[ahrut7]

anyone here ever seafoam their car i did mines today smoke the hell out of my shop's parking lot lol i think it actually works wonders my car feel alot better in the throttle response part i dont know about the mpg yet but hopefully it does bc it seems im only gettin 23-4mph wondering if thats normal or bad my 1st miata so i really dont know how much i should b getting .

 

[(Adam)]

Tried it, didn't do a whole lot for my lowish mileage car nor my 189K truck, oh well.
If you put it in your oil, Seafoam themselves says you don't have to change the oil, FYI.
And about the MPG, Miatas are geared so they're kinda rev-happy, at 60 mph you're at 3K so don't expect better than 30 if ya drive it easy.

 

[ChrisJuliano]

23-24 mpg is horrible Should be 30+

 

[(Adam)]

Ya think? Haven't been able to calculate for my NB as its bein' strange... :|

 

[ChrisJuliano]

On the highway my friend said he was calculating 30+mpg driving to TN.

Normal driving I dont really know but I would guess it has to be atleast super low 30s or 28-29 at least.

 

[ahrut7]

yea miata super rev happy rev past 3k easy mayb bc im shifting at 4 im not gettin the correct mpg and kinda lame im at 3200rpm and going like 65 mayb its my driving im not getting mpg lol most likely thats it

 

[ChrisJuliano]

If you drive like you type thats why your MPGs are bad Jk hah I shift at like 3k usually. I also have new plugs and wires which helps I guess.

 

[(Adam)]

Well there's your problem. haha
Hey Chris, the stickers I was lookin' for were the "roadster<3love", not "life". Any clue about those?

 

[ChrisJuliano]

I only know the Roadster Life one, I have it on my roll bar if you go to my flickr you can see a pic of my car from behind its in that pic.

 

[ahrut7]

damn knew it ive done full tuneup on how to get better mpg lol spark plugs wires fuel filter air and seafoam lmao

 

[ChrisJuliano]

What gas are you using? 87? I use 87 always they say 93 gets on average 4 less HP on a stock miata

 

[(Adam)]

Alright yeah I saw the RL blog page thing.
Guess I'll keep searchin'.

 

[RedemPhex]

every about 2-5 months, one of these threads pops up. Seafoam works as it is intended. It cleans carbon deposits. is it going to give you horsepower? unlikely... might actually do the opposite since the more carbon in the combustion chamber, the higher your compression.

I use it as a general purpose cleaner on many occasions... for getting gunk off the car/car parts. lol, many uses!

 

[ChrisJuliano]

If you need a custom sticker made it is actually cheaper to just call a local vinyl guy and say will you make me a sticker (give the dimensions approx) for me for whatever your willing to pay for it. My local vinyl guy (whos my highschool friend but still) makes me anything I want for very cheap $3-$6 per sticker depending on how much work it is for him to make it (like drawing and customizing it)

 

[(Adam)]

Might be the way to go since the RL and CR stickers are unobtainable. :?

 

[ChrisJuliano]

You got a pm.

 

[OH RLY]

i've heard on higher mileage engines seafoam can actually cause leaks.. some of that carbon buildup can apparently work as a seal for any gaskets that may have deteriorated.

 

[ahrut7]

yea i heard that too about highmileage but i have a 91 with only 116k so im good hahahaha i wasnt expecting more horsepower that be kinda dumb lol i got better throttle response from it from cleaning the intake. So it did its job i believe well to my car it did

 

[stormin'norman]

Another great alternative is Mopar Combustion Chamber Cleaner.

 

[Darthteddy]

The mopar CCC is less likely to eat you o2 sensor.

I can't believe both aren't illegal in cali. Everything else seems to be.