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Old 08-17-2011, 06:15 PM   #29 (permalink)
graydonengineering
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Frontier 2wd 2.4L 5 speed - '98 Nissan Frontier XE
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Originally Posted by Hip001 View Post
turned off the engine during long lights(not sure if this helped
I can tell you with certainty that turing off at lights helps a great deal! If I hit a few lights and don't key off on my way to work, my average comes out to arround 28 rathern than 30. That comes out to 5-10% improvement! 0 mpg pulles down a good average like a 1000 lb ancor.
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Best 15-mile commute city/highway mix: 37.7 mpg
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