Heck Yeah!

"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee) 03/07/2014 at 15:03 • Filed to: hypermiling, jeep

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Just set a new personal fuel economy record! (Hey, I never said it was a good one!)

Lekker > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 03/07/2014 at 15:04

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Were you in a tractor or something? I thought mine was bad at 16

Manuél Ferrari > Lekker 03/07/2014 at 15:06

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16? I wish I could average 16!

I do mostly city driving these days. I'm lucky to get 12.5MPG average on my tank.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Lekker 03/07/2014 at 15:06

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Straight six YJ Wrangler. If you're careful you can get 15-16 but it makes such a great noise that it's hard not to floor it everywhere you go.

Lekker > Manuél Ferrari 03/07/2014 at 15:07

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Seriously? Jesus why don't you haul a gas trailer around? Lol. What is it that you drive?

Lekker > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 03/07/2014 at 15:07

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Ahhhhhhhhhhh. Okay I see now. Well damn, there goes my rational want for one of those.

ttyymmnn > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 03/07/2014 at 15:08

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Do you DD a Sherman tank?

Party-vi > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 03/07/2014 at 15:08

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*Hypomiling

Party-vi > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 03/07/2014 at 15:09

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4.2L?

You poor poor man. Get yourself a 4.0L head and proper fuel injection!

Nibby > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 03/07/2014 at 15:09

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Averaging 15.4 mpg now

bob and john > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 03/07/2014 at 15:10

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.......
just FYI, my dad A3 TDI gets like 50 mpg. just to rub it in a little more

Svend > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 03/07/2014 at 15:11

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I thought it said '98.9mpg' and thought. Nice he's bought a Skoda Rapid Greenline, but 9.89mpg. Thats about what we got out of a Dodge Royal Monaco back in the early eighties.

My wallet would be going into cardiac arrest at that rate.

With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 03/07/2014 at 15:12

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I normally drive quite spiritedly , but once I wanted to try a hypermiling experiment. I drove an entire tank shifting at 2k or below, always careful not to stomp on the gas or unnecessarily bleed off kinetic energy with too much braking. The result was 29 mpg compared to my normal 26.5, about 8-1/2% improvement.

I haven't tried it since.

oldirtybootz > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 03/07/2014 at 15:14

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According to the car, I'm averaging 27-28. That's improved from the 25 it read earlier in the week with just a slight change in my driving tendencies. The EPA rates it at 28/41, but I suppose that's if you don't want to hear the 1.4L sing.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Lekker 03/07/2014 at 15:15

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At least you still have your irrational want. That's the best kind.

505Turbeaux > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 03/07/2014 at 15:16

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my record high was 9mpg. Quadra-Trac + 4bbl R code on the highway FTW

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 03/07/2014 at 15:16

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I miss my S600 Mercedes. It's very easy to get a single digit mpg.

I remember me and my friend have a fuel economy race to find who got the worst mpg. And he won by 5.2mpg :D

Lekker > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 03/07/2014 at 15:20

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Its entirely rational:

-Less expensive than a GTR
-Puts a stupidly large smile on my face

See?

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Party-vi 03/07/2014 at 15:21

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butbutbut... old-fashioned carbureted awesomeness!

GRawesome > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 03/07/2014 at 15:25

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I had a straight 6 TJ manual until last year and averaged 15 between city and highway. you must be flooring it a lot! haha.

My Bronco though, 5 city/10 hwy...

Manuél Ferrari > Lekker 03/07/2014 at 15:28

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Haha sometimes I wish I could. I wouldn't have to stop as much.

It's an E90 M3. And there are a lot of stop signs and traffic lights on my commute to work...

Lekker > Manuél Ferrari 03/07/2014 at 15:29

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Sweet baby jeebus. I drive a similar V6 with similar horsies. The difference is my commute is 95% freeway. Only two stop lights

Party-vi > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 03/07/2014 at 15:30

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Wow. Seeing these brings back memories. My dad blew up the 4.2L in his Wrangler and swapped this into it. 350 bored .030 over, aluminium rods, composite intake, performer heads, etc. Before the heads/intake swap he was shuffling from 0-60 in 5.2 seconds with 31" all terrain tires. It's fucking ridiculous.

Manuél Ferrari > Lekker 03/07/2014 at 15:39

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95% freeway is soooo good for MPGs.

What car is it and what MPG do you average?

Lekker > Manuél Ferrari 03/07/2014 at 15:54

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I've got a 370z nismo. And I average 16-18 since I like to give it the welly here and there. Sometimes if I am nice I've gotten 20, but that is the most.

davedave1111 > With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username 03/07/2014 at 16:14

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Economical driving is harder than you think - there's things that are generally good to do, and then there's knowing enough about your car (and route, ideally) to know what the most economical thing is to do in any given situation.

