Awesome Collection of Fuel Saving Tips, Hacks and Mods

Posted by Chris Jensen | May. 13, 2008 06:22AM PST | 385 views | 0 comments

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My Money Blog has posted a rather awesome collection of fuel saving strategies you can use on hybrids and standard cars, which in some cases will earn you an impressive 30% boost in fuel economy.

Use an real-time fuel economy meter. If you don’t have a hybrid with a built-in meter, get yourself something like the ScanGuage II.

Inflate tires to much higher pressures. Higher tire pressures -> Lower rolling resistance -> better fuel economy. They recommend not just inflating to the psi recommended by your car, but the maximum sidewall rating allowed by your tire manufacturer. Some members even take advantage of the “factor of safety” that engineers use and pump it up to 25% over the max rating. 50+ psi is not unheard of.

Switch to a special motor oil. Using low kinematic viscosity oil helps improve mpg.

Forced Autostop: Turn off engine whenever possible. If you’re slowly stopping to a red light or just coasting, turn off your combustion engine completely (”force” it to “stop”). Keep the engine off while idle, and only start it up when you’re ready to go again. This reduces losses due to running the engine at idle.

(Source: My Money Blog)

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