Howdy howdy everyone. I'm new to the site and hope to contribute and learn from it just like the other forum (team-integra.net) that I'm on under the same name. DC2Nick is someone who referred me, but apparently he's selling his Integra
I have a 1997 Acura Integra LS with a few breather modifications and sport spring and adjustable shock upgrades. I take the car auto-crossing whenever possible am a member of the SCCA. I'm studying mechanical engineering in the Albany area, but call Houston, Texas home since I went to high school there.
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Intro out of the way, I have a request of members
I have a project in my statistics-esque course this semester that asks me to research a problem by gathering data related towards mechanical engineering. Naturally, I chose something to do with cars. I want to find out if and what differences "breather" mods will do to fuel economy versus stock. By "breather mods" I mean intake, header, cat, and exhaust changes. To do this project well,
I need a little help and here's where I ask for your assistance.
Requirements: Your car has any combination of I/H/C/E mods that are different from whatever the stock configuration of your engine is. Preferably, only these mods. If you have any other mods (internals, cams, ignition, turbo, etc), I will have to take your results with a grain of salt but they will be used.
On your next trip to the gas station do the following:
1) Fill up your gas tank completely. When I say completely, I mean let up on the handle and let it come to a point where it begins to bubble out. This is to get a constant on how much gas is in the tank.
2) Reset your trip meter.
3) Drive for 50 or more miles or to where your tank is lower than 3/4 full. The further you drive the more accurate the results because there are many factors that affect fuel economy.
4) Refill your gas tank to the brim like step 1.
5) Calculate your gas mileage by dividing the number of miles on the trip odometer by the number of gallons of gas you put in. Let me know what you get, what mods on what engine you have, how healthy your engine is, tire pressure if possible, your location and general driving conditions (short stop and go city trips, highway trips, anything in between).
The more people I have doing this, the more accurate my study will be. Please tell your friends! Drive like a granny or a madman, I don't care. Anything and everything will be considered.
My report is due November 30, so if you can get the data to me in 2 weeks or less I can include it in the study. Hopefully this project will turn out somewhat realistic and I will post results for all to see.
-Jeff