2004 Aveo owner looking to increase MPG :D

[RGR]

Great to be here, I am an experienced car modder (Mustangs)
and hope to get my Aveo up over 40 MPG full time. 36 MPG
before a broken timing belt. Please point me in the right direction
for first mods, etc!

[petrified.rabbit]

well it you want mpg while you rebuild, get the engine sleeved and custom pistons, making it a @ 1.2 liters, and get a compression of @ 11.5:1 so you can run super, reduce displacement and maintain hp..


i'm just kidding, take all that money and convert it to electricity..
:P


welcome to the site..

[RGR]

I almost could have went to electric drivetrain for what the dang
fix has cost me!!! Plus, I am an Electrician and this is relatively simple...
But I would likely do a hybrid with an on-board generator like a chevy Volt.

[Z34guy]

I almost could have went to electric drivetrain for what the dang
fix has cost me!!! Plus, I am an Electrician and this is relatively simple...
But I would likely do a hybrid with an on-board generator like a chevy Volt.

nice. Let me know how many batteries you plan on polluting landfills with.

[ontarian_frog]

nice. Let me know how many batteries you plan on polluting landfills with.

Btw, batteries are fully recyclable... People pay for old batteries.

[trempus]

engine swap to a diesel

[petrified.rabbit]

nice. Let me know how many batteries you plan on polluting landfills with.

Btw, batteries are fully recyclable... People pay for old batteries.

That's not common practice in the us yet. We had a person come down once a month from Ontario to buy our batteries for $5 each.

[Pauls07]

if its stick, shift at 1500 rpm

[MetroMPG]

nice. Let me know how many batteries you plan on polluting landfills with.

Ah, the old FUD.

Even in the US, 90% of lead acid batteries are recycled. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_recycling )

The rate for automotive grade NIMH and lithium cells will likely be even higher, since the materials recovered are worth more than lead. (Toyota currently pays a bounty for batteries recovered from damaged/wrecked vehicles - http://www.toyota.com/html/hybridsynerg ... ttery.html )

[MetroMPG]

Great to be here, I am an experienced car modder (Mustangs)
and hope to get my Aveo up over 40 MPG full time. 36 MPG
before a broken timing belt. Please point me in the right direction
for first mods, etc!

An 11% boost shouldn't be hard to do.

First, get instrumentation so you have instant and trip average feedback (changing your driving habits is easiest & fastest way to gains).

Pump up the tires, make sure all the basic maintenance is done. Use the lightest weight synth gear & motor oil the car can take, particularly if you live where there's winter.

If you do mostly highway driving (guessing you do, from your 36mpg), aero mods are your best bet. All kinds of things you can do there to get more than 11%: Partial grille block, passenger mirror delete, smooth undertray, lowering and/or air dam, smooth wheel covers. More aggressive mods that require fabrication skills would be: rear fender skirts, and a kammback attachment on the hatchback to taper the airflow coming off the roof/sides.

Oh, and welcome to the forum.