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19bonestock88 · 09-23-2018, 11:06 PM

My three biggest tips for saving fuel in our cars...

1. Avoid the freeway. Our transmissions have a 3.84 final drive, which means that even at only 65mph the engine is spinning much faster than it has to...

2. Tire pressure- it should be right at the max listed on the sidewall... car still handles fine, though stopping distances get a little worse

3. Shift RPM needs to be as low as possible, I try and keep the engine close to 1000 RPM as much as possible, as long as low load levels can be maintained, I try not to go over 55-60% until I’m at least running 1300 or so... going through town on flat ground I’m in 5th as soon as 25mph but if I’m accelerating out to 55 I’ll hold the lower gear to 35-ish

09-23-2018, 11:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
19bonestock88 Master EcoModder Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: KY Posts: 1,352 IGL - '04 Saturn Ion Team Saturn 90 day: 56.19 mpg (US) Thanks: 63 Thanked 366 Times in 269 Posts	My three biggest tips for saving fuel in our cars... 1. Avoid the freeway. Our transmissions have a 3.84 final drive, which means that even at only 65mph the engine is spinning much faster than it has to... 2. Tire pressure- it should be right at the max listed on the sidewall... car still handles fine, though stopping distances get a little worse 3. Shift RPM needs to be as low as possible, I try and keep the engine close to 1000 RPM as much as possible, as long as low load levels can be maintained, I try not to go over 55-60% until I’m at least running 1300 or so... going through town on flat ground I’m in 5th as soon as 25mph but if I’m accelerating out to 55 I’ll hold the lower gear to 35-ish __________________ My current Ecotec project... My last Ecotec project...