Promising_Confinement -
Welcome to EM! I keep thinking of the UPS policy of route optimization for right turns :
ABC News: UPS Figures Out the 'Right Way' to Save Money, Time and Gas
However, I don't think that matters for you because you are driving off-peak.
Since you don't have a speedo, maybe a vacuum gauge would help you :
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...uide-3428.html
http://ecomodder.com/forum/7771-post59.html
CarloSW2