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Old 04-06-2011, 07:12 AM   #4 (permalink)
JethroBodine
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FrankenJetta D - '90 Volkswagen Jetta GL
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Thanks guys. EOffCoasting for two tanks now and top pulse speed is 60 mph at the top of hills on the hiway. My engine off coasts are from 1/2 to 3 miles long, depending on the hill, during my comute. Not much trafic 'round these parts, so dropping down to 45 mph isn't that dangerous( I still watch the rearview ALOT).

My goals are always another 5 mpg, with no limit in sight. I don't see why 100 mpg isn't doable. I know that as the numbers go up, I'll need to get more radical, but my car is looking pretty plain right now.... Instrumentation is in the works, and I'm talking with a bodywork budy about body mods. We work with both tractors( 18 wheeler type) and trailers, so we have sheets of aluminum and other siding materials that are both strong and light.
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