Hypermiling and Gas saving Tips

[Strega]

As an ASE certified auto tech with over a decade in the industry (and still employed as such), I am loving watching Strega justify his drivel. Strega, you are hilarious. I love watching people prove thier ignorance in a public forum, since you so repetitively do it on this site I can only assume you have some certification in internet "speaking before thinking", or perhaps a certified "know nothing know-it-all". Keep it up, myself and the guys in the shop are having a blast reading this on our coffee breaks. Better yet, head to the local high school and sit in on a shop class, they will teach you the basics. Seems like a good place for you to start.

Show that my "drivel" is un-justified!

[Strega]

As an ASE certified auto tech with over a decade in the industry (and still employed as such), I am loving watching Strega justify his drivel. Strega, you are hilarious. I love watching people prove thier ignorance in a public forum, since you so repetitively do it on this site I can only assume you have some certification in internet "speaking before thinking", or perhaps a certified "know nothing know-it-all". Keep it up, myself and the guys in the shop are having a blast reading this on our coffee breaks. Better yet, head to the local high school and sit in on a shop class, they will teach you the basics. Seems like a good place for you to start.

Mr "certified"
Show that my "drivel" is un-justified!

(for the record, I have worked on the odd car or two)

[BoostedNihilist]

Again do you have any data to show the pulse width and rate? I know this is a difficulit concept for someone such as yourself, but you could fire a pulse to the injector and not have it open.. Perhaps your "remote starter" could be sensing noise from something else feeding back into your cars ground?

Sorry strega, I don't have time to write a fuel injection for dummies article.

You are obviously quite happy living in ignorance and I don't have the time to enlighten you

[BoostedNihilist]

The only thing you have proven to me is that your not that smart.

Coming from you I am surprised you didn't spell it smat Again, for the record...

con·trac·tion Audio Help /kənˈtrækʃən/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[kuhn-trak-shuhn] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. an act or instance of contracting.
2. the quality or state of being contracted.

3. a shortened form of a word or group of words, with the omitted letters often replaced in written English by an apostrophe, as e'er for ever, isn't for is not, dep't for department.

4. Physiology. the change in a muscle by which it becomes thickened and shortened.
5. a restriction or withdrawal, as of currency or of funds available as call money.
6. a decrease in economic and industrial activity (opposed to

Within the critera which can be demonstrated on an internet forum, namely spelling and grammar, I would have to say that my displayed intellegence is at a much higher level when compared to you'res (lol).

[Strega]

Wow, you must be smart to run spell check on all your posts!

back to the topic at hand.. have you begun marketing your remote starter blinking LED device as an effiecency monitoring machine?

Clearly, due to the nature of your excellent spelling and grammar (within this internet forum) your intelligence is very high, and you will, without doubt, profit significantly selling your above mentioned device!

[Czar]

There is an episode of Top Gear where they drive an Audi A8 for 800 miles on a single tank of diesel. Somewhere in that episode the host Jeremy Clarkson mentioned that modern engines don't consume any fuel in a geared deceleration.

I'm not a mechanic or believe everything I hear, but perhaps there may be some truth to this.

[BoostedNihilist]

Strega

wrap your head around this

This is not an efficiency debate.

Do you have anything to add?

How about an article or some proof that I am wrong?

back to the topic at hand.. have you begun marketing your remote starter blinking LED device as an effiecency monitoring machine?

I guess it is a moot point.. Clearly you cannot spell or read.

//edited: Lil
Calm down boys and girls

[BoostedNihilist]

Strega, though it is clear that we will always be at odds I do offer you an apology. I should not have attacked you personally.

For the record I have worked on 1 or 2... *THOUSAND* cars.

