Throttle cable affects MPG ??
#1
Registered!!
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Posts: 9
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Rep Power: 0 Throttle cable affects MPG ??
I just adjust my throtle cable the other day. It is tight, i like it better like that. But I was wondering, does adjusting the cable his any affect on my MPG...Gas Millage ?? Good Question huh ? Cause I notice gas went down a little quicker or was it cause I was Creepin a little to long, the stop and go and stepping on it , gunning my Civic down the quarter mile over here ? Fill me in guys.....Im curious cause if it does affect my MPG im gonna change it back to factory!![IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG]
#4
DIY King
iTrader: (61)
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, US
Age: 47
Posts: 11,469
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Rep Power: 394 Well, actually... If you raised your idle rpm's then you're using more gas now while idling, so of course you're going to use more gas. If you haven't changed the idle rpm's (it should be about 600) then it's all your fault. You're a maniac driver! [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]
#5
Registered!!
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Gainesville, Ga.
Age: 44
Posts: 1,069
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Rep Power: 0 Yup!!!! When I bought my intake and adjusted my throttle cable, I noticed that my MPG went down alot!!! It's just because I started getting up on it to hear the intake though[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/IMG]
#8
Registered!!
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Houston, Texas, US
Age: 40
Posts: 2,609
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Rep Power: 0 No...when you do this mod all you do is reduce the slack on the cable, therefore little effort is required from the driver's foot on the pedal to open the throttle. Not aware of this, most people will still press down on the gas pedal with the same pressure as they did before the "mod", therefore resulting in more gas being used, wich leads to the lower than average MPG.
Thread
Thread Starter
Honda Civic Forum
Replies
Last Post
SolidHollow
Mechanical Problems/Vehicle Issues and Fix-it Forum
15
09-13-2015 11:18 AM
John2009
8th & 9th Generation Civic 2006 - 2015
3
09-10-2015 09:53 PM
Bricoleur
Mechanical Problems/Vehicle Issues and Fix-it Forum
1
09-09-2015 12:30 PM
accelerator, affect, affects, cable, civic, effect, effects, honda, mpg, setting, shortening, throttle, tight, tighten, tightening