Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum - EcoModder.com - View Single Post - "MPGiata" modding thread: aiming for 50 MPG with a 1990 Miata. Update: success, 55 MPG!

MetroMPG · 05-02-2018, 10:29 PM

First engine start of the year happened this week -- and it fired right up!

(I needed to move the car .... and couldn't just push it where it needed to go. I tried!)

I'm not planning to put the car on the road any time soon. Will do the water pump in June or July.

05-02-2018, 10:29 PM	#123 (permalink)
MetroMPG Batman Junior Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: 1000 Islands, Ontario, Canada Posts: 22,534 Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro Team Metro Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US) MPGiata - '90 Mazda Miata 90 day: 54.46 mpg (US) Appliance car Mirage - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base) 90 day: 57.73 mpg (US) Thanks: 4,082 Thanked 6,979 Times in 3,614 Posts	first 2018 start First engine start of the year happened this week -- and it fired right up! (I needed to move the car .... and couldn't just push it where it needed to go. I tried!) I'm not planning to put the car on the road any time soon. Will do the water pump in June or July. __________________ Project MPGiata! Mods for getting 50+ MPG from a 1990 Miata Honda mods: Ecomodding my $800 Honda Fit 5-speed beater Mitsu mods: 70 MPG in my ecomodded, dirt cheap, 3-cylinder Mirage. Ecodriving test: Manual vs. automatic transmission MPG showdown EcoModder has launched a forum for the efficient new Mitsubishi Mirage www.MetroMPG.com - fuel efficiency info for Geo Metro owners www.ForkenSwift.com - electric car conversion on a beer budget