Official Thread for posting daily FE updates

[GasSavers_DaX]

Originally Posted by MetroMPG

I guess I'm now in the same boat, using a transmission that was never originally bolted to this motor.

If I had to make the call, I'd say use the rating for the engine you've got with its "normal" manual box (even if it's not the transmission that engine came with).

Or are you also using an engine that didn't come in that body style?

Nah, the engine is OE, so I'll just look for numbers for a 5-spd.

[krousdb]

That is prolly the best approach, whatever is the closest engine/tranny combo that you have today. Someone should remind SVOboy to do the same.

[SVOboy]

Originally Posted by krousdb

That is prolly the best approach, whatever is the closest engine/tranny combo that you have today. Someone should remind SVOboy to do the same.

Damn you, I worked hard to kill the epa and I'll show it off until my dying day. As far as I'm concerned I'm still driving a crx dx auto with a bit of work on it,

Anyway, the odometer on the police interceptor doesn't work, so no updates from out here, but I'm sure it sucks, because no matter how high you blast the A/C nothing can beat 120 degree heat indices.

[krousdb]

Originally Posted by SVOboy

Damn you, I worked hard to kill the epa and I'll show it off until my dying day. As far as I'm concerned I'm still driving a crx dx auto with a bit of work on it,

I see that you you sucked it up and did the right thing. You will be back above EPA combined in no time. I went from 80% down to 20% just by changing cars. This kinda confirms the theory that Metro and i were discussing about EPA numbers and high FE cars.

[GasSavers_brick]

I've been having a pretty good week for fuel savings. After getting fed-up with my lousy 51mi round-trip highway commute, I started playing with Google Earth and found a way to use secondary roads to cut that down to just 38mi daily. It's going to be a very tough nut to crack because I'm going from 95% highway driving (not terribly complicated from the standpoint of technique) to roughly 70% rural back roads from stop sign to stop sign, which requires much more effort to maximize. However, the fuel savings are going to be worth it. In order to use as much fuel on the new commute as I used on the old one, I would need to get my FE down to 29mpg! My first two trials were 36mpg in the afternoon (up-hill) and 40mpg in the morning. That works out to 37.9mpg combined, 0.9975 gal/day, and reduces my daily fuel consumption by a total of 0.27 gallons. My gas log won't look as pretty for now but the fuel savings will be well worth it! My goal is to get it up to 45mpg in the morning, 39mpg in the afternoon.

[ZugyNA]

I probably drive 95% backroads. I drive longer distances, but at slower speeds. Main thing is to keep the pedal out of the metal from those stop signs.

[MetroMPG]

Originally Posted by brick

found a way to use secondary roads to cut that down to just 38mi daily.

That's quite a short-cut! Nice.

It's going to be a very tough nut to crack because I'm going from 95% highway driving (not terribly complicated from the standpoint of technique) to roughly 70% rural back roads from stop sign to stop sign, which requires much more effort to maximize.

But if you grab the "technique bull" by the horns, I'd wager the opportunities on the rural route could lead to better overall results.

Depending on demands of traffic, I find rural driving with stop signs spaced far enough apart is where I get the best mileage, since speed is lower (reduced aero penalty), and the stop signs afford more of an opportunity to FAS/CODfish.

Brick, does your SG stay active in your Accord when you kill the engine?

[zpiloto]

[quote=MetroMPG]
Depending on demands of traffic, I find rural driving with stop signs spaced far enough apart is where I get the best mileage, since speed is lower (reduced aero penalty), and the stop signs afford more of an opportunity to FAS/CODfish.

Metro do you have any estimates of the % advantage of EOC as opposed to coasting in N but killing the engine at lights? Looks like over 30% from your gaslogs but don't know if you were killing the engine at lights.

[GasSavers_DaX]

Can someone point me in the right direction then to where I can find the EPA values for my car...I forgot the website.

[MetroMPG]

http://www.fueleconomy.gov