how do i getmost mpg
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Oh yeah, contrary to popular belief the brake pedal wastes more gas than the accelerator. It is not how fast you accelerate it is how often you use the brakes. Anytime you stop the vehicle or slow it down you have to make that momentum back up which takes energy=gas. That is why hybrids do so well around town is because they use that braking energy to charge the batteries. So slow down before you get to stop lights so you don't waste so much energy. Try to coast before you stop. I have found that occasional full throttle operation during passing does not seem to hurt gas miliage very much because I don't slam on my brakes when I get around the guy. I just let it coast back down.
Overall speed kills gas miliage and that is because the drag force a function of the velocity squared. So you double your speed your drag increase by a factor of 4X. When you are pushing something shaped like a brick it adds up fast.
Perry
Overall speed kills gas miliage and that is because the drag force a function of the velocity squared. So you double your speed your drag increase by a factor of 4X. When you are pushing something shaped like a brick it adds up fast.
Perry
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Keep in mind this is flat Florida, rear end is 3.73 and I'm running E3 plugs and green air filter.
I don't drive like and old lady, I think most of the difference is the bigger tires/higher stance/lower gear ratio/more weight of the 4wd.
-T
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I think the 4x4 option kills gas mileage more than anything. I drove a few of my friend's 4wd models for a lot of miles before buying my 2wd. Never got over 12 or 13 highway and single digits around town. My 2wd averages (hand calc) right at 13 mixed, and before I put the 5-star tune and Y-pipe on it I was averaging almost 18 on the highway. With the tune and pipe I'm down to about mid 15's.
Keep in mind this is flat Florida, rear end is 3.73 and I'm running E3 plugs and green air filter.
I don't drive like and old lady, I think most of the difference is the bigger tires/higher stance/lower gear ratio/more weight of the 4wd.
-T
Keep in mind this is flat Florida, rear end is 3.73 and I'm running E3 plugs and green air filter.
I don't drive like and old lady, I think most of the difference is the bigger tires/higher stance/lower gear ratio/more weight of the 4wd.
-T
Yeah we cant do much for the mileage. It is a V-10 after all. It's like when im at a car show with my old classic and they ask "Tis car get good gas mileage?" Uh... 5000 pound car with a 383 at 400HP.... thats a big noope on that one.
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But, it is interesting to see what others are getting and with the cost of gas these days, another 1mpg difference adds up at the pump when some are averaging 10mpg.
Heck I stuck a hybrid emblem on the back, that has to be worth another 2-3 mpg at least, plus my wife drives a corolla so when we are going somewhere we're always joking "are we taking the sipper or the guzzler"? lol...
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