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bzipitidoo list of gas saving tips from... 01-23-2007, 04:41 PM

Peakster :eek: Would that honestly... 01-23-2007, 04:47 PM

kickflipjr The best tip is to change... 01-23-2007, 07:15 PM

Matt Timion great thread, and great first... 01-23-2007, 10:04 PM

JanGeo No mention of grill... 01-24-2007, 12:19 AM

Gary Palmer From my experience, so far,... 01-24-2007, 08:21 AM

Gary Palmer Another change, which I have... 01-24-2007, 08:25 AM

bzipitidoo more ideas 01-24-2007, 10:36 AM

rh77 Good ideas 01-24-2007, 11:52 AM

Paulmiller Informative tips! 04-08-2017, 05:27 AM

Badwater My tips for saving gas on a... 06-30-2019, 10:12 AM

Gary Palmer Grill Blocking, GP style,... 01-24-2007, 01:12 PM

JanGeo I'm going to have to try... 01-24-2007, 05:25 PM

GasSavers_Randy I'd agree with the previous... 01-24-2007, 07:36 PM

swng I have read somewhere else... 02-06-2007, 08:38 PM

cfg83 swng - I used to have... 02-06-2007, 09:10 PM

GasSavers_StanleyD It is also strategic. ... 06-04-2007, 07:37 AM

GasSavers_Howard Re: list of gas saving tips... 03-05-2011, 07:30 AM

swng Thanks a lot for sharing your... 02-06-2007, 10:09 PM

Hockey4mnhs i only crack mine about an... 06-04-2007, 08:13 AM

ma4t In no particular order,... 06-05-2007, 10:46 AM

yo vanilla jacking your tire pressure up... 06-06-2007, 06:28 PM

GasSavers_Crystal gas mileage indicator 06-10-2007, 01:08 PM

broodlinger I have a 1997 Mercury Sable... 06-15-2007, 12:55 AM

CryingStreetRacer Why couldn't you just refill... 05-11-2008, 11:23 PM

SVOboy The scanguage II will work... 06-10-2007, 01:11 PM

Bill in Houston You've got it right, Crystal.... 06-10-2007, 02:33 PM

cheapybob at least 1/2 to 2/3 of my... 06-11-2007, 07:18 AM

ZugyNA I'm using these mods to... 06-16-2007, 03:58 AM

GasSavers_mczarski What about 06-21-2007, 08:10 PM

GasSavers_rGS One tip that hasn't seemed to... 07-18-2007, 01:31 PM

8307c4 Not sure if this has been... 01-29-2008, 10:22 AM

Nrggeek And another thing about... 02-01-2008, 03:36 PM

GasSavers_Randy Winter tires make a big... 02-15-2008, 09:26 PM

8307c4 I would say 20% is in the... 02-15-2008, 05:15 PM

Solarhersteller Re: list of gas saving tips... 09-19-2010, 08:22 PM

MF360 Re: list of gas saving tips... 10-23-2010, 06:57 AM

GasSavers_Howard Re: list of gas saving tips... 03-05-2011, 07:55 AM

GasSavers_fuelmiser Change of Habit: Idle as... 07-31-2007, 11:10 PM

swng How about opting to work... 07-20-2007, 01:39 PM

oneinchsidehop I work the night shift. ... 09-30-2007, 11:21 AM

StorminMatt Whether it is worth it... 11-02-2007, 04:03 AM

bowtieguy Bruce, my car manual... 11-25-2007, 01:22 PM

KARR Keep your car's paint... 08-11-2007, 10:27 AM

lrichard coasting in neutral 09-04-2007, 01:19 PM

GasSavers_broadwayline You will get better fuel... 11-25-2007, 11:52 AM

Mighty Mira I'm not so sure about this.... 11-25-2007, 01:25 PM

kamesama980 It'll help very marginally.... 11-25-2007, 12:28 PM

GasSavers_stevenl anyone have any... 11-11-2007, 09:46 AM

bowtieguy go to the "search the forums"... 11-11-2007, 02:25 PM

brucepick Tire pressure: safety and... 11-15-2007, 11:33 AM

brucepick Coasting in neutral works... 11-25-2007, 01:02 PM

brucepick Mighty Mira gave a good... 11-25-2007, 04:31 PM

Mighty Mira Thanks brucepick, I wasn't as... 11-25-2007, 08:48 PM

tomauto Gassavers was mentioned in... 11-26-2007, 01:47 PM

brucepick https://img116.imageshack.us/im... 12-01-2007, 05:26 AM

Mighty Mira No problem! The link I... 12-01-2007, 02:06 PM

