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Old 07-13-2008, 02:02 AM   #8 (permalink)
atomicradish
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6th Gen Coupe - '02 Honda Accord EX 4 cyl
90 day: 28.01 mpg (US)

Zombie Accord - '98 Honda Accord EX
90 day: 24.71 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by 2000mustang fan View Post
What can I say I like Mustangs, I guess I'll have to pay for that fact, but for all means It's the car I've wanted ever since I can remember, no way i'd ever give it up, maybe just drive less is all. Yeah the Horsepower is 190 stock, but my car has true dual exhaust(not stock btw) and a cold air intake so its gotta be close to 205HP not 190HP stock. But all aside I'm going to get a tuner to change shift points in the tranny eventually so I can shift when I want to. I think turning the engine off is dangerous though can you start the car right back up in neutral while it's coasting in off? ANd the window thing is kind of hard to do cause everyone who gets in my car rolls down the window or turns the A/C on should I get battery fans to keep them happy while I drive, cause they are picky.

P.S. I'm just glad I didn't buy a GT or a Cobra cause they guzzle gas three times as fast as my V6...
Well, I wouldn't bother with the battery fans. I tried to get some of those for my car, and my odd shaped dash wouldn't allow them to mount well. Plus they're just not very efficient. You'll probably have to keep the A/C on. When you're going at a slow speed (35 or under) you can go ahead and roll the windows down all the way, but over that, go ahead and put the air back on.

If your car were a manual, you could turn it back on after a coast by just bump starting it... no key necessary, so yes, it is plenty safe. But since your car is an auto, you could risk serious transmission damage by trying that. I stopped driving my Eagle because it had an auto tranny, and I couldn't get any better than 22 mpg.

You should look into "Pulse and Glide". It really is your best bet with what you've got. If you have mechanical know-how, I'd look into mixing and matching parts and get a Metro or older model Civic up and running. My dad has done this with two Metros and a Festiva. He has under $100 in the Festiva (it took two junkers to get it running) and under $400 in the Metro.

Darin (MetroMPG) has written an amazing guide here on P&G...

Driving technique: exploring 'Pulse and Glide' - MetroMPG.com

Good luck with it!
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