Ways to eek out better gas mileage?!

[Rusty Sheckelford]

Don't start your truck until after you fastened your seatbelt....

I thought this topic was about increasing MPGs? I throw out the seatbelts on every car I own, saves over 5 pounds

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[Heffe66413]

Find hills and drive down them both ways

I pay a Prius driver to tow me to most of my destinations. It really helps my gas mileage.

 

[GETSCHWIFTY]

I’m not trying to flex, but I put 93 octane in my bronco last night

 

[Fowler]

My stick shift 2.3 running 33" tires gets 20mpg average and 70mph 22.5 mpg with 8k on the clock.

 

[2ata]

I don't know how you guys are getting in the 20's. I can barely break 18. (Gauge, not hand calculated)

 

[Big Boss]

I believe the science of start/stop is the car has to be off for 6 seconds to breakeven with the amount of fuel needed to get the engine working again. So if you roll up to a stoplight and it immediately turns green when you just have start stop stop the car, you lose actually. So with this knowledge in hand do you think you were using it correctly? I think it would be really noticeable in city use.

I had a feeling there needed to be some sort of time needed for it to actually have a benefit. I did my best to not let it shut off if I knew I would immediately start going. Definitely a few times where it was literally shut the car off immediately back on. On this morning's commute in eco mode every time I was stopped it was a decent amount of time, so I'll report back when I fill up again.

BTW when I saw your username I chuckled out loud at work

I don't know how you guys are getting in the 20's. I can barely break 18. (Gauge, not hand calculated)

ouch, I have found the gauge is almost always 1.5 to 2.5 MPG optimistic.

 

[survivormanca]

Reminds me of this -

 

[2ata]

@Big Boss

I didn't really need to hear that the gauge is optimistic......LOL

I'm driving so slow that blue hairs in Buicks are whipping past me.

I had a feeling there needed to be some sort of time needed for it to actually have a benefit. I did my best to not let it shut off if I knew I would immediately start going. Definitely a few times where it was literally shut the car off immediately back on. On this morning's commute in eco mode every time I was stopped it was a decent amount of time, so I'll report back when I fill up again.

BTW when I saw your username I chuckled out loud at work



ouch, I have found the gauge is almost always 1.5 to 2.5 MPG optimistic.

 

[Inspector_Nipples]

I had a feeling there needed to be some sort of time needed for it to actually have a benefit. I did my best to not let it shut off if I knew I would immediately start going. Definitely a few times where it was literally shut the car off immediately back on. On this morning's commute in eco mode every time I was stopped it was a decent amount of time, so I'll report back when I fill up again.

BTW when I saw your username I chuckled out loud at work



ouch, I have found the gauge is almost always 1.5 to 2.5 MPG optimistic.

Yeah, I just push hard on the brake and the car turns off when I need it too. I don't run AC bc I live in socal so it stays off until I let go of the brake! Good luck! I hope you report back with good results, I have mixed suburb driving and I get a steady 20-22.

 

[HBTFD]

Coast as much as possible.

 

[Inspector_Nipples]

I’m at 37 PSI cold (like in the morning) but after I drive a bit maybe 40

Should I be a little higher?

PSI is something you gotta feel out. Too much and the ride will be harsh too little and the car handling will feel sloppy. But to follow FORD recommendations and their engineers 35PSI cold. I like to run my PSI high and I have nothing to lose with these street tires. Ill just replace them if it fucks the tread.

 

[Tarheel_Wes]

PSI is something you gotta feel out. Too much and the ride will be harsh too little and the car handling will feel sloppy. But to follow FORD recommendations and their engineers 35PSI cold. I like to run my PSI high and I have nothing to lose with these street tires. Ill just replace them if it fucks the tread.

Gotcha.

Though I think my door jamb on mine says 37 cold....?

 

[Inspector_Nipples]

Gotcha.

Though I think my door jamb on mine says 37 cold....?

Oh probably, my fordpass app says 35 probably because we have different trims/tires.

 

[adrencg]

Gravity and momentum is your friend when it comes to gas mileage. Keep a light foot on the gas if you're on a stretch of road that's mostly downhill. Also, look up pulse and glide on Google.

 

[Tarheel_Wes]

Oh probably, my fordpass app says 35 probably because we have different trims/tires.

gotcha

what do you have?

I have a BD (non SAS) but changed to BL tires (285/70/17 KO2s)

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