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Hyper-mile-ing | 28 comments (28 topical, editorial)

Re: Hyper-mile-ing (3.00 / 0) (#5)
by TheCasualTraveler (a.miklos@yahoo.com) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 09:16:31 AM MST
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In my youth I had a 1965 Plymouth Barracuda. Next to the speedometer was a big gauge, I forget what it was called, but it basically measured vacuum off the carburetor. If I remember right the gauge showed power at one end and economy at the other. I learned a lot about saving gas by watching that gauge. Slow starts, taking my foot off the gas when a light up ahead was turning red and rolling up to the light, keeping my speed at an efficient rate saved lots of gas, even though it was only 36 cents a gallon then.

Today when I see people in gas guzzlers tromp on the gas when their only going a few hundred feet, only to have to break hard to turn, I don't know whether to laugh or be disgusted.
Andy

Re: Hyper-mile-ing (3.00 / 0) (#6)
by zap (bell47g5a at comcast dot net) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 09:33:00 AM MST
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I don't know whether to laugh or be disgusted.
I do both.
I guess a certain percentage of people will never "get it" even when gas hits $5/gal. Although I have noticed more people driving slower and certainly more scooters on the street.

Ed what year is your S10, 4x4? Manual? That was a pretty significant increase using the ScanGuage. Visual feedback is a great thing.

zap
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Re: Hyper-mile-ing (3.00 / 0) (#11)
by windstuffnow (elenz(at)windstuffnow(dot)com) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 10:44:55 AM MST
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It's a standard 2 wheel drive, 2.2 4 cyl 5 speed stick. It's not that drastic of a change from 35 to 41 mpg. Just learning how not to use the accellerator pedal to maintain cruise speed, where not to go - or how to get around it, learn how to use momentum etc. I was extreemly surprised after I installed the scanguage at how high of mileage the truck would achieve. On long flat level runs I can see instantanious readings above 60 mpg, downhill over 100.

I used to drive by a vacuum gauge back when as well. They work great but only give you a bit of information. If you have a pre 96 car then that would be a great addition to saving fuel.

There isn't any product on the market that will increase your fuel economy better than a "teacher" showing you how. The scanguage being the teacher.
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Have Fun! Windstuff Ed
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Re: Hyper-mile-ing (3.00 / 0) (#15)
by DamonHD (d@hd.org) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 12:00:08 PM MST
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Plenty of people still don't 'get it' here in the UK at the equivalent of $8+/gal.

And some youf still feels the need to screech round the small roads of the estate, mobile phone possibly pressed illegally to their ear(s), all in the cause of showing off and/or aiming to win a Darwin Award.

As always, however, it'll be someone else they kill: a child instantly on the road or all of us slowly with CO2...

Rgds

Damon

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