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Old 06-04-2006, 05:47 PM   #71
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Metrompg, and you said it was diffucult to hypermile the metro/swift/fireflea
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Go ahead and show us how then.
Darin is already getting 62mpg, but a xfi should get 70mpg with the same mods. I think with some engine tuning and maybe the whole underbody covered it's possible.
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Old 06-04-2006, 05:55 PM   #73
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What "engine tuning" do you refer to?
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Old 06-04-2006, 06:26 PM   #74
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Metrompg, and you said it was diffucult to hypermile the metro/swift/fireflea
I know, I know....
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Old 06-04-2006, 06:34 PM   #75
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I still wonder how you charge the battery with no alternator.
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Charging: the last 2 weeks: solar (15W 12V panel). If I drove more often, I'd have to get more solar capacity, or use a charger like XFi is.
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Old 06-04-2006, 06:53 PM   #77
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...I could see how those 3 things would easily get 75 mpg combined - without using hypermiling techniques.

Just imagine what you could squeeze out of it with technique on top of the mods...
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What "engine tuning" do you refer to?
As in safc2, or e-manage.
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Old 06-04-2006, 07:00 PM   #79
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Eh, we need some controlled testing on that, for the time being, metro pwns us.
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Eh, we need some controlled testing on that, for the time being, metro pwns us.
with better tuning of the timing, some cams, and a/f I could totally see 5mpg on any car.
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