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Old 11-02-2012, 08:42 AM   #9 (permalink)
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but as say I am not a pure hypermiler.
Seems you've already caught some hypermiler tricks though

Some of them are really simple and virtually unnoticeable, like parking so you can drive straight out later on, with a cold engine.
I regularly go through the list, and see what I might pick up next.

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plus I remapped the car for maximum performance...and did gain MPG improvement.
Contrary to popular belief, these 2 are not mutually exclusive
Getting more oomph from a gallon is what both sides are all about, be it for different reasons.

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With now doing 15,000 miles a year just for work alone (and having done 36,000 miles in the last year), the cost of things I plan to do to the car will easily pay back with the cost of fuel rising like mad.
Especially at the silly UK diesel prices ...

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So if I can do worthwhile bits to my road car that show improvements in MPG based on drag reduction...then they will be getting done for the track. Pretty much road driving testing grounds with bonus of increased FE.
LOL.
It used to be the other way around, before racing was regulated to death.

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Not sure if any of that makes sense from my twisted mind?
It's full of those minds here, you'll fit right in
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