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Originally Posted by Honda100
Anyway, I am starting to think maybe I might be stuck with sub 40's for mileage, considering I'm not willing to go for a standard transmission.
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You've got some things working against you, but you still have some options. In my pickup, I was still able to get ~25% improvement even though it had an auto.
You can pulse and glide (Engine-on, it's an auto) and coast to a stop as well as abunch of other
techniques.
Aero tweaks will help, especially for highway driving. Lose the mudflaps. It's not a side profile shot, but from the pics your spoiler looks like it is kicking upwards which won't help. Lose the spoiler or see if you can modify it to fit the aero profile a bit better. The usual grill block and air dam or belly pan would help. Look for tires with lower rolling resistance when these need to be replaced.
It's not one big magic pill, it's a hundred mundane motes.