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Re: [Shop-talk] 6 to 3 fuel saving

To: mark@noakes.com, jamesf@groupwbench.org
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] 6 to 3 fuel saving
From: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:17:28 -0400
I would rather thrash a 4 banger econobox than drive a Corvette like 
that.  It's kind of like saving on heating oil by setting your 
thermostat to 55.  That really works too!

At 07:13 AM 7/30/2008, Mark Noakes wrote:
>    I  haven't  been  paying  attention to this thread till now so I don't
>    know  what  else  was  said,  but  I've  done what I would call casual
>    hypermiling  (keeping it legal) on my 86 Corvette, mildly modified for
>    SCCA  Solo2  racing  (street  prepared  category)  and I can get 33mpg
>    highway  and  26+ city/highway avg on it, but it is incredibly boring.
>    Do  a  web  search  on hypermiling and stick to what is legal and your
>    mileage  should go up 30-40% over what you are currently getting...the
>    one place where you are stuck is in total stop and go traffic though.
>    Mark Noakes
>
>    On Jul 30, 2008, jamesf@groupwbench.org wrote:
>
>      On Jul 29, 2008, at 11:07 PM, eric@megageek.com wrote:
>      >
>      >
>      >  So,  there  are  way  better  ways to reduce fuel costs.  Didn't
>      someone
>      > here
>      > once post about putting a tennis ball under the gas pedal?
>      >
>      >
>      I  have  an  '04  WRX.  A friend had an '02. She said no matter how
>      gently
>      she drove, she never got better than 22mpg. So I never tried.
>      WHen gas hit $4 I tried. Shift at 2000 rpm, predictive coasting, no
>
>      AC, max 70mph. I was able to get 30 mpg from it. It wasn't fun,
>      especially in Boston, but it worked.
>      jim
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