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  Jun 6 2008, 10:38 AM
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Here are a couple of points I have wondered about that will be significant in the MPG contest.
1. I've got carbs. If I stay in gear as I release my foot from the gas pedal, does it pull more gas through the jets than at idle? I'm thinking yes, but... 2. Does it make more sense to slowly accelerate to traffic speed, or give it more throttle for a shorter period? My guess is that a lighter vehicle might benefit more from going to cruising mode as quickly as possible. I'm thinking that there must be a balance somewhere between mass and rate of speed increase and WOT consumption vs. cruising consumption. Anybody wanna speculate? |
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SGB MPG (again) Jun 6 2008, 10:38 AM
ericread
Here are a couple of points I have wondeered abou... Jun 6 2008, 11:24 AM r_towle Its physics.
A body in motion wants to stay in mot... Jun 6 2008, 11:37 AM
KELTY360
On the highway...go 55 (what the car was designe... Jun 6 2008, 02:21 PM 6freak
Here are a couple of points I have wondeered abou... Jun 6 2008, 11:41 AM SLITS
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[maybe. :confused: ..I just remember haveing to o... Jun 6 2008, 02:59 PM 6freak
[maybe. :confused: ..I just remember haveing to ... Jun 7 2008, 12:41 PM bryanc
Here are a couple of points I have wondeered abou... Jun 6 2008, 11:52 AM biosurfer1 My work van has gotten ~17.5 MPG since I got it, b... Jun 6 2008, 11:58 AM r_towle well, keep accelerating hard and fast, and keep dr... Jun 6 2008, 11:59 AM ericread The day of carbetooters is over... It's time ... Jun 6 2008, 01:41 PM 6freak
The day of carbetooters is over... It's time... Jun 6 2008, 01:48 PM Root_Werks I don't know that I will do well in this conte... Jun 6 2008, 02:45 PM SLITS
I don't know that I will do well in this cont... Jun 6 2008, 03:10 PM SGB Hey
I've gotten 30 mpg before. It is just a ... Jun 6 2008, 07:37 PM r_towle I noticed a significant increase (2-3mpg) when I c... Jun 7 2008, 08:48 AM Dave_Darling Google "hypermiler" some time, and do so... Jun 7 2008, 11:42 AM kwales Back in 1974-1975 when we were having the last fue... Jun 7 2008, 06:10 PM SGB Well, I run pretty high tire pressures already.
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