Getting more milage per gal.

I forgot about synthetics... Very good for everything...IN every place that gets lube!!!

OK...EVERYONE seems to think that I suggested to over-inflate the tires...NO, I didn't. I guess that saying to air them up confused everyone into assuming I meant over-inflate. I was talking about airing them up to proper inflation. Sorry about the confusion.

"" wrote: > All of us know a trick or two for getting a bit more power, a > bit more mpg. > But we are usually looking at one aspect, Joe drives 50k a > year, what > works for him on the interstate does not work for Bob who > drove only > 10K last year on city streetrs and country lanes. The > manufacturer is > trying > to balance both. Tire pressure postings here are hoopla. > Yes more air > will > get you more mileage to the gallon, but it can result in less > mileage per > tire, > and be determental to handleing, both steering, and more > importantly > braking. > Many customer oriented automiotve mags and newpapers articles > have warned > customers, if after having the vehicle serviced the fuel > mileage seems to > increaase > above normal amounts check the air pressure. Over-inflating > tires was/is a > favorite > scam of tune up outfits touting increased fuel mileage as a > side of their > serivce. > A tune up will increase mileage on a vehicle that really needs > one. > > Here's what I know works, much from many years driving truck > where > a .10 of a gallon saving adds up fast in the wallet over a > year. > > Proper tire inflation, balance, and wheel alignment. > Clean air filters and fuel filters. > If you dont need it, get it out of the trunk, bed what ever. > Like was said, tail gate down and the "nets" are urban > legends, get a > tonnaue cover, or a cap the form fits the vehicle profile > Find the grade of gas you get the best mileage to cost > ratio. It make take two to three tankfulls in a row to figure > this out per > grade. My old 91 chevy truck likes high test. My 2003 > Caviler > likes the middle grade. The car doesnt seem to care too much > about > brand, the truck hates Chevron and Shell, nether run worth a > tinker's > dam on Citgo. > Get your toes out of the intake manifold, stop tickling the > throttle plates > with them > Learn to use the cruise control, resist the temptation to keep > up > with the 10% passing you > Accelerate smoothly > Learn to anticipate traffic so your not braking hard, or > having to step on > it. > Cut down idling as much as possible, Instead of idling for > 10 minutes to > warm it up, drive easy for the first 2-5 miles. Idling is zero > mpg. > > Whitelightning

best tip yet "get a more economical vehicle"

a 2500 is one of the biggest gas consumers out there..

Good luck,

"TJM" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

Howdy TJM Slow down. Do the speed limit. It takes allmost 40% more horsepower to do 65 than it does to do 55. Only a 19%Hp increase from 90 to 100. That five or ten miles over the speed limit eats up an incredible amount of gas.

These numbers are off. there is not a 40% increase in drag from 55 to

65, no way, maybe 10% or so. Also, inflate tries to near max pressure to reduce rolling resistance and use smooth treaded tires. Use 89 or better octane fuel to as engine will agressively retard spark with 87 to control knock before you hear it hurting power and MPG. One finail note "rat" engine respond well to low restriction exhausts and installing nice flowmaster (2 inlets and one 3.5 inch outlet) will wake it up some and help you hiway MPG. Big block respond differently and more favorably to exhaust mods than small blocked engine do.