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    Better atomization could be a factor. And you could definitely save a little fuel during the warm-up process.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Loren View Post
    You want to get better economy, simply put less air through the engine. Either don't open the throttle as much, or RESTRICT the intake in some manner so that even if you open the throttle... less air is going in. Less air = less fuel
    so you're saying if I put duct tape over half of the intake pipe on this car then I will get better mileage? Please say yes

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    Quote Originally Posted by Codylehr23 View Post
    so you're saying if I put duct tape over half of the intake pipe on this car then I will get better mileage? Please say yes
    Well, you'd be getting half the power (assuming you successfully cut airflow by 50%). You could do the exact same thing by pressing the gas pedal half as much. The end result is, you spend longer accelerating more slowly, and don't save any gas.

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    Quote Originally Posted by foama View Post
    I will post a report of the observed mpg differences when I am sure about the results, not earlier.
    This could be in several weeks, or in whatever time is necessary. Thanks for your patience.

    Preliminary UPDATE:

    After the first ride, the figures displayed were very much better.
    I don't know how much consumption really changed, but this picture was taken about 20 minutes after driving began. The display was not reset on start.
    The trip was on well-built country roads going through villages and built-up areas, much of it out of town at 80 - 90 km/h.

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    In the world of economy these days, I'm gunna say that ones a fluke.

    Let us know in a couple tanks.

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        click to view fuel log View my fuel log 2018 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 43.5 mpg (US) ... 18.5 km/L ... 5.4 L/100 km ... 52.2 mpg (Imp)


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    Update:
    The ECU uses pulse duration, which translates to opening time of injectors, as the basis for calculating fuel consumption. The new injectors have a much higher flow rate than OEM, being around 140% of OEM, so they squirt more fuel at the same pulse duration. That made the display show less consumption than actual. Meanwhile the OEM injectors are back in.
    I have observed the new injectors atomize fuel into a much finer spray than the OEM, which reduces consumption while the cold engine is warming up. I imagine the better atomization paired with the correct flow rate would be optimal for best economy. Improvement could realistically be around 5% depending on driving style and trip distance.
    For comparison, the famous economical Daihatsu/Toyota/ 3cylinder 1KR engine, which is in current production and similar to ours, uses injectors with only four holes at almost identical fuel pressure. The atomization is clearly not as good as on our OEM 10 hole injectors.
    Last edited by foama; 05-30-2019 at 08:18 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by foama View Post
    Update:
    The ECU uses pulse duration, which translates to opening time of injectors, as the basis for calculating fuel consumption. The new injectors have a much higher flow rate than OEM, being around 140% of OEM, so they squirt more fuel at the same pulse duration. That made the display show less consumption than actual. Meanwhile the OEM injectors are back in.
    I have observed the new injectors atomize fuel into a much finer spray than the OEM, which reduces consumption while the cold engine is warming up. I imagine the better atomization paired with the correct flow rate would be optimal for best economy. Improvement could realistically be around 5% depending on driving style and trip distance.
    For comparison, the famous economical Daihatsu/Toyota/ 3cylinder 1KR engine, which is in current production and similar to ours, uses injectors with only four holes at almost identical fuel pressure. The atomization is clearly not as good as on our OEM 10 hole injectors.
    So you switched back to OEM or leaving in new injectors?


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