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Thanks!
6 years ago I switched from Motorcraft 5W-30 synthetic blend motor oil to Mobil 1 0W-30 full synthetic motor oil. That change gave me close to .5 MPG.
5 years ago, I installed an under-drive crankshaft pulley. That's a 60+ year old hot-rodding trick to get more power to the wheels by wasting less power driving accessories. (Particularly the water pump and power steering pump.) That gave me about 1 MPG.
Some of my gains can be attributed to engine, drive train, and tire break-in.
But as most members here know, the most significant gains are from adjusting the nut behind the steering wheel.
One thing I forgot to mention:
A lot of members here say that it's bad for fuel economy, but I use cruise control extensively. (Over 90% of the time.)
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Fuel economy is nice, but sometimes I just gotta put the spurs to my pony! 
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Originally Posted by thatguitarguy
Just 'cuz you can't do it, don't mean it can't be done...
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Originally Posted by elhigh
The presence of traffic is the single most complicating factor of hypermiling. I know what I'm going to do, it's contending with whatever the hell all these other people are going to do that makes things hard.
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Last edited by Mustang Dave; 08-26-2020 at 11:06 PM..
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