Woodruff, Jason P wrote:
> My (wife's) Neon runs pretty decent, '97 with 90K mi. It's the peppy
> DOHC ACR coupe. I rarely get under 30mi/gal, even with a few autoXs
> thrown in (but I drive pretty conservative outside the races). I would
> think an aggressive driver should get at least 25mi/gal out of the DOHC
> and 30 from the SOHC and a conservative driver should get 35 and 40.
I just filled up lastnight - tried a different station and grade. I had
been using BP/Amoco regular... put Mobil midgrade in lastnight. I'm
still getting about 29 MPG...
I'm pretty sure I'd be considered as driving conservative. I'm doing
betwen 65-70 on the highway... about 75 miles a day... Its the 3 speed
auto, and its doing about 2500-2700 RPM at my cruising speed.
> Do you have the dual Cam or single?
I have the SOHC
> The DOHC has a pretty aggressive
> tune and feels a little rough, but that's where the 150hp/133ft-lb comes
> from. All neons (there's only 2 gen, not 3) shared the same two
> fundamental motors with some tuning tweaks here and there to satisfy the
> feds/Californians. The 2.4L motor from the PT cruiser is a drop in as
> well, lots of people do that swap.
Hmmm ok thats good to know for future reference :D
>
> You can try Neons.org forums as well. Lots of knowledge there.
I tried before and had some problems accessing... I'm going to go try
again right now.
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