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There are so many things wrong with this post I don't know where to start.
1) Turbo kick in is _good_. You are getting more power without any added cost in fuel. This means you are burning more efficiently. Where in the world do you get that you don't want turbo?
2) Do _not_ drive under the speed limit. You become a road hazard. people have to avoid you, and it is just generaly obnoxious and self-centered
3) You do not lose 10% every 5mph, the curve is not linear. Where the hell did you get this number?
4) staying under 2k rpm will save you fuel economy, but don't come crying to me when your intakes are clogged, your turbo has blow by and is locking up, etc. etc. You will spend more on repairs than you will on fuel savings. If you want to do this then go get a gas car, stay away from tdi's.
5) Turning your engine off at traffic lights is a lousy idea and I have heard it so many times. The highest strain on the engine is during start. This means you will be wearing out your engine, your starter, and anything in that system simply to save one or two cents at most each tank. You'll be spending a lot more money on a new starter etc.
I don't do any of those things and I get over 850 miles on a tank, that comes to 54-56 mpg. I'm sorry, but this post had a whole lot of BS.
1) Turbo kick in is _good_. You are getting more power without any added cost in fuel. This means you are burning more efficiently. Where in the world do you get that you don't want turbo?
2) Do _not_ drive under the speed limit. You become a road hazard. people have to avoid you, and it is just generaly obnoxious and self-centered
3) You do not lose 10% every 5mph, the curve is not linear. Where the hell did you get this number?
4) staying under 2k rpm will save you fuel economy, but don't come crying to me when your intakes are clogged, your turbo has blow by and is locking up, etc. etc. You will spend more on repairs than you will on fuel savings. If you want to do this then go get a gas car, stay away from tdi's.
5) Turning your engine off at traffic lights is a lousy idea and I have heard it so many times. The highest strain on the engine is during start. This means you will be wearing out your engine, your starter, and anything in that system simply to save one or two cents at most each tank. You'll be spending a lot more money on a new starter etc.
I don't do any of those things and I get over 850 miles on a tank, that comes to 54-56 mpg. I'm sorry, but this post had a whole lot of BS.
Schwabe said:Seriously, recommending to increase power to increase fuel economy. I mean seriously.
here are some really proven tips, and currently I am pushing 70MPG (and that is in a 50/50 city/HWY mix):
http://ecomodder.com/forum/EM-hypermiling-driving-tips-ecodriving.php
What will give you the greatest fuel economy boost is the right-foot-mod.
Drive 5 miles under the speed limit (every 5 miles cost you 10% fuel efficiency)
Coast when ever possible.
Accelerate slowly.
Stay under 2,000RPM
Try to avoid the turbo to kick in - kick it at the end of the day to clean out the carbon.
Turn your engine off if the traffic light just turned red. Less fuel to start your car after 7 seconds then letting it idle.
Don't use your brakes - Look ahead in traffic and leave a nice buffer, when the brake light s ahead of you come on - coast in gear, that cut of the fuel supply.
You can easily gain 20-40% fuel economy over normal driving.
Before I followed any driving techniques I averaged 550 miles per tank on the above 50/50 mix with a 51 mile one-way commute, now easily over 750 per tank. No mod will give you similar results. Other then buying an efficient car from the get-go.