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hey folks found out about your website and wanted to join up and make the most of my money . I wanted to know what i can do to get the best gas mileage and pollute as little as possible! I am getting about 500 miles per tank from at total of 13.9 gallon tank. I just filled up yesterday and thats what how much i put in. Honda says its smaller but i beg to differ. So what are the secrets? im a poor college student trying to get the most out of my car by doing the least damge to it and the world!

Thanks
David

This article is a good place to start: http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1510

Also, check your tire pressures. Most people will use the manufacturers recommendation as a base line and keep adding more until they get to the point where the harsher ride is uncomfortable to them or they hit the max sidewall rating on the tire. Some people even go higher than the max sidewall, but that would be personal choice.

Read that article to get an idea of all the tools. Pick one or two and practice them. When you get good at them then pick a few more.

We are all here to help, so if you have any questions, feel free to ask.

It sounds like you are already doing nicely, you should benefit by reading you can on this site (starting with suggested links). Some info on your commute is helpful to get specifics.
I'd bet that the tank size is about right. I think the info on tank size looks a little mixed but I have a Corolla and it is 13.2 so that gives a general bracket anyway. (I checked online and am getting some different nos.)

--des

hey folks found out about your website and wanted to join up and make the most of my money . I wanted to know what i can do to get the best gas mileage and pollute as little as possible! I am getting about 500 miles per tank from at total of 13.9 gallon tank. I just filled up yesterday and thats what how much i put in. Honda says its smaller but i beg to differ. So what are the secrets? im a poor college student trying to get the most out of my car by doing the least damge to it and the world!

Thanks
David

Well my car has 62k miles on it and i am the second owner. I drive the car mianly on the pennsylvania turnpike mon thru fri about 20 miles each way. Straight high way , then of the 19 miles 4 is one light and then im on my schools campus. I have a carbon kevlar hood which only wieghs 14lbs compared to about 35 lbs for the stock hood. I took out my rear seats,passenger seat, and spare tire. I try to keep my wieght to a minimum and parasitic loss as low as possible. I put my psi up to 40 this morning. My car does not have power steering or ac. I drive slow and keep my throttle usage low. i WANT MORE MILEAGE!!!! Thanks again

This is my first post. I came across this site a fews days ago and found that it appealed to my interests in achieving better fuel economy. I've used some of the techniques explained here. One that I've not had much success with is over inflating tires. I find that this wears the tire out prematurely in the center while leaving good tread on the outsides. What I've gained in fuel economy I lost in tire life. Good tires, like fuel, have become very expensive these days. For me maximizing tire life is as inportant as fuel economy. Lots of great ideas here, though. Keep them coming.

Hello! Welcome to CleanMPG. :D

Start asking those questions away! We'd be glad to help. :)

Hi, Merlin! A number of us have plenty of experience with higher pressures in tires and we haven't seen higher wear in the centers -- and some of us have been running the same tires for 90+K miles doing this.

Search the forums for more information about this and maybe consider trying it again? Just be sure you keep a regular rotation schedule and your tires should be just fine.

Hi Merlin:

___Welcome to CleanMPG! As John pointed out, new tires today are steel-belted and they do not wear out faster in the center at higher pressures. What you will find is edge wear usually decreases as you run higher pressures and the longevity is improved tremendously. Insight’ers and Prius-I owners with the OEM Bridgestone RE92’s at the door pressures were usually looking at a new set of rubber at the 30K point. Those running at 50 + have seen as high as 105K. The Michelin Energy’s on the Accord are good for between 55 and 70K for the average driver at the doors. I am already at 95K with another 10 - 15K or so left.

___Good Luck

___Wayne