I haven't noticed that yet because my ridgeline ONLY goes Straight to the gas station!!!SteelBlue said:POOR.
My Steering rack on my F250 has a closer steering ratio that my ridgeline.
I love this truck, but today I noticed while coming around a small turn, I felt like I was driving a BUS with this horrible steering rack ratio.. I have to turn the wheel 1,000 times for a quarter turn..
anyone else?
Maybe there is a nut loose behind your wheel.I have to turn the wheel 1,000 times for a quarter turn..
Certainly takes some getting used to! The first time pulling away from a parking space should have shown that. 
What are your driving habits? Mine went up a little around the 3rd fillup, but it was never as low as yours and didn't go up but about 2 mpg. I didn't see any increase when I changed my oil.JOZ RIDG said:I haven't noticed that yet because my ridgeline ONLY goes Straight to the gas station!!!
Filled up yesterday for my 9th fillup for $54.20 for 19.2 gallons. 253 miles div. by 19.2 = 13.17 mpg AGAIN!!
Boy I hope this gets better after my first oil change like Ive' heard.
I believe the specs are about 3.5 turns lock to lock. Can you say hyperbole?SteelBlue said:POOR.
My Steering rack on my F250 has a closer steering ratio that my ridgeline.
I love this truck, but today I noticed while coming around a small turn, I felt like I was driving a BUS with this horrible steering rack ratio.. I have to turn the wheel 1,000 times for a quarter turn..
anyone else?
Nope. It's Greek to me.Can you say hyperbole?
I'll admit I'm a pretty aggressive driver which is part of my poor gas mileage. But I really tried to take it easy before my last fill up and was anticipating a good mpg run. I was sure let down with a 13.2 mpg reading. Ive' had one 16.3 and one 18.4 The rest have been 13.7 and 14.7swampler said:What are your driving habits? Mine went up a little around the 3rd fillup, but it was never as low as yours and didn't go up but about 2 mpg. I didn't see any increase when I changed my oil.
I usually accelerate fairly hard, but have managed to improve my mpg by about 1 to 1.5 by taking it easy on the pedal, though not as easy as the thread you referenced. It seems to me that there is just a lot of variation between models. I wonder if there is a difference based on accessories?JOZ RIDG said:I'll admit I'm a pretty aggressive driver which is part of my poor gas mileage. But I really tried to take it easy before my last fill up and was anticipating a good mpg run. I was sure let down with a 13.2 mpg reading. Ive' had one 16.3 and one 18.4 The rest have been 13.7 and 14.7
I'm going try Tex's Ridge's 3 principals for good mieage posted (9/24/05) under (305 Miles 13gls. = 23mpg) here in (Under The Hood/Performance/Tires&Wheels) and see what results I can get.
It's not going to be easy to change years of aggressive driving habits but at $55.00 a tank I'm going to give it a shot.
Joe
I agree, I didn't know the RL was drive by wire until I read it somewhere on a spec post.swampler said:What's the big deal about drive by wire? I didn't realize it was drive by wire until I read it here
I believe the throttle is more sensitive to the velocity/speed at which the pedal is pushed, in addition to the amount/degree that it is pressed down. It could just be my imagination, but the truck seems to be have different when for example you press the pedal down 1" at a normal "foot pressing speed" and when you quickly "slam" it down only 1".swampler said:What's the big deal about drive by wire? The biggest thing I notice is that when the cruise is engaged, the pedal is "pressed" by itself. The way you guys are talking, you're supposed to drive differently because of it, but I didn't realize it was drive by wire until I read it here (except for the cruise control issue about the pedal, which I didn't know why it did that).
Save your money and put regular 87 grade in. Many of us have tried this experiment to gain response, speed, mpg, etc... with absolutely no success. The ignition program on the computer is just too smart to be tricked by higher octane gas and the only effect is less $ in your wallet.which I have been doing with this first tankful of 91 octane with dismal MPG results so far
I thought it was a bit quicker, but the truth is I didn't spank the truck that hard on the other tankfuls. I'm on the next tankful, of 87 again, and I calculated my mileage which turned out to be like 9mpg.BillB said:Save your money and put regular 87 grade in. Many of us have tried this experiment to gain response, speed, mpg, etc... with absolutely no success. The ignition program on the computer is just too smart to be tricked by higher octane gas and the only effect is less $ in your wallet.
