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How to get the best gas mileage?
I'm driving from Orlando to New York City and back in early August.
I'm planning on attaching a magnetic fuel saver to the incoming fuel line, hopefully getting 5 mpg more on the highway. What else should I do to save gas and money for this trip? I own a 99 Saturn SL1 with 54,000 miles. Please recommend brands for additives/cleaners. Thanks! -Joey |
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"Joey" > wrote in message om... > I'm driving from Orlando to New York City and back in early August. > I'm planning on attaching a magnetic fuel saver to the incoming fuel > line, hopefully getting 5 mpg more on the highway. > > What else should I do to save gas and money for this trip? I own a 99 > Saturn SL1 with 54,000 miles. Please recommend brands for > additives/cleaners. Thanks! > > -Joey Return the "fuel saver" there is $10 right there. You also don't need any type of gas additive if you use a high detergent gasoline which most if not all have in use today. While you are up here get a copy of Consumer Reports and read up on those so called "fuel savers" it will save you a load of money by reading the magazine. Elector PS. I also own a 99 SL1 with 54,000 miles on it and it runs like a top. |
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"Joey" > wrote in message om... > I'm driving from Orlando to New York City and back in early August. > I'm planning on attaching a magnetic fuel saver to the incoming fuel > line, hopefully getting 5 mpg more on the highway. > > What else should I do to save gas and money for this trip? I own a 99 > Saturn SL1 with 54,000 miles. Please recommend brands for > additives/cleaners. Thanks! > > -Joey Changes the plugs Change the wires if you haven't already Change the gas filter Change the air filter Change the oil and filter if it's anywhere near due (won't help with gas mileage but an oil change will probably be overdue after a round trip from Orlando to NYC) Change the transmission fluid and filter (that might not help much with gas mileage either but I think it's recommended around 50,000 miles) Ditto on flushing the radiator - it's hot up here. ron 94 SL-1 108,000 miles ~ 35 mpg highway |
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A couple of tips:
1. use balding tires (less rubber flexing so less rolling resistance) 2. over-inflate your tires (I use 32 PSI cold) 3. use lighter synthetic oil (5W...) 4. try a can of magic mystery oil in your gas 5. put a block of wood under your gas pedal to limit travel and drive around in an empty parking lot. Get used to using no more than 1/3 of pedal travel (ie. don't acclerate hard). Take out the wood before going back on road. 6. limit top speed to 55MPH. 7. coast well before coming to stop. Every time you use brake, you are burning money. 8. drive on highways where you maintain constant speed/pedal position. 9. don't use AC. Keep all windows closed. 10. shift early. I use 2000RPM as shift point. I got over 50MPG (imp gal) doing the above. The tires eventually wore out and I got replacement Michelin Hydro Edge (at lower PSI). Fuel consumption immediately dropped to 44MPG. On 14 Jul 2004 21:10:00 -0700, (Joey) wrote: >I'm driving from Orlando to New York City and back in early August. >I'm planning on attaching a magnetic fuel saver to the incoming fuel >line, hopefully getting 5 mpg more on the highway. > >What else should I do to save gas and money for this trip? I own a 99 >Saturn SL1 with 54,000 miles. Please recommend brands for >additives/cleaners. Thanks! |
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