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whostean 12-11-2013 08:34 PM

39.7 mpg in my pickup!
 
Now it was only my 8.9 mile journey home from work, which is about 75% city, but I typically only average 31 mpg on this route. :thumbup:

I've been doing a lot of eoc in the city, but I've just begun doing pulse and glide on the longer freeway-like stretches, and it has really paid off!

Also, thought of a good one for the "you know you're an ecomodder" thread:

Ykyaem when you find yourself spending a lot time looking for the clear lane BEHIND you

nathan01xl 12-11-2013 11:59 PM

Good work! My best is 45.5 on my commute home, which is about 47 miles. I would love to one day get home on less than 1 gallon of gas.

whostean 12-12-2013 12:38 AM

Wow that's a long commute. Your truck looks great btw. Pretty sure if I did a grill block and could lower the truck I'd see some numbers a little closer to yours.

Right now I'm using a soft bed cover, which I THINK is helping... (I got my instrumentation AFTER all the small changes I've made.) I know a hard cover would see much more gains.

101Volts 12-14-2013 09:59 PM

My, This tells much about engine-off-coasting as being very useful.

AntiochOG 12-14-2013 10:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by whostean (Post 402696)
Ykyaem when you find yourself spending a lot time looking for the clear lane BEHIND you

Hahaha, I'm always looking behind me to see how slow I can get away with going.

whostean 12-15-2013 02:11 PM

Yea! It's such a change from when I used to keep an eye out for the most empty lane ahead of me lol
:turtle:

foytix 12-15-2013 08:59 PM

When you guys engine off coast, do you ever dump the clutch to start her back up?

whostean 12-15-2013 10:18 PM

Yea it's called bump starting.

I typically use 5th gear, all the way down to about 20mph.

Flakbadger 12-15-2013 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by foytix (Post 403084)
When you guys engine off coast, do you ever dump the clutch to start her back up?

Holy hell you never dump the clutch. You let it out smoothly part way until the engine JUST catches, then push it back immediately. The engine will then spool up and you don't destroy your clutch/trans/flywheel/engine.

whostean 12-15-2013 10:21 PM

There's a whole bunch of info about it on here if you search for it


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