what can i do for the BEST fuel economy?

[zstangboi]

i was surprised, i bought this ion for my gf, with the 2l supercharged, and it only gets like 20 mpg, maybe a bit more, with 30k miles, what could i do for better fuel economy, and to prolong the life of the engine

[clevelander2002]

Shift at lower rpms and drive more highway if possible. I used to get 27-30 mpg depending on how I drove.

[Aeain]

I can get 30+ mpg on the highway

[socalsilverRL]

what can i do for the BEST fuel economy?

buy a Yaris. 40mpg.

you bought a performance car. Dont worry bout gas mileage.

[Ron9919]

If you want to get good gas.........Take off the supercharger......or do like stated 2 posts up and buy a car that doesn't go anywhere!

[rlinbatonrouge]

Originally Posted by socalsilverRL

buy a Yaris. 40mpg.

you bought a performance car. Dont worry bout gas mileage.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

I wonder if they have these threads on their forums as well. "I get only 42 mpg in the city. What can I do to get better?" Better yet, "WTF?!?! I only have 3 WHP?"

[Ahriman]

build the motor and do a giant turbo swap. youll get less than 20 then, and that would be the "BEST" in my opinion.

[rlinbatonrouge]

Originally Posted by Ahriman

build the motor and do a giant turbo swap. youll get less than 20 then, and that would be the "BEST" in my opinion.

I got 16 MPG once. I think it was right after my stage 2 installation, and before that tank was done I got either traction bars or the rear sway bar. I beat the CRAP out of it that tank. 16mpg STILL cracks me up.

So back to the real question, I would suggest driving it like you are 90, never going over 2K rpms, keeping it to 55mph on the innerstate and always having a tailwind. Good luck. I'm happy with 20, but I didn't get the car for fuel economy.

[zstangboi]

alright, well im new to this, i recently had a 02 camaro with a supercharged ls1, and it got 32 mpg no problem, also had a 6 speed and not a 5 speed, it just is hard to believe that a 4 cylinder can get shitty mileage

[rlinbatonrouge]

Originally Posted by zstangboi

alright, well im new to this, i recently had a 02 camaro with a supercharged ls1, and it got 32 mpg no problem, also had a 6 speed and not a 5 speed, it just is hard to believe that a 4 cylinder can get shitty mileage

Mine gets exactly what was on the window sticker, I can't complain if I wanted to.