39.7 mpg in my pickup!

[whostean]

Now it was only my 8.9 mile journey home from work, which is about 75% city, but I typically only average 31 mpg on this route.

I've been doing a lot of eoc in the city, but I've just begun doing pulse and glide on the longer freeway-like stretches, and it has really paid off!

Also, thought of a good one for the "you know you're an ecomodder" thread:

Ykyaem when you find yourself spending a lot time looking for the clear lane BEHIND you

[nathan01xl]

Good work! My best is 45.5 on my commute home, which is about 47 miles. I would love to one day get home on less than 1 gallon of gas.

[whostean]

Wow that's a long commute. Your truck looks great btw. Pretty sure if I did a grill block and could lower the truck I'd see some numbers a little closer to yours.

Right now I'm using a soft bed cover, which I THINK is helping... (I got my instrumentation AFTER all the small changes I've made.) I know a hard cover would see much more gains.

[101Volts]

My, This tells much about engine-off-coasting as being very useful.

[AntiochOG]

Originally Posted by whostean

Ykyaem when you find yourself spending a lot time looking for the clear lane BEHIND you

Hahaha, I'm always looking behind me to see how slow I can get away with going.

[whostean]

Yea! It's such a change from when I used to keep an eye out for the most empty lane ahead of me lol

[foytix]

When you guys engine off coast, do you ever dump the clutch to start her back up?

[whostean]

Yea it's called bump starting.

I typically use 5th gear, all the way down to about 20mph.

[Flakbadger]

Originally Posted by foytix

When you guys engine off coast, do you ever dump the clutch to start her back up?

Holy hell you never dump the clutch. You let it out smoothly part way until the engine JUST catches, then push it back immediately. The engine will then spool up and you don't destroy your clutch/trans/flywheel/engine.

[whostean]

There's a whole bunch of info about it on here if you search for it