Hyper Mileing

[Da Klugs]

Kinda forgot until the first stop sign (3/4 mile) that I was going to do this.
Was at 9.2 at that point.

Rolled the stop sign out of the neighborhood.
Rolled the right stop onto the N/S.
Made the light
Took the left at 35.
Made the light and took the right @ 30
Made the left @ 30
Rolled the stop sign and made a left
Right @ 20 into lot and Unfettered to my parking spot

17.4

Things I'm doing differently:

1800 rpm max (except for the beginning today)
Shifting to neutral here and there.
Forcing upshifts on the paddles
Trying to keep momentum... avoiding full stops.

Originally Posted by Da Klugs

Kinda forgot until the first stop sign (3/4 mile) that I was going to do this.
Was at 9.2 at that point.

Rolled the stop sign out of the neighborhood.
Rolled the right stop onto the N/S.
Made the light
Took the left at 35.
Made the light and took the right @ 30
Made the left @ 30
Rolled the stop sign and made a left
Right @ 20 into lot and Unfettered to my parking spot

17.4

Things I'm doing differently:

1800 rpm max (except for the beginning today)
Shifting to neutral here and there.
Forcing upshifts on the paddles
Trying to keep momentum... avoiding full stops.

Wow, Dave, I've never even heard of hypermileing. I may just have to try it to see. I get a pretty solid 17 - 18 mpg on my 55 mile roundtrip commute every day. Pretty cool; thanks for the idea!

Just one question? Do you save enough on gas to make up for traffic tickets for rolling the stops?

[Da Klugs]

Originally Posted by theycallmedan'lboone

lwhat are you driving?

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showpo...7&postcount=16

Originally Posted by mrreindeer

Wow, Dave, I've never even heard of hypermileing. I may just have to try it to see. I get a pretty solid 17 - 18 mpg on my 55 mile roundtrip commute every day. Pretty cool; thanks for the idea!

Just one question? Do you save enough on gas to make up for traffic tickets for rolling the stops?

My thoughts exactly when posting the line. I think that changing the definition of a stop sign to "sub 2mph" vs a full stop would save millions of gallons of gas every year. That initial point of inertia has gotta be ugly from an energy use standpoint. Changing it is something that we could do though that does not carry a direct cost.

Originally Posted by Da Klugs

My thoughts exactly when posting the line. I think that changing the definition of a stop sign to "sub 2mph" vs a full stop would save millions of gallons of gas every year. That initial point of inertia has gotta be ugly from an energy use standpoint.

Absolutely! Not to mention that it'd save me $$$ in rolling stop tickets! I've accumulated, oh, just a few in my time...

[ucla695]

Originally Posted by mrreindeer

Absolutely! Not to mention that it'd save me $$$ in rolling stop tickets! I've accumulated, oh, just a few in my time...

Laser and radar traps are not my friend.

[poker]

Originally Posted by ucla695

Laser and radar traps are not my friend.

Valentine One

Saved my ass more times than I can count.

http://www.valentine1.com/

[AAlmeter]

For the sake of your fellow drivers, please only do this where you can safely and easily be passed.

I almost scratched my truck on a front porch today when I had to pass a "hyper miler" by going over a few lawns.

[Ashcan Bill]

Originally Posted by poker

Valentine One

Saved my ass more times than I can count.

http://www.valentine1.com/

I've lost count of how many times my Beltronics has paid for itself.

[Da Klugs]

Noticed that on the way to the bank as i got there had gotten 12.8 MPG. Paid attention and with no real changes other than keeping my rpms down and forcing upshifts with the paddles at 1750 RPM got 18.9 on the way back.

[ucla695]

Originally Posted by poker

Valentine One

Saved my ass more times than I can count.

http://www.valentine1.com/

Thanks. I'm looking into getting one.

I managed to get my mixed city/freeway up to 19.8, which is better than the 18 mpg I was getting, but I still think I can do better.

[ucla695]

I tried this on the way to work today and it was really hard to keep the revs down that low. Especially, when trying to come up to freeway speeds. So, I think I’m going to try a modified approach to this. I’m going to try (man will this be hard) to lay off the gas as much as possible, accelerate a little more smoothly and coast a bit more to buffer the ebb and flow of traffic. The way I drive now, I’m lucky if I get 18 mpg (mixed driving – city/freeway), but hopefully I’ll see some improvement.

[lightning9191]

Originally Posted by ucla695

...lay off the gas as much as possible, accelerate a little more smoothly and coast a bit more to buffer the ebb and flow of traffic.

I started doing this after the price of gas shot up. I read somewhere that you should drive as though you have a hard boiled egg between your foot and the accelerator. You are allowed to crack the shell, but not allowed to squish the egg.

Originally Posted by Da Klugs

Kinda forgot until the first stop sign (3/4 mile) that I was going to do this.
Was at 9.2 at that point.

Rolled the stop sign out of the neighborhood.
Rolled the right stop onto the N/S.
Made the light
Took the left at 35.
Made the light and took the right @ 30
Made the left @ 30
Rolled the stop sign and made a left
Right @ 20 into lot and Unfettered to my parking spot
.

..........so.........after you factor in the costs of your traffic tickets when you get pulled over for rolling stops, what's the bottom cost-benefit analysis look like???


EDIT: Forget the dummy. MY post shows the need to read the whole thread

[Da Klugs]

Originally Posted by Resipsa

..........so.........after you factor in the costs of your traffic tickets when you get pulled over for rolling stops, what's the bottom cost-benefit analysis look like???


EDIT: Forget the dummy. This post shows the need to read the whole thread

Hey we are trying to save the planet here!

Originally Posted by Da Klugs

Hey we are trying to save the planet here!

Well then, to stay in character......Must drive FASTER........