frmfrk I've successfully tried ram... 11-30-2007, 01:20 AM

trebuchet03 Got some data for us? 11-30-2007, 09:11 AM

brucepick Many thanks, Mira. I... 12-14-2007, 05:01 AM

101mpg Overlooked the obvious 12-31-2007, 12:09 PM

101mpg Overlooked the obvious 12-31-2007, 12:09 PM

VetteOwner well that depends on the size... 12-31-2007, 01:48 PM

2000mc ...i think he forgot to say... 01-01-2008, 10:39 AM

lamebums Don't drive if you can walk.... 01-12-2008, 10:33 PM

louierazon Hello, very nice forum here. ... 01-15-2008, 10:35 PM

VetteOwner maybe but LOTS easier to... 01-16-2008, 11:32 AM

GasSavers_FaroCastiglo Thanks for all the tips. I'm... 01-24-2008, 07:15 AM

bowtieguy at fillups, i've been pumping... 01-24-2008, 10:26 AM

igniteindiana I read recently that you... 01-26-2008, 03:20 AM

skewbe It depends on what your goals... 01-26-2008, 03:33 AM

igniteindiana LOL, thanks for the reply. ... 01-26-2008, 10:55 AM

BuyAmerican07 freshly green 02-07-2008, 02:05 PM

101mpg Welcome! You should make a... 02-07-2008, 04:05 PM

yellowtail3 Since getting Tracer and... 02-11-2008, 09:34 AM

yellowtail3 Full disclosure... that 40mpg... 04-16-2008, 05:31 AM

white90crxhf you could possibly get a... 02-19-2008, 09:17 AM

andy2001 Get Better Gas Mileage 03-11-2008, 01:27 PM

fowljesse Here's a driving technique:... 03-14-2008, 03:47 PM

cugir321 Sites with air filter... 06-04-2008, 04:58 PM

faithbasedbiz re:save gas 04-02-2008, 10:11 AM

nando_25567 not sure if someone said this... 04-05-2008, 05:55 PM

R.I.D.E. Last trip in my VX was mostly... 04-14-2008, 01:20 PM

sethag I disagree and agree with... 04-22-2008, 11:53 AM

Curt8888 links to gov't sites and... 04-25-2008, 09:29 AM

james131x which state has best fuel for... 04-27-2008, 06:38 AM

GasSavers_SD26 There are many areas that are... 05-06-2008, 10:09 AM

dorota79 best mpg in the world? 05-03-2008, 11:11 AM

theholycow Bad timing. Back in the 80s... 05-03-2008, 12:23 PM

Nerys The 1.4 Diesel gets over... 05-09-2008, 09:02 PM

theholycow Welcome to the forum, new... 05-10-2008, 03:25 AM

HHO4ME Has any one tried gas formula... 05-10-2008, 07:30 AM

Nerys theholycow. I guess if you... 05-10-2008, 07:52 AM

bowtieguy welcome! you bring up some... 05-10-2008, 04:55 PM

theholycow Well, my point was that there... 05-11-2008, 03:20 AM

bowtieguy Nerys, you are wise to see... 05-11-2008, 03:32 AM

shupack exactly, and if you can't buy... 06-06-2008, 11:34 PM

Nerys I do not want legislation on... 05-10-2008, 05:02 PM

David_Gee Taxes on Fuel 06-07-2008, 03:48 AM

Bbasso I read most of what was... 05-10-2008, 07:32 PM

GasSavers_Brock I have also seen a graph of... 05-13-2008, 12:28 PM

GasSavers_Hondaguy Great to be onboard 05-14-2008, 01:09 PM

Driver Tom Dump The Alternator 06-04-2008, 02:40 PM

theholycow User named rgathright did it... 06-04-2008, 02:45 PM

theholycow The O2 sensor reads exhaust... 06-04-2008, 05:06 PM

R.I.D.E. Adjust idle speed to lowest... 06-08-2008, 07:54 PM

vizmon Saving gas at the pump station 06-08-2008, 11:04 PM

theholycow That's a great one, and I do... 06-09-2008, 07:41 AM

vizmon You may have seen the tips,... 06-09-2008, 11:19 PM

Devinator You should add Rain-X to... 06-10-2008, 12:07 PM

shupack snopes: ... 06-11-2008, 06:24 PM

GasSavers_hypermile removing the alternator... 06-10-2008, 12:35 PM

GasSavers_SD26 Well, the alternator is... 06-10-2008, 12:37 PM

hondaguydude cyclone fuel saver 06-25-2008, 08:59 AM

Jay2TheRescue I put one on Rusty years ago,... 06-25-2008, 11:42 AM

