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Originally Posted by steensn
Very nice! What did you do differently?
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The first tank (47.8mpg) was some light pulse & glide (with engine on), and VERY slow acceleration. I accelerated so slowly that the glides really weren't much to write home about...
This 2nd tank was VERY AGGRESSIVE P&G/EOC. If I wasn't actively accelerating (in a moderate high acceleration), the engine was OFF, only in specific circumstances (coasting up a hill or for very short <10sec glides) did I let the engine idle.
I don't have a scanguage or anything like it, and I don't even have a tachometer!! My exhaust is shot to hell so it sounds like a harley - who needs a tachometer when anything over 2000rpm rattles your teeth? :P
Oh, I also took about 50-100lbs of crap out of the back of the car. It was even clean enough to carry 3 passengers the other day!
I don't have any aero mods (yet?)
I want to get some pizza pans for the wheels, and maybe some rear wheel skirts. I obviously can't do a belly pan yet because most of the exhaust doesn't even reach the tailpipe right now. :P