IC pipes= better mpg??

[Pantaloon007]

Well, I just installed a DIY 2" IC pipe kit(as in buy a generic kit and use a portable bandsaw to cut to fit). It looks great, and Im very happy with the removal of whatever lag there was due to the crappy stock IC piping- especially after the IC to the 3000 pipe.

But what I did not expect was my supermonitor to tell me that I'd gain about 1.3 mpg as a result. I was averaging 15.7mpg with my normally lead-footed driving, but now with the same heavy foot, Im getting between 16.9 and 17.0

Im wondering if anyone else has experienced this.

 

[shaeff]

You probably had boost leaks that you were unaware of with your old piping.

 

[Pantaloon007]

Well, I had tested for boost leaks before I put in the MBC about 4 months ago and had none. I wont discount that one could have developed between then and now, although my MPG was roughly the same 15.5 to 15.8 since I bought the car last March, and as soon as I bought it I did all the preventative maint./tune-up jobs(oil, fuel filter, plugs, wires, new battery, belts, coolant hoses, vac lines)

 

[Rennat]

i dont even bother calculating my mpg anymore....

i just drive, fill up sometime between 1/4 tank and 1/8 tank...

 

[Poodles]

My MPG has gone up since I did my mods...

Exhaust was the biggest player, but the IC pipes definately helped as well.

 

[Nomad707]

exhuast is way to go.. but also.. ive never really recorded my MPG as gas is finally dirt cheap again (1.80$) here

i get around 17mpg with straight exhuast and fuel management

 

[akito]

where did you get that kit?? i need some pipes assap. Would you know any places to get it locally? it doesnt have to be a kit. I just need some aluminum pipes or steel pipes. I just need to get the car running in the comming week. Went to homedepot looking but they didnt have anything close to 2 inche pipe lol

 

[CATarga]

Figure out how many 90's and 45's you need and swing by your local muffler shop(that has a mandrel bender), and ask for some pipe in the size you want bent up w/8-10 " of legs on each side of the bend. Most shop charge about $5-10/bend, plus the cost of the tube. If you want to use aluminum swing by a local steel supply shop or steel fabricators(that sells supplies to the public), get what you need and have a muffler shop bend it for you.

 

[akito]

i think im going stop by this huge warehouse that sells aluminum and steel pipes. Just to get my car running im going to run DYI set up. Since i swapped from an NA using the same p/s resevior therefore i can't and might as well not use the fender ic pipe and find away of going through the stock intake box. Thanks tho

 

[Pantaloon007]

I just bought an ~$90 2" pipe kit on ebay. I had it from a while back, used it on my MK1 MR2 turbo conversion. Comes with 8 couplers, 16 t-clamps, 2 90deg, 2 60deg, 2 45deg and 2 straight pipes. For the price and the ease of it showing up on your door, it works well. I just cut to fit and it took about 4 hours. The bitch was the comp. outlet, but once you get the pipe down youre golden.

The only way I measure mpg is with my supermonitor. If I didnt have it I would have cared less. Supras arent built for gas efficiency, but I did find it interesting that IC pipes netted me 1.3mpg, with better response. I guess that the stocker IC is ok, but the stock IC pipes were made for ease of install at the factory, not performance.

 

[Nick M]

You don't need to step on the loud pedal as hard to get the same acceleration.

 

[carter]

You don't need to step on the loud pedal as hard to get the same acceleration.

What is it 90% of the throttle is basically the same as full throttle. Just not wasting as much gas.

somethin to that effect, is what i was always told.

Could be wrong, just my 2 cent,
Carter, J.