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06-05-2012, 04:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
tjbell EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: mass Posts: 21 The Saab - '04 Saab 9-5 ARC 90 day: 28.01 mpg (US) GTI - '13 Volkswagen GTI 4 Door DSG 90 day: 28 mpg (US) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	new guy intro Hey all I have been lurking here for a while and decided to join. I have be obsessed with getting the best mpg out of my current car- a 2004 Saab 9-5 2.3T the epa combined is 21 and I normally achieve 28 to 30 on a tank. I enjoy this site and hope to meet many other with my same interest!

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06-06-2012, 09:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
MetroMPG Batman Junior Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: 1000 Islands, Ontario, Canada Posts: 22,515 Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro Team Metro Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US) MPGiata - '90 Mazda Miata 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: 52.48 mpg (US) Thanks: 4,062 Thanked 6,960 Times in 3,604 Posts	Welcome to the forum, and congrats - 33-43% over EPA is decent You might want to add your vehicle to the garage: Add new vehicle - it puts your questions/contributions in context. __________________ 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 EcoModder has launched a forum for the efficient new Mitsubishi Mirage www.MetroMPG.com - fuel efficiency info for Geo Metro owners www.ForkenSwift.com - electric car conversion on a beer budget

06-06-2012, 10:15 AM	#3 (permalink)
tjbell EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: mass Posts: 21 The Saab - '04 Saab 9-5 ARC 90 day: 28.01 mpg (US) GTI - '13 Volkswagen GTI 4 Door DSG 90 day: 28 mpg (US) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thank you, I updated my garage. How do I get the banner in the signature?

06-06-2012, 10:20 AM	#4 (permalink)
MetroMPG Batman Junior Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: 1000 Islands, Ontario, Canada Posts: 22,515 Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro Team Metro Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US) MPGiata - '90 Mazda Miata 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: 52.48 mpg (US) Thanks: 4,062 Thanked 6,960 Times in 3,604 Posts	Info in this thread: http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ure-20941.html __________________ 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 EcoModder has launched a forum for the efficient new Mitsubishi Mirage www.MetroMPG.com - fuel efficiency info for Geo Metro owners www.ForkenSwift.com - electric car conversion on a beer budget

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06-06-2012, 10:45 AM	#5 (permalink)
mcrews Master EcoModder Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 3,523 The Q Sold - '02 Infiniti Q45 Sport 90 day: 23.08 mpg (US) blackie - '14 nissan altima sv Thanks: 2,203 Thanked 663 Times in 478 Posts	Welcome! i always recommend to get your psi into the 40 range for starters __________________ *MetroMPG: "Get the MPG gauge - it turns driving into a fuel & money saving game."* ECO MODS PERFORMED: First: ScangaugeII http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...eii-23306.html Second: Grille Block http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...e-10912-2.html Third: Full underbelly pan http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...q45-11402.html Fourth: rear skirts and 30.4mpg on trip! http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tml#post247938

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06-06-2012, 11:00 AM

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tjbell

EcoModding Lurker

Join Date: Jun 2012

Location: mass

Posts: 21

The Saab - '04 Saab 9-5 ARC
90 day: 28.01 mpg (US)

GTI - '13 Volkswagen GTI 4 Door DSG
90 day: 28 mpg (US)

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i always recommend to get your psi into the 40 range for starters

I am currently running 48 PSI (sidewalls max 50) Wwith scanguage ii and a vacuum/boost gauge 0-w40 Mobil one synthetic and front air dam =p

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06-06-2012, 01:20 PM

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mcrews

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Join Date: Oct 2009

Location: Texas

Posts: 3,523

The Q Sold - '02 Infiniti Q45 Sport
90 day: 23.08 mpg (US)

blackie - '14 nissan altima sv

Thanks: 2,203

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I am currently running 48 PSI (sidewalls max 50) Wwith scanguage ii and a vacuum/boost gauge 0-w40 Mobil one synthetic and front air dam =p

Outstanding!!!

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ECO MODS PERFORMED:
First: ScangaugeII
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...eii-23306.html

Second: Grille Block
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...e-10912-2.html

Third: Full underbelly pan
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...q45-11402.html

Fourth: rear skirts and 30.4mpg on trip!

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tml#post247938

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