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Originally Posted by Luxbg
Congrats Dave! Those are some amazing numbers considering your engine and limited use of techniques/mods.
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Thanks, Luxbg.
My only aeromod is an 8" "shorty" antenna. No noticeable difference in MPG there. That mod was more for aesthetics, anyway.
My primary hypermiling techniques are getting through the gears quickly with a moderately heavy right foot and "driving without brakes". I use downshifting and DFCO instead of braking whenever possible.
I don't coast to red lights - I downshift and DFCO to give the light more time to change so I can spend less time at 0 MPG. It's a kick to have someone pass me to stop at a red light sooner, and then fly by him when the light turns green.
On edit - I have a friend at work who bought a Focus (2.3L/manual) about the same time I bought my Mustang. He's getting about 29 MPG with it. I'd bet $100 I could get 32 MPG with his Focus before he could get 29 MPG with my Mustang.
