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Old 06-04-2021, 04:31 AM   #371 (permalink)
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It was over 90 deg and that proved to be too much for my engine blanket/grille block combo, even with the nice grille block flaps open. Deleted until fall.

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Old 06-04-2021, 02:52 PM   #372 (permalink)
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Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

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90 day: 52.71 mpg (US)

Even Fancier Metro - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage top spec
90 day: 70.75 mpg (US)

Appliance car - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
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Doing this right now...



Making templates to further streamline the $800 Fit.
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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



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Old 06-04-2021, 02:59 PM   #373 (permalink)
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
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Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

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90 day: 52.71 mpg (US)

Even Fancier Metro - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage top spec
90 day: 70.75 mpg (US)

Appliance car - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
90 day: 60.16 mpg (US)
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I DO NOT LIKE BMW.
(Probably told this before...)

When I was a kid, my aunt had an aging 1978 BMW 320 coupe. She let me drive it for 3 or 4 weeks one summer in exchange for doing some minor bodywork on it.

I remember being impressed at how logically designed and put together it was.

A nice-handling [for the time], manual shift, sunroof-equipped, RWD statusmobile - I was a happy camper.

That's the extent of my Beemer experience.
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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



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Old 06-08-2021, 06:22 AM   #374 (permalink)
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Guys, I'm from Ukraine. We have very expensive gasoline, so over the past 5 years, almost all cars have switched to gas (propane, methane). How are things going in the USA? Do you have a conversion to gas?
In the US, propane is very expensive. Gasoline is cheap, as is natural gas. Many homes use natural gas for heating, and it's exceedingly uncommon to see conversions to other fuel types.
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Old 06-14-2021, 09:51 PM   #375 (permalink)
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I drove upriver to the station that sells clear premium and paid $4.999/per for 6.316 gallons. And further on up to take some pictures in front of a barn.



The next step is to get the XFi's ignition switch healed.
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Old 06-15-2021, 08:29 AM   #376 (permalink)
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I drove upriver to the station that sells clear premium and paid $4.999/per for 6.316 gallons. And further on up to take some pictures in front of a barn.



The next step is to get the XFi's ignition switch healed.
Good story. Short road trips on your own are like taking your dog to the bbeach or park on a Saturday. Maybe you go to two parks. Maybe you take some pictures. The activity is the destination.
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Old 06-15-2021, 09:26 AM   #377 (permalink)
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90 day: 52.71 mpg (US)

Even Fancier Metro - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage top spec
90 day: 70.75 mpg (US)

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Wheels look good, too.
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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



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Old 06-15-2021, 01:19 PM   #378 (permalink)
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The Van - '95 Chevy Astro Cl V8 Swapped
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90 day: 71.94 mpg (US)

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I bought some wobble bolts for the Fiat. The wheel pattern is 4x98 and the wobble bolts let you put on 4x100 wheels. I went to put them on and there are studs (probably to help put the wheels on) in the way so I can't put the wheels from the mercury on it. I also found out the center bore for the mercury's stock wheels are too small so I'd have to put the insight wheels on it. I haven't been driving the car now that it's nice enough for the bike so a few trips here and there on the old wheels won't hurt anything. Now I'm trying to figure out if I can safely remove those studs.

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Those studs are supposed to hold the rotor on. I asked on the Fiat forum and they said it's ok to remove them and just use the wheel bolts to hold it. So I undid it and... The center bore of the insight wheels are still too small. So now I'm back to square one. When I actually am ready to move the car I might just ask around for a set of 4x100 wheels with a large enough centerbore to borrow. Or if I find a set I like for a good price maybe I'll make the upgrade.



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Old 06-16-2021, 01:38 PM   #379 (permalink)
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... So now I'm back to square one. When I actually am ready to move the car I might just ask around for a set of 4x100 wheels with a large enough centerbore to borrow. Or if I find a set I like for a good price maybe I'll make the upgrade....
How large/small is the center bore? Online you can find lists of rim sizes that include center bore... I have downloaded lots of that info (in case sites disappear as they have in the past).
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With alloy wheels you can employ a step drill, else a machined ring.

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