hey people i think i may have a bit of a problem with my f reg xr3i mfi.....

im only getting 30 mpg but this may be bcoz of the really cold weather and my metering valve been open more but also is this affecting the fact that the car really struggles to get past the 100 mph mark not that i need to do that speed which is awhile since i did those kind of speeds so this is a new problem discovered yesterday so i will check all the usual plugs and leads etc etc just wondering could it be a worse problem than this????

cheers steve

 

should easily get past 110 on the speedo, is it at all rattly from the top end? cam wear can greatly reduce power and the cold weather shouldn't make a huge difference once the engine warms up. maybe worth getting the emmisions checked and set-up too.

 

is your air box open? because when i used to have xr3i's i found that opening it slightly would improve acceleration slightly and i would also lose out top end speed, also when its open it used to guzzle the petrol

 

ill check the airbox was planning on making a custom airfeed with that anyway hopefully that will sort it out. its not rattly at all its fooking smooth actually thats why im slightly puzzled

 

how much will it cost me to get the emissions tweaked???

 

not sure how much that will cost,

just noticed you were from inverness. im originally from up your way

 

yeh well im actually from out west but been living here on and off since 95' where abouts did you used to live? im up hilton at the mo

 

Tain, bit north of inverness. great wee town

 

checked the air filter and it looks like it was forsed in becoz it was crumpled put back on and connected up but i was driving down the road and she started gasping for petrol you know the whining noise but this is strange as i have been getting 30 mpg but had only done 80 miles but was sure there was 4 gallon in there!!!!!! what sort of mpg should i be getting in my e reg model i had in wales i was gettin 80 miles to a tenner now its 70 if im lucky im going to dig out my trusty haynes!!!!

 

remember if its a few years since the last xr3i you had, petrol prices have gone up considerabley since then and a tenner dont get ya much these days

 

probly cost you about 35 quid for a kryptone tuneup including setting the CO% and ign. timing and checking all your sparks for strength etc.

 

if it helps u i only get 50-60 miles in a s2 rs turbo to a Ł10.00

 

thats pretty cheap cheers sexr3i!!!

hornets7 that makes me feel a whole load better i thould i heard sum1 say you get 45 mpg from the rst sound nice cars by the way once i get a new cable for my digi cam ill get my baby up here to..