Remove some car parts in an attempt to improve MPG?

[DivideBYZero]

Remove the engine. It's heavy and uses the most fuel. OMG SAVINGS!

 

[yelo333]

Originally posted by: Black88GTA
Replace all 4 wheels with donut spares? Far less weight than 4 full-size wheels...and smaller contact patch = less rolling resistance = better mpg?

Ah, I can just see the hypermiler types trying this ... anybody heard of them doing so?

:laugh:

 

[OS]

lol gutted interior
i am curious to see your results

 

[zerocool84]

Originally posted by: yelo333

Originally posted by: Black88GTA
Replace all 4 wheels with donut spares? Far less weight than 4 full-size wheels...and smaller contact patch = less rolling resistance = better mpg?

Ah, I can just see the hypermiler types trying this ... anybody heard of them doing so?

:laugh:

don't encourage them

 

[potato28]

Originally posted by: XZeroII
Drop as much weight as possible...from the car and you. You just got your oil changed? Drain all fluids from your car. These only add unnecessary weight. Get rid of the seats and sit on milk crates (find free ones at your local grocer). Get rid of your tires and drive around on your rims. Get rid of anything under your hood that doesn't get hot when your car has been running for awhile. If it isn't getting hot, it isn't doing anything useful. Remove your entire exhaust system...it just unnecessarily restricts exhaust flow. Remove all windows. Cut the roof off your car and replace it with cardboard; you may need to wrap the cardboard in plastic wrap so it doesn't melt away in the rain. Replace your headlights with those little LED flashlights...the power it takes to use headlights decreases your gas milage. Make your trunk air-tight, then remove all the air from it.

Now thats the spirit! :laugh:

 

[OUCaptain]

And people called me crazy for never getting more than a 1/2 tank. Gas is heavy after all.

 

[LordMorpheus]

Increasing the tire pressure will increase mileage.

Can be dangerous, though.

 

[exdeath]

Fuel gauge isn't usually linear, that is from F to 1/2 represents more fuel than from 1/2 to E. You'll notice you think you are half way but the gauge will start to move faster the closer it gets to the E.

 

[thomsbrain]

Originally posted by: exdeath
Fuel gauge isn't usually linear, that is from F to 1/2 represents more fuel than from 1/2 to E. You'll notice you think you are half way but the gauge will start to move faster the closer it gets to the E.

That's my experience, too. Most cars I've driven get about double the miles out of the first half compared to the second half of the gauge.

 

[evident]

give us updates

 

[Injury]

Bump for updates.

 

[Injury]

Originally posted by: exdeath
Fuel gauge isn't usually linear, that is from F to 1/2 represents more fuel than from 1/2 to E. You'll notice you think you are half way but the gauge will start to move faster the closer it gets to the E.

Always figured as such, but the difference seems somewhat negligible as one end of it only got me about 20 more miles.

 

[DanTMWTMP]

Maybe the 30 miles of pure highway driving where you did a ton of gas-saving driving techniques helped a bunch?

I once got about 37mpg out of my mazda 3 by doing solely that (otherwise avg about 27-28)

 

[PlasmaBomb]

Originally posted by: Injury

Originally posted by: exdeath
Fuel gauge isn't usually linear, that is from F to 1/2 represents more fuel than from 1/2 to E. You'll notice you think you are half way but the gauge will start to move faster the closer it gets to the E.

Always figured as such, but the difference seems somewhat negligible as one end of it only got me about 20 more miles.

My gauge is terrible, I can do about 250 on the first half of the tank then maybe 50-100 on the second half.

 

[mooseracing]

All pumps are different even if they are certfied by the Ag dept. I highly doubt you are getting 41mpg.

 

[EightySix Four]

Lets see... What else can be removed or changed?

Underdrive pulley
Remove A/C
Lightweight wheels
Remove stereo
replace driver seat with lightweight seat
carbon fiber body parts
work out
remove gauges
remove hood
remove carpet
chop off the top
remove body panels except for front (aerodynamics)
don't eat before driving and frequently visit the restroom
only pump enough gas into the tank to get to the next gas station (weight savings)
wear lighter clothing
liposuction
remove horn
remove shocks (replace with lightweight solid aluminum rods)
put bicycle wheels on (1:8 rule, every pound unsprung is worth a pound elsewhere)



But seriously, interesting project.