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500+ miles on a full tank, its true

Discussion in '8G Lancer - General Information' started by 08LanceRage, Aug 5, 2008.

  1. 08LanceRage

    08LanceRage Well-Known Member

    I was on a website called cleanmgp.com and it showed me how to save gas, I live in San Bernardino CA , and i work in Long Beach CA 75 miles just to work ! Well i have been getting 325 to 350 miles on a full tank filling up every two days , so my buddy gave me this site to check out .... I started to drive the way they recomend , ( Patience is the key but i do like to drive fast so it sucked at first.. ) so i filled up friday went to work , my mpg's started to go up right away ! after two days I had 300 miles and Half a tank of gas left . I said to myself wow it works i started taking pictures on my phone to show my friends , Well the best the cars MPG'S said was 46.6 , maybe not right on but I did get 511.7 miles on a full tank, right when the gas light came on i filled up so i still had at least 30 miles or more i could GO now it was tuesday and i saved a day and a halfs worth of gas! What i did ---- I warmed the car up first as i took off i shifted when i hit 2000 rpm every gear , when i was coming to a stop i put it in nuetral and let it coast to a stop, on the freeway i drove at 60miles light very light on the gas behind trucks on the slow lane , down hills i put it in neutral as well .... yeah i know i drove like an old man but its for work when i drive like this .... hears pictures after i passed 300miles ....

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    mpg meter started rising
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    the highest the car showed
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    511.7 when the light came on
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    this is what the cars mpg said at the end of this test
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    try it if you want to save gas, check out that site to see other cars doing the same ....
     
    08LanceRage, Aug 5, 2008
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  2. Texas Aggie

    Texas Aggie Well-Known Member

    i actually did something similar to what you are talking about. Pretty much not driving like i usually do lol. I got about 460 but that was with some speeding cause people are stupid...lol...I lack the patience to do this all the time. :D
     
    Texas Aggie, Aug 5, 2008
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  3. spawn

    spawn Well-Known Member

    woooow dang i get like 280 a tank but its all city and i drive crazy
     
    spawn, Aug 6, 2008
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  4. PoLo

    PoLo Active Member

    damn ...thats crazy numbers...

    **i live in San Bernardino too
     
    PoLo, Aug 6, 2008
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  5. Gflo412

    Gflo412 Well-Known Member

    thats pretty nuts, i went on that site u posted....i came accross some hydrogen conversion kits for all vehicles, has anybody every checked it out or done research? it seems to good to be true and i doubt its that easy or every1 would know about it and be using it already. the only think keeping me interested is a bunch of news stories on it and it SEEMS lagit
     
    Gflo412, Aug 6, 2008
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  6. 08LanceRage

    08LanceRage Well-Known Member

    ya its crazy what a big differance it made , its hard to do when there no traffic
     
    08LanceRage, Aug 6, 2008
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  7. Thatguy

    Thatguy Well-Known Member

    yah i heard driving around 60 mph on the freeway consistently will save you gas. i actually tried it for a week and it actually helped.
     
    Thatguy, Aug 6, 2008
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  8. curtellisjr

    curtellisjr Well-Known Member

    Sounds great, but I can't convince my foot to listen to that kind of reasoning. :twisted:
     
    curtellisjr, Aug 7, 2008
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  9. DaytonaLancer

    DaytonaLancer Well-Known Member

    Yea, but for us who drive a manual, id find it kinda hard and irritating to try and adjust the way we shift. Shifting at 2000 RPM completely messes up your gear speeds. Like if i slowed down to 35 mph, i would normally shift into 3rd gear, where as you would shift back into 5th at 35mph.
     
    DaytonaLancer, Aug 10, 2008
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