Hello from San Diego - Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum

jonEmetro · 05-13-2009, 08:19 PM

Hello everyone. Long time EM lurker Finally signed up. I am a mechanic at an independent shop and that is how I came upon my 96 Metro. I purchased my Metro from a customer with a broken Auto Trans. I did some research and found the m/t has a 7-9mpg advantage over the a/t. After some research on metroMPG.com, teamswift, and of coarse EM, I began the hunt for a Tranny out of a SOHC swift(tallest final drive). Finding the tranny was the most difficult part of the swap. I finished the swap and have been driving conservatively and learning from my SG2. Averaging 37MPG. I want to start P&G pretty soon and plan to start doing some aero mods.

I am very interested in motorsports and power/handling but I am also married with kids. How fast you go is directly related to how much you spend. Needless to say, I wasn't going very fast. So I sold my 91 240sx when I got my metro running. I am more interested in the technical side of cars and driving technique. Thats why I find EM and metroMPG really fascinating.

I am really excited to be a part of the EM community.

SVOboy · 05-13-2009, 08:22 PM

Welcome aboard! Good to have you here

Johnny Mullet · 05-13-2009, 09:14 PM

Welcome to the site. Hope to see those numbers increase!

MetroMPG · 05-13-2009, 09:52 PM

Hi jonEmetro - welcome to EM!

First: great car nickname.

Second: if you're going to start doing engine-off stuff, you'll need to rig a kill switch if you want the ScanGauge to keep tracking mileage properly (because of the car's OBD-II protocol, it'll reboot every time you key-off, and you lose distance data).

I don't know how much flexibility/pressure you have with traffic in Ramona, but with engine-off coasting and/or pulse & glide (if you want to go that extreme), there's a lot more MPG to be had from your car.

jonEmetro · 05-14-2009, 04:40 PM

Thanks guys for the warm welcome.

MetroMPG - Ya I thought something was wrong with my SG2 when it would reboot. I searched around here and found that they all do that. Thanks for the advice.

Hacksaw · 06-21-2009, 09:00 AM

Welcome to less fuel costs, JonEmetro!

Not to discourage you in anyway, but your 1.3L is never going to achieve the numbers that a 1.0L Metro can...I have a '97 LSI 4cyl/automatic like yours was originally, and for it, 37mpg would be considered a pretty good number. However, take into account that it's un-modded and driven normally, so playing the hypermilin' game should show some benefit. Best wishes in your quest!

Hacksaw.