12 ways to get better gas milage
12 Ways to Get Better Gas Mileage
1 fill up less often. 2 measure your fuel mileage 3 dont drive aggressively 4 remove excess weight 5 avoid traffic 6 tire pressure 7 tire alignment 8 the A/C vs. window down debate 9 shift at lower engine speed (manual transmissions) 10 drive slow 11 dont try to accelerate up a hill 12 coast 13 use RUG 14 buy a honda We have multiple topics on everyone of these. It come no where near rivaling our master wiki list. The only 2 that catch my attention for thinking out side the box that the news outlets think from inside are tire alignment and just making mention of coasting. If you have a VW or Audi with a turbo gas motor absolutly do not use RUG unless you really like visiting your dealership and giving them money. |
Rug?
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regular unleaded gas?
Not everybody would agree, especially on a high compression engine higher octane can yield better economy as they tend to ping on regular, forcing the ECU to alter the timing. |
11. seems wrong. Accelerating up a hill can use the engine more efficiently if one is able to use the energy to coast in a section where the engine is less efficient.
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And why would filling up less often get you better mpg? (Assuming of course that you don't drive out of your way to get gas.) Even filling the tank of my Insight, rather than my usual $20 bill in the cash pump, means I'm hauling around an extra 20-30 lbs.
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When I had the Infiniti Q45, I tested running regular and high on my trips to texas. The ecu would alter the timing and reduce the mpg. On newer cars (the Q45 was an 02) run what is recommended. THe ECU KNOWS! |
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Then you get into the whole "in tank fuel pump immersion debate" where immersing the fuel pump in fuel (not letting the tank drop much below 3/4) cools the fuel pumps motor allowing it to last a lot longer. |
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