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Old 02-14-2019, 02:33 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Old 02-14-2019, 02:42 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Ha. I bet the T shirt is size M to motivate you to reduce loaded vehicle weight by adjusting the infamous nut on the steering wheel again

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Old 02-14-2019, 02:57 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Ha. I bet the T shirt is size M to motivate you to reduce loaded vehicle weight by adjusting the infamous nut on the steering wheel again

You know what - I want to find out
A loss of 50-100 lbs of weight (fat) will add ~1mpg!!!LOL
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Old 02-14-2019, 03:51 PM   #4 (permalink)
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A loss of 50-100 lbs of weight (fat) will add ~1mpg!!!LOL
Depends on what and how you drive.
Weight is the most significant factor on economy unless you drive fast, then air resistance takes over. But I do drive slowish (going with the flow in the slow lane).
If I take my wife and kids along (who add slightly less than 200 lbs) I get nowhere near the economy I can get alone. I lose about 5% for adding 7% of weight.

So if I lost 100 lbs - which would not be healthy in my case, but somewhere on the way is my target - but never mind, if I lost 100 lbs that would be about 3.5% of total weight on my commute.
That could easily be more than 1 mpg.
Maybe I could consistently break 60 mpg per tank in summer.
In a lighter and more economical 1st gen Insight the difference would even be substantially bigger.

But I really don't care how good it does. Any improvement is an improvement, and when it can be had for free I don't count the beans.

If I win an M sized Ecomodder shirt I'll try to post a photo of me wearing it.
The posting wouldn't be the hardest part of that
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Old 02-14-2019, 03:56 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Old 02-14-2019, 05:17 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Ha. I bet the T shirt is size M to motivate you to reduce loaded vehicle weight by adjusting the infamous nut on the steering wheel again

You know what - I want to find out
I've lost weight for my car before, but it was to make it handle better instead of get better mileage:

https://lightweightmiata.com/beast/ultimate/
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Been a long week. Saw this thread, thought it was the one from the previous contest, and wondered where all the posts went.

College does things to a person.

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Old 02-15-2019, 05:35 AM   #10 (permalink)
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A loss of 50-100 lbs of weight (fat) will add ~1mpg!!!LOL
And the equivalent GAIN of 5-10 HP


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