What is the technique to maximize mileage without slowing?

last SG · 2007-11-16T22:28:49+00:00

Try to beat the traffic and light ,pedestrian and everything in order to prevent yrself from complete stopping and moved to first gear!

reddressman SG

Hi,

I know that so long as you doon press the pedal too hard all the way when driving, should be able to increase mileage per tank.

But exactly what do you need to take note to maximize the mileage without having to drive like an old lady or retiree?

Does maximizing mileage mean driving slow?

interesting question? no?

AndrewPKYap SG

I doubt that you can contravene the laws of physics. Laughing

uhbaden SG

Stop and dun move. But seriously, I always advise this to my friends unless for those with lots of spare cash to throw on a car. If it is for family purpose, because of convenience sake, I suggest move house with better location better. If it is for work, make sure your work compensate you for the car use, e.g. maintenance, fuel, parking, etc, if not, change to a job that does. Always remember, your house is an asset, a car is a sunken cost.

Variodical SG

Remove unnecessary weights from the car e.g spare tire,don’t turn the aircon on,all windows up to decrease drag,turn off engine at the traffic lights(idling wastes petrol),decrease rolling resistance of tires

AE86tofu SG

myth:travelling slower and at lower RPMS save fuel
truth:travelling within your vehs powerband(close to max torque) and shifting @ max torque saves fuel as your engine does not need to ovecome much inertia

lonewolf71 SG

Breaking unneccessarily can also increase FC. Drive at a safe distance from car in front of u. It u see the brake lights lit, let go accelerator. I`m doing that right now and it does help. On expressway, don`t travel over taking lane at 70 or 90 km/hr like some idiots do.
If not in hurry, just let other heroes over take u, they are the ones who got extra money to burn one. Wink

MyPillowTalks SG

Using my bro's acc..(cos lazy to change)

Remove unnessary weight.

pump more air into tire.

servicing

or do lik wat i do Laughing i move to certain speed, i either step clutch or let it "kosong" gear let it roll till slower then put in gear step gas again. Wink

tomsss SG

all these come down to having good judgement. How far you think you can coast to the traffic light w/o applying much brakes or gas, anticipate what the car in front of you is gonna do, how much gas to apply just to get the car moving, dadada… if you have driven your car long enuff, you should be able to discover what’s the best efficiency you can achieve.

Ah Cek SG

release the accelerator and let the car criuse. this can save a considerable amount of petrol thus goes further

vulpes macrotis mutica SG

don’t forget good servicing as well …

Ponders SG

does using less viscous oil help?

like SAE 10 or 15 or if you are extreme (and if it exist, SAE 5)

(i ignored the "w" number since its irrelevant in Singapore.

kenn3th SG

drive at a constant speed eg: 80km just remain 80.

Shooting_Cloud SG

Sometime back there was the fuel saving expert which showed he could go to Genting and back on a Mitsubishi Lancer with one full tank of Shell. Something like that lah (I may have gotten some facts wrong).

Anyway he had lots of tips of how to save fuel. The main one I remember is to drive gradually i.e. slowly speed up and slow down, and optimum speed for most cars is 80km/h. At this speed, the engine is most efficient and uses least petrol for each km.

Cool

AE86tofu SG

depends on CC leh....my car's optimum speed is and i'm not joking....100Km/h...like i said before its gotta do with the enigne's powerband...bigger CC cars tend to be able to cruise at lower RPMs cos of the torque wheras Smaller CC cars tend to be more efficient at slightly Higher Rpms as they do not have torque low down...

reddressman SG

I think what you said makes sense. However,

1. will removing spare tire cause the car to loose grip on the road (less weight or downward force)?

2. turning off engine at traffic lights. this means many restarts of engine. Will many restarts of engine give any problem?

I am shall practise your 2 other recommendations :

1. turn off the A/C. I have enough of A/C from office which really is not fresh air. Thus, I am all for fresh air from the fan and will try to close the window unless really too hot may open a little.

2. keep tires pumped.

Others have suggested :

1. put to neutral when see traffic light going or is red and step off the accel.
I heard a rumor that auto cars cannot tahan neutral while it is moving. any remarks on this?

2. servicing : what is done actually that helps fuel efficiency when doing this? as you can see, I agree but dont really know how that helps in a technical way.

thanks to you and the rest of the folks! cheers!

MARK1992 SG

i watched a metacafe video and it says putting pure aspartane into the fuel tank can increse the MPG by 10 or smth
also have the correct tire pressure

Variodical SG

Actually Citroen has invented a stop and start system where when the car stops the engine automatically turns off.I don't there is a prob restarting the engine many times as I'm sure Citroen have carried out their research and tests.

With regards to putting the car in neutral,
If there is a rear collision,the car may move forward more.
Without servicing,the engine will become dirtier.a dirty air filter limits the engine's air intake causing it to burn more fuel.
Another way to decrease fuel consumption is to use cruise control.

mushigen SG

Please.... how heavy is the spare tyre compared to the car? Rolling Eyes

Starter motor konk earlier? How many times are you going to do that in the course of a journey?

Fresh air from fan = recirculation mode off? Not stuffy meh? Besides, how fresh can the air get? By doing so, get prepared to change your aircon filter more often (if so equipped).
Doing so in rainy days can fog up your glass.

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AE86tofu SG

did u know that restarting of the engine wastes even more petrol than letting it idle? Confused

Unknown_X SG

use semi-slicks or slicks!