ok gang, heres the deal: i am getting lots of recals. up to one a day. the car is a 2000 MT with 60kmi on it. the 12v battery is original, and i have load tested it at 150 amps and it tests perfectly. the recals seem to happen after local stop-and-go traffic, or after hard acceleration on the highway or showing off the low-speed gitupandgo. my normal driving is 35 minutes to work: 10 minutes from home to interstate, 35-55mph, 5 stoplights. 20 minutes interstate 60-65 mph. 5 minutes interstate to work, 50-55 mph, 3 stoplights. i get 60-65 mpg, depending on temp, traffic, and a/c use. small hills only enroute. slight pedal pressure to get 4 bars of assist, back off a hair to get mpg bar up a bit. no more than 15 seconds, and just to keep my speed up.
i have sumitomo tires, a hot air mod, and a pair of 55 watt fog lights on all the time.
so.... 2 questions. is the mpg i'm getting reasonable? and would a forced recharge (IMA reset) help any? it sure seems the battery SOC gage is losing track of the actual SOC a lot.
andy g.
i have sumitomo tires, a hot air mod, and a pair of 55 watt fog lights on all the time.
so.... 2 questions. is the mpg i'm getting reasonable? and would a forced recharge (IMA reset) help any? it sure seems the battery SOC gage is losing track of the actual SOC a lot.
andy g.