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03-04-2009, 10:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
Southcross Manic Rabbit Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 134 Slow-n-Low - '81 Volkswagen Rabbit S TEAM VW AUDI Group 90 day: 33.97 mpg (US) Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Slow and Low Rabbit howdy all Long time VW modder/driver... simple little beat to hell 1981 Rabbit 1.7L. Through the years I have repaired just about everything imaginable, and pushed the anemic low compression engine from a meager 20-25MPG to a more respectable 25-30+. I want MOAR!

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03-04-2009, 11:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
skyl4rk Coasting Down the Peak Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: M I C H I G A N Posts: 514 Toyauto Pickup - '94 Toyota Pickup 2WD 90 day: 36.32 mpg (US) Versa Base - '09 Versa Sedan 1.6 Base Team Nissan 90 day: 41.69 mpg (US) Thanks: 27 Thanked 42 Times in 35 Posts	moar mpg or more sonic boom generating speed? __________________ Nissan Versa Aeromods

03-04-2009, 11:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
Southcross Manic Rabbit Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 134 Slow-n-Low - '81 Volkswagen Rabbit S TEAM VW AUDI Group 90 day: 33.97 mpg (US) Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	my other cars get the sonic boom.... this one, my daily beater, gets the MPG

03-04-2009, 11:41 AM	#4 (permalink)
Daox Administrator Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Germantown, WI Posts: 11,203 CM400E - '81 Honda CM400E 90 day: 51.49 mpg (US) Daox's Grey Prius - '04 Toyota Prius Team Toyota 90 day: 49.53 mpg (US) Daox's Insight - '00 Honda Insight 90 day: 64.33 mpg (US) Swarthy - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage DE Mitsubishi 90 day: 56.69 mpg (US) Daox's Volt - '13 Chevrolet Volt Thanks: 2,501 Thanked 2,585 Times in 1,553 Posts	Welcome to the site. Have you checked out the 100+ hypermiling tips? Using a few of those are sure to help out quite a bit. __________________ Current project: A better alternator delete

03-04-2009, 12:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
Southcross Manic Rabbit Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 134 Slow-n-Low - '81 Volkswagen Rabbit S TEAM VW AUDI Group 90 day: 33.97 mpg (US) Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	yes quite some time ago LOL... and yes, they did help squeeze a few more MPG out of my current setup

03-04-2009, 01:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
TestDrive Master EcoModder Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: South Dakota Posts: 460 WonderWagon - '94 Ford Escort LX Last 3: 51.52 mpg (US) DaBluOne - '99 Ford Escort SE 90 day: 48.97 mpg (US) DaRedOne - '99 Ford Escort ZX2 Hot Thanks: 0 Thanked 15 Times in 4 Posts	If you describe what you've done so far and maybe post a few pictures, you're more likely to get useful responses.

03-04-2009, 02:09 PM	#7 (permalink)
SVOboy Dartmouth 2010 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Hanover, NH Posts: 6,447 Vegan Powa! - '91 Honda CRX DX Team Honda 90 day: 66.52 mpg (US) Thanks: 92 Thanked 122 Times in 90 Posts	Welcome to ecomodder! __________________ EcoModder's best: Donate to EM \| Window clings \| EM Shirts \| Better Gas Mileage \| MPG Tracking More fun sites: Green Home Improvement \| crxMPG \| Benjamin FT Jones \| Vegan Recipes \| Car-free Living

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