Starting to hate my celica now..., Gas goes down so fast... Options

[howie_vang]

I have a 97 Celica GT 2.2 li and these cars are not gas saver at all. The gas drop like everything time you step on the gas pedal..what can be done? I am starting to hate driving it cause i can't afford gas no more it it takes $40.00+ to fill it up. I travel 30 miles to work everyday and I almost have to gas twice a week. Sometimes I wish i could have bought a Honda Civic. I mean seriously this car ain't that fast but it uses so many gas compare to Acuras and Hondas..Maybe thinking about selling my car now, but i will hate to see it go.

[yarik83]

90% of your problem comes from your subconsciousness telling you that you might have a problem. Celica should give you 400 miles to a full tank driving on a highway. Anything below that implies that you have been either a baaaad boy driving your car hard and shifting at 8000rpm. It could also mean that you have been avoiding car maintenance like making sure that your wheels are aligned and that you have changed your spark plugs, spark plug wires, air filter, making sure you have no exhaust leaks and that your headers and intake were connected properly.

You say that you drive 60 mi every day 5 times per week. Do the math. That's already 300 miles right there. You are also probably stuck in traffic so thats another 40 miles worth of driving lost there. So now you are also in middle of winter/summer so you have to heat the car or use air conditioning so you are losing another 10 miles there.. thats 350 miles to a tank. Consider your weekend trips or evening outings and thats another 20 miles.

Either way the only feasible way for your celica to give you less than 350 miles to a tank is if you drive it hard or you have mechanical issues.

Now you say.. that you have to fill up twice driving 300 miles? You DEFINITELY either drive it like you stole it, stuck in traffic, idle or you have mechanical issues.

Do this. Park your car and put newspaper under it. Make sure your gas tank does not have a hole in it.

Err.. and this one should be self explanatory.. I do hope you connected your air temperature sensor when you put in your intake....