What did u do to ?

[Pop_Rivit]

I usually work from home. When I don't have to drive, my fuel mileage is excellent.

When I do have to drive I drive smart. No hard accelerations, judicious use of the brake pedal. I drive vehicles that are well maintained and operating at their peak efficiency. On the rare occasion there is a mechanical problem it's fixed post haste. I plan trips to minimize my mileage and combine as much as possible into a trip.

 

[Nick R]

Originally Posted By: Pop_Rivit
I usually work from home. When I don't have to drive, my fuel mileage is excellent.

When I do have to drive I drive smart. No hard accelerations, judicious use of the brake pedal. I drive vehicles that are well maintained and operating at their peak efficiency. On the rare occasion there is a mechanical problem it's fixed post haste. I plan trips to minimize my mileage and combine as much as possible into a trip.



Well when you don't drive at all technically you are getting 0mpg .... Or actually it would be "Undefined" or something.

 

[mechtech2]

Shorty header and cat back exhaust.
Better upper intake.
Underdrive pulley.
Better computer tune -more power and better gas mileage.
Lubro Moly.
Having he tires inflated to at least the stock specs is a given. So is reducing speed on the highway, when you are going for the best possible mileage.

 

[nixon]

Bought a Scan Guage 2 .
http://www.scangauge.com/
It will give You overall MPG as well as instantaneous MPG . That, and quite a few other readings .

 

[MrCritical]

Cruise control and 5 mph under the posted speed limit.

Helped more than headers, programmer, air filter, exhaust, and tire pressure combined.

Cost=$0.

 

[Win]

Originally Posted By: CourierDriver
What have u tried to increase gas mileage on ur car or truck in years past or current that really did increase MPG ? All answers serious or funny will be received in the order they were received,lol.


I got cars that use less gas

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Parked the 12 cylinder Xj12. Traded the V8 GTO on a new V6 G8. C4C'd the S-10 Blazer on a V6 Torrent GXP. Got the 4 cyl Sol in the first Pontiac fire sale - it's not as fun as the GTO, but it's still a fun car. The Xj8 was already very fuel efficient, so it survived the purge.

This saves some gas, but obviously didn't save any money.

 

[IndyIan]

Originally Posted By: Gary Allan
Placing egg between foot and long skinny pedal.


That must get messy sometimes...

I actually use more throttle, maybe 40-50%, to get my car going up to speed in top gear with the torque converter locked. That is the only state my car gets good mileage except for coasting in neutral.

Once going 50-60mph then I use the egg on the pedal strategy, but even then if I find my speed bleeding off I'll use 1/3 throttle to get back up to speed and then go back to 10-12% throttle to maintain speed.

 

[javacontour]

Originally Posted By: Nick R
Originally Posted By: Pop_Rivit
I usually work from home. When I don't have to drive, my fuel mileage is excellent.

When I do have to drive I drive smart. No hard accelerations, judicious use of the brake pedal. I drive vehicles that are well maintained and operating at their peak efficiency. On the rare occasion there is a mechanical problem it's fixed post haste. I plan trips to minimize my mileage and combine as much as possible into a trip.



Well when you don't drive at all technically you are getting 0mpg .... Or actually it would be "Undefined" or something.


You've run into the problem with how we in the US measure fuel economy. We use this MPG term.

What makes more sense is to measure consumption. In other words, something like Gallons/Hundred Miles or Liters/100km

Such a metric would cover not using the vehicle. When you are not driving, you are consuming ZERO gallons of fuel.

 

[sciphi]

Get real-time feedback such as a ScanGauge II.

Leave a few minutes early so I can arrive in plenty of time.

Plan out what you're doing/where you're going 5-10 seconds ahead.

Drive in the right lane leaving lots of following room.

Time lights and go at or slightly under the posted speed limit.

Air up the tires to sidewall pressure (and a little more if comfortable).

Use an upper cylinder lubricant like MMO.

Find non-ethanol gas.

Of all those listed, the real-time feedback is the most important for me. Then you can see what's working and what's not as it happens. Driving technique naturally follows from real-time feedback.

The passive things like airing up the tires and finding E0 gas help even when you're whipping along due to unforeseen circumstances.

 

[Pop_Rivit]

Originally Posted By: Nick R
Originally Posted By: Pop_Rivit
I usually work from home. When I don't have to drive, my fuel mileage is excellent.

When I do have to drive I drive smart. No hard accelerations, judicious use of the brake pedal. I drive vehicles that are well maintained and operating at their peak efficiency. On the rare occasion there is a mechanical problem it's fixed post haste. I plan trips to minimize my mileage and combine as much as possible into a trip.



Well when you don't drive at all technically you are getting 0mpg .... Or actually it would be "Undefined" or something.


Wrong. I'm doing from home what I used to do by driving to client sites. So I'm still going to remote sites, I'm just not using any gasoline. I do use electricity, an Internet connection and a cell phone, but no longer use any fuel.

 

[NateDN10]

Cheap and easy: drive the speed limit, and drive like you've got no brakes. By the second one, I mean coast as much as possible.

Fun anecdote: There's a part of downtown Rochester, NY, where the lights turn green in succession. In this section, I go a constant 20-25mph, never having to stop, while others accelerate up to 35 or 40, and have to stop every light. Little things like this make more of a difference than inflating your tires +5psi.

 

[addyguy]

Slowing down.

 

[wander2039]

Riding my bike everywhere! Food bill is a bit more expensive though.

 

[rpn453]

Originally Posted By: Papa Bear
And with a little attention and planning ahead "less left foot as well". Left foot is a real MPG killer.


True; I do use more fuel when I double-clutch downshift into the upper rpm range!

 

[CourierDriver]

Thought about mounting a airboat motor on a platform on the rear of my van and let it push me,,,lol

 

[Tornado Red]

Originally Posted By: Papa Bear
Originally Posted By: JRed
Less right foot.


And with a little attention and planning ahead "less left foot as well". Left foot is a real MPG killer.


What's wrong with pushing in the clutch pedal? Is shifting gears supposed to be bad for fuel economy?

How you can get better mileage:
1) inflate the tires to 85-90% of the tires' rated maximum
2) avoid summer heat and congestion by driving only at night.
3) and pick routes without stop signs or lights
4) use cruise control to maintain constant speed, and to avoid speeding tickets
5) but do not baby your engine all the time -- it needs regular exercise too

 

[cjhepburn]

Put bigger sway bars on my Civic so that it feels more confident around corners.
Barring traffic, I can hold a higher speed on a lot of hw off/on ramps and thus need less acceleration to get back up to speed when changing highways. It's more fun too.

 

[Jeff3126]

I switched from PP to M1.

 

[CBR.worm]

Believe it or not, I drive my wifes bigger BMW 528i instead of my little G35 to my work site which is 408 miles away. At a steady 82mph my car gets 22-24mpg hers gets 30-32. With the 40k I drive a year it almost makes sense to drive her car more. I think mine will still prove cheaper in the long run. Hers I want to keep the mileage down because I am afraid of owning a high mileage BMW.

I never realized how bad my cars mileage was until we got hers.

The best thing was to stop driving the Tundra. It would get 13-15 on the same trip at the same speed. It was big and comfy though. At least I knew why it used lots of gas.

 

[tonycarguy]

Timing the traffic lights so you minimize braking is the best thing you can do. Braking is the MPG killer -- the car's kinetic energy is lost as heat. Don't go flying into a red light and then at the last second slam your brakes. People who do this are retards on a number of levels.

Cruise control on the freeway helps a little, but it's not as significant.