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Its my first time in the Top ten! I've been close for a while, bouncing around 15th to 13th place. Seems like others are better than me at hypermiling. It was the Green Grand Prix that put me in the Top Ten. I made some additional modifications that proved to be well worth it and I was able to get 122 mpg at the event over 84 miles on the track. I used a lot of EOC and DWL during the event to get this mileage, as well as having support from my navigator to keep my close to the ideal lap time. Mods to the car include:
Alternator Delete with two deep cycle batteries and volt meter to monitor the batteries, plus on-board smart charger.
Front air dam / engine belly pan
Mirror, wiper, trim, stock battery, radio, and interior delete
Kamm Back
Wheel Covers with sign vinyl ( made a much bigger difference than I thought they would)
MPGuino (super important, this was my first mod)
nearly bald tires at 50 psi
Grill block
Mobil 1 Advanced fuel economy 0w30 motor oil
Full synthetic trans oil
Injector Kill switch (super important, was my second mod)
Alignment at 0 deg toe front and rear
hot air intake copied from Mule VX with intake temp gauge.
Plus I drive the same route to work every day and challenge myself to do better than the day before. I make note of hat mileage I get at each leg and try to make it better by more EOC or timing the lights better, or dealing with traffic differently. You have to make it fun and keep your head in the game.
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