Daily gas mileage blab thread

[cbpldc]

Don't you pretty much have to have OBD2 to run a scan gauge? My car is OBD1 (or 0).

Chris

[Weather Spotter]

My bad. Yep you can not use a scan gauge but you an use a mpngino. Look in our wiki (top of the page there is a link) it will tell you how to hook one up and set it up.

[MetroMPG]

29.5 is decent - congrats. The car's window sticker EPA highway rating was 27 mpg (US) highway. The "revised" EPA rating is 25 mpg. Combined ratings: 22 (orig) / 19 (new).

Compare Old and New MPG Estimates

As Weather Spotter says, there's more where that came from, with a few more mods!

[cbpldc]

Actually, here is my car's actual window sticker.



I don't need to remove the wipers, as the hood on this car extends to cover them in the rest position. I should probably install a coolant temperature gauge so I can see how hot the car gets when I'm blocking off holes in the front bumper.

I will also be installing a vacuum gauge (as I really don't have the skills to do the mpguino thing) to monitor throttle input.

I'll report back with my findings.

Chris

[Fat Charlie]

29.5 isn't decent, it's great! We aren't all starting with Metros. Congratulations on your first hypermiling tank- your mileage is only going to go up.

[redyaris]

EOC has become my new toy! Going down hill with the engine off passing 300 - 500 hp SUV's and BMW's with "gravity drive" engaged, using no fuel, is just so satisfying. I feel like a kid in a soapbox derby.

[Dunkler]

Last week I pulled off my first 400+ mile tank (42.1mpg) in the '07 Fit. I have been trying for this mark since I bought the car (a couple of months ago).

Being that it is summer here in Arkansas, I have to drive with the A/C on constantly which has brought my avg mpg to about 39.xx. So in order to achieve this mileage I took the side mirrors off of my car and just made sure my tires were all at 44psi.

I can't wait to see what kinds of increases I see from more aero mods!

[MetroMPG]

Congrats! What did you replace the side mirrors with?

[Dunkler]

Originally Posted by MetroMPG

Congrats! What did you replace the side mirrors with?

Well... I replaced them with rubber covers seen here --->


I don't advocate driving illegally, which is technically what I am doing by removing both mirrors. I am brainstorming some ideas, such as tiny cameras with LCD's inside the cab.

[MetroMPG]

Most people who delete an outside mirror are using large convex replacement mirrors mounted just inside the glass. There's apparently a decent selection available at Walmart. I'll be doing the same to the passenger side mirror on my Insight at some point.