New Personal MPG Record

[bowtieguy]

filled up today to a new personal mpg record(barely). 337.4 miles on 12.704 gal to the tune of 26.55(old record was 26.53). the 30mpg goal eludes me still!

this 1995 olds 88(AT) has gotten this far w/ acetone,gliding, and weight reduction. driving is aprx 35%city/65% hwy. yes acetone HAS worked for me(more on that later on another thread). a few of you have stated getting 30+ with the same 3.8 GM motor, but my question is has anyone achieved this in similar conditions? short answer: NO!

let me explain. i know of 3 other owners of the same EXACT vehicle (all 1995 or 96), driving the same roads,weather,etc. they ALL agree that ANY city driving adversely affects FE. my hwy driving is 70 mph and a/c on also. since i joined gassavers a year after getting the car, there are no gaslog entries showing before and after acetone(sorry). i did document(every fill-up) that my avg WAS 20-22. after each mod is confirmed(or not) i will go back to leaving out the acetone. EVERY time this is done, FE drops back to org #s.

next up, overinflated tires. then a grill block. very confident in achieving 30mpg. soon the a/c usage will go down(possibly deleted) due to cooler weather. also using scan gauge on my wife's car(mine is not compatible) to help with "the nut behind the wheel." we have the same motor, so hopefully this will help.

one last thing. i'd like to extend a personal thank you to all of you who have posted your ideas and info. even tho i started hypermiling before joining this site, i NEVER thought it possible to go from a low of 20mpg to closing in on 30 with subtle mods.