon tax which will make the prices go higher i say ANARCHY!
        93 Ford Festiva WA (project car)
        98 Ford Festiva WF (aspire)(parts car)
        98 "Gloria" Toyota Corolla AE101 (daily driver)

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        • #49
          Was thinking about putting together a gasisfier and experiment on a festy. At $5.00 gal maybe I'll find the incentive to get around to it. Now where did I put those schematics again
          (paperboy 23) 88 Festy Blue, aspire Engine/trans/efi swap,

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          • #50
            Just paid $3.41 for 87 octane here in Rochester, NY......... absurd!

            Originally posted by mattman View Post
            so how bad is it around the country $3.20 on the N.C. coast and just paid $3.39 in Myrtle Beach S.C. ......and of course this would be the time the festy is decided to break down on me
            My Whips:

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            • #51
              regular is 3.42 here and E30 is 3.09. come spring time i will be building a hydrogen generator to see if i can get some more mpgs.
              07 Chevy 1500. 5.3 E85
              91 Festiva DD B6, M5, AC, PS
              90 Festiva figure 8 racer
              90 Mustang LX, LSX, 4L80. AFONOMO

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              • #52
                I've watched tons of videos and read lots of jargon on the hydrogen generators........ interesting concept....... but it always seems to fall flat. Keep us updated!
                My Whips:

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                • #53
                  will do. we experimented in the past with them and the hydrogen gas that is created is definitely volatile. just a matter of gettin it built right.
                  07 Chevy 1500. 5.3 E85
                  91 Festiva DD B6, M5, AC, PS
                  90 Festiva figure 8 racer
                  90 Mustang LX, LSX, 4L80. AFONOMO

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                  • #54
                    You guys have it easy!

                    It has been $4.199/gal here for a long time, and now it has gone up to $4.879/gal.

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                    • #55
                      Remember the conservation of energy? The HHO thing does not work. It takes more to create the gas than what you get out of it.

                      Hydrogen has three times the power output of gasoline. It'll blow a stock engine fast.

                      Propane is safer but has around 80% the power of gasoline.
                      Previous:
                      1991 GL. (01' ranger lights!) P/S,A/C Sold to Mum.
                      1990 auto. hacked up rally toy.
                      1988 5 speed. The pile
                      1993 5 speed.
                      1995 5 speed aspire. Gutted for the 90' auto.

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                      • #56
                        5.62 a gallon here, in imperial measurements.........yup, it hurts the pocketbook!

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                        • #57
                          Originally posted by schreurs1 View Post
                          regular is 3.42 here and E30 is 3.09. come spring time i will be building a hydrogen generator to see if i can get some more mpgs.
                          If you can make it work, then I would really be glad & I'll give it a go again.

                          But, frankly, it just seems that it something that can't be replicated easily & a relatively low success rate (kind of like Singh Grooves).

                          However, I've seen Aspire owners easily replicate cheap front air dams & get between 6-8 mpg more. And it doesn't take any time & research to get to work. HHO seems like you need a LOT of spare time to figure things out & even then, you're not guaranteed ANY success.

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                          • #58
                            HAHA dont use Imperial, lol.......No one will know what you are talking about!

                            Although $4.879/gal is in US gallons! Still sucks

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                            • #59
                              3.55 here in CT

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                              • #60
                                3.19 here, can't wait to see what it does tomorrow.
                                An idea can turn to dust or magic, depending on the talent that rubs against it.

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