Anyways, I'll try to stay away from you in the future, clearly neither of us have anything worthwhile to say to each other

Lil, sorry, didn't mean to get carried away (again) you didn't even chuckle to yourself? I thought the pictures were kinda funny myself

[Driving Rain]

five letters VW TDI

Bought it new on April 1st 2000 (April fools day) It gets 64 MPG. I burn discarded Jet A from the sumps of our 9 CL-415 tankers, mixed 100 to 1 for lubricity to protect the injection pump. This summer I've started to burn B100... so zero pollution when that's in the tank. The other benefit to B100 is it will take you 1150 kilometers on a tank. I avoid "drive through windows" at all times. The TDI with an oil guard non by-passing 1 micron oil filter goes 30,000 k between oil changes.
And just because it's an econo box doesn't mean it's pokey. I've got fat pp520 Fratellie injectors from Italy, 11 millimeter injection pump from the automatics, a Pierburg MAF from the 2.2 liter German Diesel Benz, a compound 3/4 VNT turbo for added boost, and an injection box from Diesel Tunning of Belgium. Believe me it it will surprise the shit out of the unsuspecting. The time from 100kph to 160kph is a heartbeat.
I've got 400,000 k on her since new. I've replaced the brakes only once so far, the lifetime KYB shocks and struts were replaced last month at KYB's expense. The window regulator gives me fits but that's about it. The best car I've ever owned.
In two years I will give the car to my niece to drive. I will get the new VW diesel Rabbit or what ever they are importing to Canada at the time.

[xsbank]

Strega is a girl - go easy on her.

[dashx]

my 6 cylinder standard transmission 2002 Pontiac Pursuit.

where can you get one of those? I thought Pursuits were 4 cyl and came out in 2005.

And if you are interested in fuel economy figures here is the link for Can. vehicles:

http://www.oee.nrcan.gc.ca/transportati ... -guide.cfm

Back in 2000 a TDi Jetta was rated for 64 mpg on the highway Later (2004) it dropped to 61 and for 2006 it dropped to 54 mpg (it got big and fat) With all those mods I am surprised (Driving Rain) the Jetta still meets those numbers. Step on that pedal (100 to 160K) often?

[Driving Rain]

Back in 2000 a TDi Jetta was rated for 64 mpg on the highway Later (2004) it dropped to 61 and for 2006 it dropped to 54 mpg (it got big and fat) With all those mods I am surprised (Driving Rain) the Jetta still meets those numbers. Step on that pedal (100 to 160K) often?

Yes I do, everytime I pass transport trucks. Yes those mods do come at a price. I drive right where the OPP pull their chin wiskers... about 118 kph in a 100 zone and 108 in a 90 kph zone. The fuel mileage is about 55 mpg. My wife drives like a school teacher and she gets 64 mpg. That's because it takes the same power and fuel to go 55 as it did before moding.
With all the free Jet A I've burned over the years my cost works out to about 100 mpg.

[dashx]

Fuels are blended according to the season (summer winter - welcome to Canada) and this is the biggest conrtibutor to fuel economy complaints.

I (presently) get about 6.7 to 7.4 L/100 pm on my old sh-box, a 1990 gm product 4 cyl auto.

In the winter it rises to 8 to 10 L/100km. The vehicles is always plugged in overnight. There are other factors that affect fuel economy in the winter (such as snow and slush) but they are not consistent factors (at least not for me).

The same goes for my minivan. Which incidentally has a trip computer and is always off by 1 to 2 L/100km. It is always too optimistic.

http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/nm/mazdasiss.htm

Here is a link for Mazda's solution to idling problems. At least it promises to remove some of the wear and tear on starters. Maybe even save fuel.

QUESTION: Isn't this hard on the starter motor and wear and tear?

if you have an older model vehicle go to a junkyard and get another for dirt cheap. Canadian tire will also sell you a lifetime warranty starter as well so if you are planning to do this long term here are two solutions for you.

My 2nd hand starter was $50 and is now 1 1/2 years old.

Coasting depends on what your driving terrain is like. Other than shutting down at stop lights there are not many places in the city where I can shut down and coast. When I drive north of the city into the "hills" there are opportunities to shut down and coast down hill. Overall however it represents only 1 to 2% of my driving before I fill up. So not a significant savings for me. Besides constantly shutting down and starting becomes tedious after a while.

You could always install a vacuum gauge. It is a cheap and effective way of monitoring your engine and fuel economy.