ECO-Fit DiscussionThreads discussing the pursuit of ultimate economy, hypermiling techniques & maximizing your MPG
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Hello,
I realized that I am getting way worse gas mileage than you guys are. My car is slightly modded with intake, headers, exhaust, and slightly wider 15" wheels with 205/50 tires and lowered. I get average 30 mpg and maybe 33mpg hypermiling. are all you guys running stock cars?
- short ram intake
- skunk2 short shifter
- FAS switch(thanks to Paul)
- full grill block
- tires at 80psig
- and a whole bag of tricks
speaking of which since gas seems to be going back up I attempted a semi-hard core hypermile to work today and achieved 62.1mpg That is not even a full gallon to get to work(60mile commute).
good thing I can still do it!
When o when will we be able to buy all electrics that can achieve 200miles on a charge!!!???
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stock and lame
slow and steady wins the race
I ran highway on i-95 doing 60 without cruise control. Cars flying by me and giving me dirty looks.
37mpg. You guys getting 50+ must be joking.
We are most certainly not. There is a lot more to getting good fuel economy than driving slowly.
I recently did a long trip from PA to upstate new york and back, mostly cruise-on at about 60 and averaged in the low 40s. I haven't averaged below 40 in a very long time, and that's with very little effort.
@trancedsailor That's about what I get with no drafting and steady speed. It's not hard to get 50 but I think you'd have to use a lot of drafting and/or hypermiling tricks. A lot depends on how open the road is and how windy it is. I make a 20 minute drive every week that consistently varies by 6-8mpg each way (depending on inclines/declines and depending on wind condition). That's without me changing my driving style at all.
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Proud fit owner since Nov, 2007. 2008 MT Fit Sport. 16K mi.
Just out of curiosity . . . you guys indicating 50+ MPG . . . are you using the dash indicator or figuring actual fuel usage vs. actual miles driven?
I've been tracking indicated average fuel mileage at time of fill-up vs actual mileage calculation with miles driven divided by fuel used and constantly find a 3-6 MPG variation, with the indicated average being falsely high.
A mechanic friend of mine let me borrow his scan gauge for a week; pretty cool. I don't fully hypermile, so the best I've gotten is around 41 - but that was with three in the car and A/C on! I just had to ask.
I forgot to put my grill block in this morning with temperatures at 25-30F. I used cruise control doing the speed limit with using heat and achieved 42.6mpg.
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stock and lame
slow and steady wins the race
That is not even a full gallon to get to work(60mile commute).
-CleanMPG.com, the real Eco forums.
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