Still, you can't do that much unless you normally drive like you stole it. I'd guess you'd do well to push your car about about 33-35 even with the most economical driving possible.

leftfootbreaking > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 03/07/2014 at 16:18

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Best: 32MPG on my '11 335i on the highway

Worst: 7.2MPG on my dad's G-wagon AMG (hooning)

LuczOr > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 03/07/2014 at 16:19

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That's only 0.29mpg better than this:

davedave1111 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 03/07/2014 at 16:21

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This week I've done about 60 miles, give or take. Something like 8 or 9 US gallons of petrol.

Half the distance was urban driving without too much traffic, but lots of speed-humps; the other half was solid jams.

It's a 1991 BMW 318, and it's performed flawlessly. Clearly not the tool for the job, though. At UK prices, that's 50 bucks in fuel.

Manuél Ferrari > Lekker 03/07/2014 at 16:46

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I can get 16-18 if I'm doing a lot of freeway driving and not driving the car too hard. On long road trips when cruising I can get about 20.

But surface street driving is the worst, especially if I step on it too much from complete stops. Even if I'm taking it easy the stop and go is really bad for MPGs.

The most fuel efficient fast cars will be the future models with the hybrid turbo setup that will trickle down from F1.

Lekker > Manuél Ferrari 03/07/2014 at 16:49

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Oh I don't doubt it. Some really impressive technology is coming out of F1 this year.

boy does that happen downtown. My favorite way to give it some go is when doing a turn from a perpendicular street. I usually do 1st up to idk, say 4k and get on 2nd and really give it some gas. Bring the back-end a little loose, and watch as I laugh and smile like a bit of an idiot. On my way to the store there is one turn (its a 2 lane street on the right and turns into a 4 lane on the left) and it leads to nothing on one side and a small street on the other, so its perfect to have a bit of fun.

Manuél Ferrari > Lekker 03/07/2014 at 16:52

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It's so fun to do that, even just a tiny bit. You don't need dangerous amounts of oversteer to have fun. In my car I can just turn off traction control and induce oversteer by sneezing on the throttle. It gets very unsettled with TC off cause it's such a powerful porker, haha.

What does the 370z Nismo weigh? It must be so light compared to my car.

Lekker > Manuél Ferrari 03/07/2014 at 16:56

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Thats basically what I do. I don't even turn off the TC sometimes and it lets me slip a little and snaps me right back, just enough to get some adrenaline pumping. With the TC off its very fun .

It weights about 3300 from what I understand, with a full tank of gas and one passenger. Which is a few more pounds than the Base model, but it has more power to back that up. The difference is nil to none, but I like the aggressive look of it better. It puts 350hp down so its not bad. I plan on doing HFC's, Titanium exhaust, lightweight battery, and racing seats eventually. Along with some smaller rubber and sticky set like RE-11s, it should fly.

Manuél Ferrari > Lekker 03/07/2014 at 17:03

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Wow that's pretty light. I wish my car weighed that much!

Lekker > Manuél Ferrari 03/07/2014 at 18:27

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How much does it weigh?

Manuél Ferrari > Lekker 03/07/2014 at 18:50

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Wikipedia says:

Saloon: 1,605 kg (3,538 lb)

But that's probably with no sunroof and no options. I got my car used so I couldn't order it with no sunroof or the carbon fiber roof. And it has leather and iDrive and other options. So I'm guessing the actual curb weight is over 3700 lbs

Lekker > Manuél Ferrari 03/07/2014 at 18:56

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Thats still not too bad sir. Got any pictures of said ride?

jdrgoat - Ponticrack? > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 03/08/2014 at 02:29

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On the track for a HPDE, I got my GTO to drink 10.003 gallons of premium over 77.21 miles. That was 7.72mpg with a 5.7L V8.

I was slightly more impressed when two years earlier, I got my (stock) 2.0L I4 to do 9,5mpg on the track. That was a 205hp supercharged 2.0L, but still a 4 banger in the single digits.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > jdrgoat - Ponticrack? 03/08/2014 at 12:43

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H..H..How?!?! The worst economy I've ever gotten out of a 4-pot was like 25...

jdrgoat - Ponticrack? > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 03/08/2014 at 15:50

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Track days are wonderful, haha. And on the front stretch of BIR, that car was doing mid-130's. Here's a bit from the introduction of BIR of Trackpedia:

Brainerd is a high speed track based in Brainerd, Minnesota. The track has ten corners and includes the fastest two corners on any track in the USA, turns 1 and 2.

I was only ever in 3rd and 4th gear. And coming into turn 1 is quite an experience for a newbie. I would slow down from 130+ to something like 110, and by the end of the turn find that I had creeped back up to 120...

jdrgoat - Ponticrack? > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 03/08/2014 at 15:54

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