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Old 04-17-2012, 01:46 PM   #1 (permalink)
jbliss10
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: kent, wa
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The Red Bomber - '93 Geo Metro
90 day: 43.53 mpg (US)

My other car - '05 Infiniti G35x x
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New Record for the red bomber

Just completed by first tank on my newly rebuilt engine on the red bomber: http://ecomodder.com/forum/fe-graphs/graph5035.gif

48.6 MPG is my new record. I can almost taste 50 mpg and hope to hit that this summer or as soon as possible. Check out my page to see what I've done to the car already and give me tips on how to push it over the top to 50. Technique is probably the biggest key.

For this tank I drove about 60% highway and 40% city including traffic, but shut it off during lights whenever it made sense. Neutral coasting at every reasonable opportunity. Shifting early as possible, getting to 5th around 40mph. One thing I notice is my new engine idles and uses .24 gallons per hour, whereas before it used .35 gallons per hour, so that's a huge savings in gas at idle.

Help me get to 50!

Jason

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