MPG confirmation

in my first n/a i got 26-28mpg. my modded turbo i got 14 with a heavy foot and 20 with a light foot. my current n/a is getting 18-20mpg mixed driving but it's running rich.

88t with some light moderate spirited driving 25/city 28/hwy blowing cold AC the whole time

I think my car is running fine. I don't notice any smells or smoke or black on the bumper or tail pipe.

I have a odd idle issue where ~50% of the time, it idles right around 1000rpm's on the tach and feels smooth, the other 50% of the time, it feels like it's idling a bit too low and feels a little rough (RPM kind of bounces ever so slightly on the tach under this condition). If anyone wants to chime on on this, I'd be open to ideas. I haven't changed the spark plugs or cap n rotor since I bought her 3 mo's ago. I don't really think that's the issue, but I'm open to ideas, like I said.

I'll have to trend my MPG for a while longer to see how it goes.

I'm also running 87 octane fuel as I don't think it needs anything higher than that (correct me if I'm mistaken here). I never hear any knocking/pinging.

87 is fine. if you haven't done the full tune up yet, now would be the time. if nothing else it'll give you something to do on the weekend :P

What would your laundry list look like for a basic tune up?

Plugs
Cap/Rotor
Fuel Filter
PCV valve
(My air filter looks new) It's stock, so, I know I should just "yank it out and throw it in the trash" as someone recently suggested. lol

Any recommendations on good parts for a good price? I ordered all my timing belt stuff via courtesy. Guess I could go back to them…

Coolant flush
Don't forget the stud for the t-belt tensioner
plug wires

Can go with either Courtesy parts or nissanparts.cc

Already did the coolant with the T-belt job.
Bagged the stud, although I did buy it. Read about the double nut technique after I put it all back together. Hope it lasts til next time....

Good call on the wires and links. Thanks!

might as well put new tranny fluid in there while you're at it. done an oil change since you got it?

Yeah, I did change the oil. Just using a K&N filter and 10-30 Castrol

Indeed, I plan to change the tranny and the rear diff fluid soon. That way I'll know when it was done last.

Speaking of the tranny, after the car has warmed up, it's shift pretty buttery, but, when cold, it's pretty notchy, especially going into 2nd. I've seen issues like this resolved before with just using a different weight oil. We'll just have to see how it reacts to a normal fluid change. The car and tranny do have 165k on them, so, I'm not expecting perfection....

a quality gear oil will do wonders for transmission feel.

Does the board have a favorite flavor of tranny fluid that seems to work well?