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Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 08-21-2014, 06:11 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 6,325
Posted By 99metro
I lose about 3 mpg in my Bronco. I have been...

I lose about 3 mpg in my Bronco. I have been turning the A/C on for a couple minutes, then off for about 5 or until the heat gets to be too much. Seems to help MPG wise. Be nice to automate it with a...
Forum: Hypermiling / EcoDriver's Ed 05-11-2012, 09:41 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 16,221
Posted By 99metro
67 miles each way to/from work. Mostly paved...

67 miles each way to/from work. Mostly paved rural, about 20 miles of city to city commuters always running late. Drive gets better each day as the familiar commuters get used to my slow steady...
Forum: Success Stories 02-17-2012, 09:53 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 8,726
Posted By 99metro
Apparently I MUST drive over the speed limit to...

Apparently I MUST drive over the speed limit to make everybody happy. I must redline the engine between gears to keep up with the stoplight to stoplight competition driving, and then do performance...
Forum: Success Stories 02-17-2012, 09:26 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 10,583
Posted By 99metro
Very nice. Good thread.

Very nice. Good thread.
Forum: Success Stories 02-17-2012, 09:15 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 8,726
Posted By 99metro
Well...the trucker(s) know me.

I usually take the Chevy Metro on my 65 mile drive to work. Quiet backroad pavement. Sure I drive 45-50 or so in the 65. No one around at 4:30 in the morning. A trucker passes every once in a while....
Forum: DIY / How-to 12-24-2011, 11:16 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 48,167
Posted By 99metro
I haven't done ANY aero mods and I gets lots of...

I haven't done ANY aero mods and I gets lots of grief. They ask why I was late for work. I tell them my pull-start cord broke. I can take it and deliver it!

Keep up the good work - you're giving...
Forum: Aerodynamics 12-16-2011, 09:55 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 20,709
Posted By 99metro
The following is just my opinion and to be taken...

The following is just my opinion and to be taken as just that.

I understand the extreme limitations of this program. I can basically use a cardboard cutout, non-3D version of something and get a...
Forum: Success Stories 07-07-2011, 09:21 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 11,399
Posted By 99metro
Keep practicing, you'll get it. Neutral...

Keep practicing, you'll get it.

Neutral coast so that you are around 25 mph or less before applying brakes. Sometimes you can "manually" shift simply by letting off the gas while accelerating and...
Forum: Hypermiling / EcoDriver's Ed 06-10-2011, 09:08 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 5,806
Posted By 99metro
My "how to shift" opinion: When shifting...

My "how to shift" opinion:

When shifting into the next gear, there should be NO CHANGE in RPM when letting the clutch out and accelerating. In other words, when the clutch is pressed in and the...
Forum: Hypermiling / EcoDriver's Ed 06-10-2011, 08:35 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 14,986
Posted By 99metro
I always stop at stop signs. Complete, tires...

I always stop at stop signs. Complete, tires stopped. There are way too many "in memory of" signs, crosses with flowers, etc around the stop signs here. People blow through the signs and pay the...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 05-03-2011, 01:06 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,148
Posted By 99metro
Don't confuse "fuel efficiency" with "fuel...

Don't confuse "fuel efficiency" with "fuel economy".

Generally the best fuel economy is just after the last gear shifts in an automatic with light throttle... and somewhere in the general...
Forum: Hypermiling / EcoDriver's Ed 12-21-2010, 11:36 AM
Replies: 505
Views: 102,766
Posted By 99metro
After two years this thread is still going! ...

After two years this thread is still going!

So what has changed since I started this thread? I play my piano and sing my little songs, sip coffee and just do my thing. A vehicle, they say, is an...
Forum: Instrumentation 02-08-2010, 12:44 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,274
Posted By 99metro
There is a bunch here. I use some one my Ford...

There is a bunch here. I use some one my Ford 6.0L PSD and the 1999 Chevy Metro.

http://scangauge.com/support/pdfs/XGAUGE.pdf
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 10-08-2008, 01:03 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 48,906
Posted By 99metro
If you don't change the timing of your vehicle, I...

If you don't change the timing of your vehicle, I can see where some will say that increase in octane sees little results. BUT, if you were to use 91, then adjust timing to where it just stops...
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