Gas mileage tips (creative) with the Neon?
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05-18-2008 | 04:13 AM
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05-18-2008 | 04:19 AM
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RE: Gas mileage tips (creative) with the Neon?
ORIGINAL: 12 volt
having a clean air filter is a good place to start, good O2 sensors, not using your A/C all the time, installing an under dirve pulley and dont push so hard on the gas pedal all the time
having a clean air filter is a good place to start, good O2 sensors, not using your A/C all the time, installing an under dirve pulley and dont push so hard on the gas pedal all the time
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05-19-2008 | 09:17 PM
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RE: Gas mileage tips (creative) with the Neon?
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Draft behind Big Rigs when possible. It Works. (see Mythbusters Episode)
Drag Reduction by feet:
10ft - 60%
6ft - 80%
2ft - 93%
Fuel Consumption Decrease by feet:
100ft- 11%
50ft- 20%
20ft- 27%
10ft- 39%
2ft- 28%
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MythBus...ting_For_Money
Draft behind Big Rigs when possible. It Works. (see Mythbusters Episode)
Drag Reduction by feet:
10ft - 60%
6ft - 80%
2ft - 93%
Fuel Consumption Decrease by feet:
100ft- 11%
50ft- 20%
20ft- 27%
10ft- 39%
2ft- 28%
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MythBus...ting_For_Money
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05-23-2008 | 12:09 PM
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RE: Gas mileage tips (creative) with the Neon?
I drove from fresno to san diego andgot 34 mpg, and at 3.90 a gallon...very nice. I was expecting less, so I was pretty happy with that. I didnt drive faster than 75 and i turned the a/c off when climbing hills.
The people who feel the need to go from 0-60 as fast as they can after a red light always make me laugh. On the highway, if people want to drive 85-90, i just move aside. It also seems like these people drive SUV's and trucks, which suck gas...ironic.
The people who feel the need to go from 0-60 as fast as they can after a red light always make me laugh. On the highway, if people want to drive 85-90, i just move aside. It also seems like these people drive SUV's and trucks, which suck gas...ironic.
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05-23-2008 | 01:26 PM
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05-24-2008 | 01:29 AM
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RE: Gas mileage tips (creative) with the Neon?
Best I ever got was on a 675-mile jot from Michigan to Iowa, with a lot of weight in the car... got over 40 mpg that day. Lately, I've been averaging around between 36 and 38... I'm just making a point not to take it over 2700 rpm when shifting, and accelerating pretty granny-like. Keeping it under 70 on the interstate as well, seems to help A LOT.
