Should I start with the camry, which I currently drive, or the VX, which I will hopefully get on wednesday?

I would think it'd be easier to start with the VX, if you're getting it this week. We'll see what the commish says about that.

MetroMPG: that sounds good, although I think that the VX (and the metro) have a harder time surpassing the EPA estimates than less fe cars like my camry. I'll have to check on the status of that lean burn in a hurry!

I agree about the Metro & VX, James.

But the contest is to see how much you improve over your own baseline. In effect we can ignore % over EPA for the purposes of the contest. The goal is to see if we can continue improving month over month (or week over week).

Ok I get it. I read through some of the rules and then got more confused. Thanks for stating it simply. The first fillup for me will be before I have really learned how to hypermile it, and before i have gone thru all the maintainence items, and that will be a good baseline.

Oh yesh! Summer is here, and I'm constantly seeing numbers right aruond the 30 mark on the highway! This could be a new personal best tank?!

Questions about my baseline 1st fillup
 

I got the VX home, and it is runnning rough in lean burn. It has the wrong spark plugs in it: bosch. I think it is only getting about 39 MPG right now, and 100 miles on the current tank were from the previous owner. so i guess once i get the right spark plugs in her i will fill up and from then on that will be the baseline fillup?

If anyone is looking for a team member -- or wants to start another team.... :D

Team Opec Busters is in need of a replacement driver.

Also OdieTurbo and kwtorbe SG members have expressed interest in being on a team.

P.S Please reply to my post for aero help. CO ZX2

Where do I sign up :thumbup: :P And where is a list of the current teams (I can't seem to find it again :p)?

Awesome!

That makes the most sense to me.

https://www.gassavers.org/showthread.php?t=3171

Check with zpiloto, Opec Busters Team Captain.

Available Members or New Team Formation
 

Calling all "Free Agents"...

This is the place to post if you're interested in joining a team.

Team Captains can reference this post if they're looking for a new member to fill open slots.

New Teams...

Want to form your own team for the next cycle?

Post that here too...

Need help with forming the Team? Contact me, The Commish

I am one of said free agents :thumbup:

Ditto! :D

I am a free agent as well. I fill about every two weeks.

Odie, Bill - want to start a team? I think it might be easier for form a new team than find three opening :p

If you will be team captain and remind me of what I am supposed to do, I would be honored to be on the team. I have not kept up with the details of participation, I mean COMPETITION, but I can definitely do whatever I need to do if someone will remind me every now and then. :-)

Assistance
 

If any of you need assistance with team formation, just let me know.

TC duties are mainly to collect weekly data and "pump-up" the team members.

It looks like all you need is 2 more, and you have a team!

Rules are at the top of the forum. The "Top 10" lists the basics, and it goes into further detail after that.

Best FE,

The Commish

Be happy to! I fill up about every 3 days. Just planning a project to lower the car, add tire air diverters, and possibly side-skirts and an air dam.

The_Last_SL1 is a 4-door automatic too!

Need two more!!! Anyone?

Well, while we're working on finding two members :) Ideas for names?

The "Leftovers" :p Basically since we're the guys who were left over. Simple and to the point!

I like it. If we compete in the cycle after this one, we can be The Warmed Over Leftovers. :-)

Count me in...

What's required of me? I'll consider doing it...I'm not that great of gas-miser. I have two cars that can be used also, I don't care which. The Beater gets a fill-up about once every 10 days, the Beat is less, but if we use it maybe I'll be encouraged to drive it more. :)

<sitting on the sidelines wishing some team needs one more member>

anyone?? ;)

Treb or Odie, looks like there are 5. Will one of you be our captian?

I'll do it :)

I'm cool with team leftovers....

But, to throw in another name

Team Bananerna

(sorry, I've been slowly teaching myself Swedish and that's really fun to say)

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In order

Tre - has a sedan
Odie - has an automatic | Above Mason Dixon
Bill
rvanengen
Dax -- looks like all that is required is an updated gaslog (rules)

LxMike, if DaX decides s/he doesn't want to participate, we're happy to welcome you on our team :) I'm just going in post order.

Is anyone in the list above also north of the Mason-Dixon line? Other than that technicality and once we all confirm, we're ready to jump in :)

Confirmed!

I'll go ahead and confirm. We'll use the Beater (Sedan, 5-spd) just because I drive it way more often.

Confirmed!

I drive a Honda Element, 2wd, 5-speed. Its gaslog is up to date. My current estimated mileage on this tank is 26.5 mph (No ScanGauge).

I am not north of any lines, except I-10... :-)

What else do you need from me? Thanks for being Captain! I think you get to choose the name since you stepped up. Just tell me what Bananerna means...

It's plural for banana :p But, I'm thinking leftovers - and then we'll graduate to something else later :)

We have one snag though.... the rules require that at least two members be North of the Mason Dixon line... Right now, we only have 1 person....

I can pull out of the group if someone north of the Mason Dixon comes up - I'll wait with LX Mike to join a group if need be. :)

Leftover Bananas is fine with me. Whatever you say. :-)

"Leftover Bananas"... I like the sound of that one.

Anyone know of anyone else in this group north of the Mason Dixon???

Well, North Carolina isn't THAT far south of the line. :-)

Could we maybe compete, but exclude ourselves from the valuable prizes should we accidentally win?

Well I am in southern Idaho and I ought to join one of these teams. I have a 4-door 5-speed, 2001 Saturn. Life seems pretty busy but this would motivate me to do a few more things to the car.

Ernie

Whoa... there's prizes? I totally wasn't aware of that... But in any case, I'm cool with that - if the rest of the team and the boss peoples agree :p

On a somewhat related note (to prizes).... A website I frequent is having a project contest - the grand prize being a laser cutter (worth nearly $6K)... I just found out I'm not eligible because I'll be working as an intern for them in a few weeks :thumbdown: It makes me a little sad -- but I get to work in a fab lab this summer!

Want to win that there laser cutter? https://www.instructables.com/id/E1DESIMF0H63N2Z/

Big Prizes!
 

I think I can dig-up a Laser Pointer out of the basement...:p