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Old 07-23-2008, 09:32 PM   #43 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by RacerX View Post
Congradulations! 51 That's Great Just think what you were getting.....And 6 months ago did you ever think that you would get over 50 mpg out of a car on pump gas?

A vacuum gauge will slow you down and really help. It helped me alot. It is hard to break old habits.

Good job!!!
You read my mind was probably putting this in when you wrote that post!!
I pulled the vacuum gauge off of a pump I had laying around cost $0. I noticed in my driving style I was giving more gas than needed so far, the needle dropped with just a slight touch of the gas. And I would lift foot and boom needle pops up and same acceleration, I was wasting fuel by how I drove that is for sure. Can only get better from here, just gotta match aero mods with driving technique now.
A how-to by Johnny TeamSwift • View topic - Econometer/Vacuum Gauge Installation

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