theholycow No, it does not work, just... 06-25-2008, 10:54 AM

ron17571@netzero.com Move close to your work.drive... 07-11-2008, 09:39 PM

trollgods im new here but reading some... 07-16-2008, 08:29 PM

Jay2TheRescue With conventional oil I... 07-18-2008, 04:03 PM

KARR A higher engine temperature... 07-20-2008, 04:21 PM

GasSavers_Somedude Out of all the driving tips... 10-30-2008, 05:10 PM

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96sc1 Has anyone tried turbulators? 07-18-2008, 02:26 PM

GasSavers_maximilian Maybe the article "201 Tips... 03-18-2009, 04:10 AM

spotaneagle be at home and do something 08-29-2009, 06:54 PM

DowTheFish Hello everyone! I thought I... 01-10-2010, 01:13 PM

bowtieguy we have many members outside... 01-10-2010, 01:37 PM

theholycow Welcome. There's some good... 01-10-2010, 01:46 PM

GasSavers_Howard Re: list of gas saving tips... 03-05-2011, 07:39 AM

theholycow Re: list of gas saving tips... 03-05-2011, 08:11 AM

DowTheFish Thank you for your warming... 01-10-2010, 04:44 PM

DowTheFish The english translation for... 01-10-2010, 04:53 PM

NotYourDay LOL 02-15-2010, 12:36 PM

theholycow Tank is the correct word for... 01-10-2010, 05:05 PM

NotYourDay just wanted to give you an... 02-15-2010, 12:48 PM

Nerys Re: list of gas saving tips... 10-23-2010, 07:12 AM

GasSavers_Howard Re: list of gas saving tips... 03-05-2011, 07:45 AM

travelman Re: list of gas saving tips... 01-18-2011, 07:56 AM

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harscrabble Not true. A lugging engine is... 07-19-2013, 10:08 PM

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block If you plan way ahead though,... 05-25-2014, 07:38 AM

Wilcrass These are all great ideas!... 12-04-2012, 06:04 PM

harscrabble general gimracks and world... 07-19-2013, 10:03 PM

alvaro84 What if I don't start in 2nd,... 07-20-2013, 04:47 AM

litesong I tracked mpg records for 10%... 05-11-2014, 06:31 PM

block Jeepers, in the 1st msg,... 05-25-2014, 07:33 AM

hypermarquis Here we go...109 tips listed... 05-27-2014, 08:08 AM

8$PG My favourites: 15) Note... 05-28-2014, 07:44 AM

mikeyjd Great List 06-05-2014, 06:00 PM

Snowvert Very interesting... 06-08-2014, 02:27 AM

jwuerch Good List 06-09-2014, 07:22 PM

andyrobo You can see the complete list... 06-10-2014, 10:30 AM

storeman What is the point of Nitrogen... 06-19-2015, 11:49 PM

trollbait If the nitrogen is free, go... 06-20-2015, 07:33 AM

Draigflag I recently drove on tyres at... 06-20-2015, 08:44 AM

ChewChewTrain About going up steep inclines? 08-25-2015, 08:16 PM

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rh77 I like them all... 01-23-2007, 06:23 PM

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rh77 Variance 06-15-2007, 04:01 AM

Jay2TheRescue @ Mr. Brochu: ... 09-29-2008, 05:55 AM

AlainB7 This product sucks! Just... 02-02-2009, 10:09 AM

Geonerd But.... :confused: It has... 06-12-2009, 09:19 AM

Dalez0r Introducing all new Exploding... 06-30-2009, 12:20 PM

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Re: list of gas saving tips from best to worst

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Any suggestions why overdrive transmissions have become the standard for fuel economy instead of taller final drive ratios and adding lower gears

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Because marketing depts., the motorist media, and consumers worship at the altar of 0-60? I don't know but from what I do know, Howard is correct.

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