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help!!!very bad fuel mileage

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pearlwhite97gt

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hey all my car is getting 13.5 mpg i drive the car in the city shifting under 2600rpm i have a k&n full exh w/o cats the car has always done atleast 15.9 in the city and the past couple of weeks its been dropping to were its at now i was looking at my o2s and i see bank 2 switching from .1 to .9 volts rather fast but bank1 is switching slower and barely going over .55 and no cel or codes what do you think bad 02 sensors?
 
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Lifter583

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Gave the MAF and throttle body a good cleaning ?? I also run Sea Foam in the gas tank every 1k to keep the injectors clean...K&N's are good at coating the MAF with oil...and giving a false reading of air flow...
 

DarkFireGT

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Maybe a bad tune? You should be getting around 20 or more if you're shifting that low.
 
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pearlwhite97gt

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thanks will try cleaning the maf tomorrow im running the 93 performance tune with the maf curve at -4% on the diablo sport tuner.. i regret buying the k&n system after seeing the other kits like the c&l but ohwell thanks guys i will keep you posted!
 

SpartaPerformance

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Darkfire is right, I average 22 mpg with 60% city driving. Is your air filter dirty???
 

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Sparta Performance said:
Dark Fire is right, I average 22 mpg with 60% city driving. Is your air filter dirty???
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Unlike carbureted cars, in computer controlled cars a dirty air filter will more affect performance than fuel mileage.
 
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