Anyone else with hardpipes experience worse gas milage?

[Bhamsan]

I've had my hardpipes for about a month and I've filled up twice already. I usually end up driving 90% freeway from school to home and back on the weekends (100 miles each way) and have noticed that I am losing about 50-60 miles the last 2 tanks of gas I've had. Just curious if this happens to anyone els, or if I'm suddenly growing a lead foot.

[Rich24km]

dude, my mileage has gone up from getting hard pipes, and CAI. I even run more psi. Thing is u're problably gunning it more listening to it? Or driving harder.......if you don't drive hard you'll get better mileage with the pipes....or maybe i'm wrong, Its just that i'm getting better mileage.

[EvilMSP]

I think your foot is getting heavy. With just what you said there seems to be no reason why that mileage would go down. Some other forum members reported lower gas mileage after like a year or so but that was for unknown or random reasons. I bet your next tank(s) will even out to a normal level.

[Bhamsan]

Yeah, you guys are probably right, I'm addicted to the spooling sound. I'd hate to see my mileage when I get my GReddy type S installed.

[_Slotegé_]

I haven't have any gas milage gain's or loss so far!

I hope, i don't start having this problem because,gas prices are starting to rise.:(

[BOOSTR]

Florida gas is no joke @ $2.269 a gallon.(fu) OIL COMPANIES!

Suspect a heavier foot as the culprit for less mpg's!

[MSBlueP]

Florida gas is no joke @ $2.269 a gallon.(fu) OIL COMPANIES!

Suspect a heavier foot as the culprit for less mpg's!

wow.. its $2.40 where i live at.

- monchie

[tiwing]

mine went down. definitely due to a heavier foot though. once I eased up my milage was what it was before the pipes. Same deal with the midpipe.

(and I paid $1.02 a LITRE for 91 octane last week. 3.75 litres to a US gallon, exchange rate right now is 0.73. That's $2.79 a gallon. Sucks to be Canadian right now - but only because of the gas prices...;) )

[EvilMSP]

Ok I dont want to get all into this cause it happens like everyday in my normal life but...

It's not the pil companies fault, they do not control the amount that they sell for. (BTW before you speculate I have no good source my dad is in Unocal 76 Management)

Oil companies have to buy barrels of oil from a provider, usually OPEC cause no one will let Bush or anyone else drill in Alaska where there is tons of oil, so we have to buy. OPEC forever has driven prices rediculously high for us just to make money. The oil companies right now are making no money what so ever. They cannot raise prices to make profits too high or else people won't buy. There is also a law that prohibits a station/company to sell gas for under what it cost to make it. (Costco got sued a while ago for this) So right now the oil companies are stuck, and people blame them.

So blame OPEC :). But now of course since we took over Iraq we actually are a part of OPEC for the first time ever, and Bush hasn't helped to lower prices, he said he wants to raise them.....so actually yelll at Bush, I hate that guy.

[EvilMSP]

Heh I forgot what the thread topic was cause my post was so long, sorry. I just read the other post and spewed info....

*Back to Topic

[jurgs01]

Wow, looks like that topic hit a nerve. There's a lot more involved than just that in the gas prices. Back on topic. Hardpipes make the turbo hold boost better due to not flexing, but not enough to cause that much of a difference in gas mileage.

[Bhamsan]

RIght on with the OPEC thing. My girlfriend's family owns a gas station, and thats exactly how it is.

Last weekend in San Diego, I saw a gas station selling 87 octane for $2.94 a gallon. Beat that!

[KyRaceFan]

Reset the ECU.. or just wait. The car needs a little adjustment period to get used to the new mods and driving style.

Also, John Kerry wants to raise gas prices too.
Its BS i say!

[Dexter]

Ohhh poor poor oil companies. (jerkit)

[EvilMSP]

Ohhh poor poor oil companies. (jerkit)
I know it seems like a bi faceless corporation to you but it is seriously terrible, they are barely making it. Over the past 2 years my dad and other managers have had to fire/layoff over half of their workers, most other companies report the same. LOTS of people are losing jobs.

[Notorious_V.I.C]

(jacked) like Wilsman00 said, Blame Bush and OPEC, they're in it together
My father and Unlce work together and they own a gas station and workshop. I do see the prices are higher, but they are pretty cheap just by a small amount.

[mspeedpro]

im glad to see yall are both sittin in daddys lap when it comes to politics--

im sure kerrys mentality of supporting gas tax increases in the past would do wonders to lower the current prices -=X bush suxors!!

[ONRAILS]

RIght on with the OPEC thing. My girlfriend's family owns a gas station, and thats exactly how it is.

Last weekend in San Diego, I saw a gas station selling 87 octane for $2.94 a gallon. Beat that!
OMG!!! and I'm thinking we have it bad at $2.16 in Charlotte! I feel for you bro! I also have a Pontiac Montana, what a bitch to fill! I think it has a 22 gallon tank or something like that. geez..

[YayArea420]

wow.. its $2.40 where i live at.

- monchie

I am paying $2.62 a gallon where I live. Gas prices suck!!!

[KyRaceFan]

gas got as high as 2.19 or so.. but it slowly came down..i paid 2.069 last night.

[MetalSpeed]

heard on the news last night they are supposed to be dropping in the next couple of weeks,don't know how much of that is BS, but we'll see Oh BTW 2.16 here in San Antonio, Tx

I don't see why the hard pipes should affect anything.

[EvilMSP]

im glad to see yall are both sittin in daddys lap when it comes to politics--

im sure kerrys mentality of supporting gas tax increases in the past would do wonders to lower the current prices -=X bush suxors!!
Facts are facts, mock where they came from if you like but its the truth.

[pip7441622]

Facts are facts, mock where they came from if you like but its the truth.Do you really have MSP # 666?

[EvilMSP]

Do you really have MSP # 666?
Hell yes i do! (flame)

[Bhamsan]

This thread got jacked a total of 4 times. I find that hilarious. 5 icluding this one, but hey, i started the thread!

[pip7441622]

Your gas milage problem is most likely your lead foot.

But MSP # 666, thats funny. Paint it red.

['Sploder]

^^^ lol red with flames. I think I got everyone beat for gas prices... using the conversion metioned previously... my 94 octane is... drumroll please... $3.02 US dollars per gallon. booooo



Speaking of flames.. GO calgary!

[Bhamsan]

At the place I saw for $2.94 a gallon, 91 octane (not 94) sold for $3.14 per gallon, and this is in the US. I wanted to take a picture of the price just so everyone would shit their pants.

[Rich24km]

its 2.199 cents per gal here in jacksonville. Chapel hill is the same also.

[EvilMSP]

My friend in Denmark is paying $5.40~, so deal with it :)