08-17-2019, 05:51 AM
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Not Doug
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I was excited just to get about 40 MPG in my Accord. 
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08-23-2019, 01:00 AM
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Cyborg ECU
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Woohoo, I did it. I got a 70+ mpg trip out of the Mirage. I probably annoyed a few other drivers. But, I really tried to stick to lower traffic roads and lower speed roads on the way home tonight. This probably isn't a doable every day thing, but I did do it! 
For reference, this was on my 14 mile commute home. Ambient temp was around 80F. I kept the windows up and only used the fan. I got stuck by a train and got to open the windows for a little while, yay. But this was pushing it pretty hard hypermiling wise.
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.
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08-27-2019, 04:19 PM
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I was able to eek out over 70 mpg on the way to work on Firday. But, today I wasn't able to. Despite my best efforts, I only hit 68. I fear a 70mpg tank will need more mods.
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08-28-2019, 10:08 AM
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Cyborg ECU
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I was able to eek out over 70 mpg on the way to work on Firday. But, today I wasn't able to. Despite my best efforts, I only hit 68. I fear a 70mpg tank will need more mods.
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I hear you. I took my car off the road for a couple days to figure out how to relocate the battery to the trunk because my completely failing deep cycle battery was making me run the alternator all the time. I think I'll surely have the car back on the road tonight. With a new 60 amp hour deep cycle battery and a sturdier decklid spoiler, I'm hoping I'll get that extra 0.4 MPG that I needed last time to get up over 70.
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.
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08-28-2019, 10:39 AM
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This is a fun thread - good idea, and thanks for starting it.
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08-28-2019, 01:05 PM
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Indeed, it’s been fun. I’ve seen everybody’s 90 day average shoot up massively due to everyone going for 70mpg...
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08-28-2019, 01:11 PM
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08-28-2019, 01:15 PM
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I think my next step is going to have to be an air dam. The higher speed portion of my trip is what kills my mpg. I just can't maintain even 60 mpg at 50 mph constant speed.
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08-28-2019, 08:43 PM
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I think my next step is going to have to be an air dam. The higher speed portion of my trip is what kills my mpg. I just can't maintain even 60 mpg at 50 mph constant speed.
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According to my quick-and-dirty, back-of-napkin calculation, a stock Mirage has a drag area around 0.598 square meters--larger than the current Prius or Model 3. Anything you can do to reduce that should help. |
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09-02-2019, 04:01 PM
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493.5m / 8.6g = 57.4mpg :/
I knew it wouldn't beat 72 but I didn't think it would fall that far.
Goes to show how even a little inattentiveness can tank a tank. 
On the bright side, last time I filled was 7/22. I fuel the Metro once a month whether it needs it or not! (kidding)
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