Can't break 40MPG...

[Sodium Duck]

Right, anyways...

When I coast in neutral down hills, my reasoning was that I would be able to maintain speed and coast for longer without hitting the gas. If I use DFCO in those instances, I would have to hit the gas again far sooner, and probably use more gas in the end. Did that make sense? I hope so lol.

I don't know, when I'm going down a hill I usually decide if I could coast longer than I could DFCO. Sometimes I'll end up coasting in neutral for a bit, the using DFCO at the end to come back under the speed limit. It's a confusing mix. But maybe I'll try JUST using DFCO and see if it makes a difference.

Also, sometimes I try pulse and glide but I never follow through with. It's tough to do while maintaining a reasonable flow in traffic. I think I'll try and incorporate when possible from now on and see how that goes, too.

[BailOut]

Originally Posted by Sodium Duck

Also, sometimes I try pulse and glide but I never follow through with. It's tough to do while maintaining a reasonable flow in traffic. I think I'll try and incorporate when possible from now on and see how that goes, too.

Have you looked into the Hang Time technique which is stickied at the top of this forum? It is much less labor intensive than P&G, and it lets you maintain a narrower speed band.

[Sodium Duck]

Originally Posted by BailOut

Have you looked into the Hang Time technique which is stickied at the top of this forum? It is much less labor intensive than P&G, and it lets you maintain a narrower speed band.

Yup yup, I've read all your posts a lot. But don't you say you need a ScanGauge to do this technique?

[BailOut]

Originally Posted by Sodium Duck

Yup yup, I've read all your posts a lot. But don't you say you need a ScanGauge to do this technique?

I mention in that thread that you don't have to have a ScanGauge for the Hang Time technique but that it's easier to dial it in with one.

[anonymous user]

I, like Sodium, barely crack 40 MPG on a tank. I think i've done it twice.
Anyway, my question is that since i only usually drive my car during the workweek, i usually only drive it monday-friday, and sometimes only 4 times a week. So on weekends it sits on the curb. How much does this sitting for 2-3 days a week affect my mileage? I may run a test to see how it works.