Extreme Ways To Reduce Your Car's Fuel Consumption

All that i know to save fuel is to turn off the engine at signals with red light till iot turns green. One can save upto 30% fuel every month

Here are some extreme ways to reduce fuel consumption based on my understanding on what I have read from the net:

1} Reduce car weight by throwing away your spare tyre. Get a can of "tyre-inflator" instead to repair punctured tyres on the spot. You can also join AAM or a similar organisation to get auto assist.

2} Reduce car weight by replacing all your car seats with racing car seats which are much lighter than those that came with the car. If you are driving a 7-seater and never use the last two back seats, well, throw them out.

3} Throw away your car boom box. Listen to slower, softer music. Fast music encourages gung-ho acceleration and driving as well as unnecessary car revving which burns more fuel for no useful reason.

4} Reduce drag by throwing away your car body kit and spoiler. Unless the body kit has been tested to reduce drag *specifically for your car model*, you can safely assume installing body kits and spoilers increase (not decrease) drag; hence increase FC. This is especially true for generic body kits/spoilers -- one size fits all cars type.

5} Reduce drag by throwing away your side mirrors. These things poke out too much, causing drag.

6} Throw away your air-con. Air-con = more fuel. Install fan, like in the good, old days.

7} Throw away your automatic gear box. Convert car to a manual car, as all real men drive. Automatic = more fuel.

8} Learn to use the car brake less. Try coasting instead. Instead of using the brakes, release foot off pedal, disengage gear, and slowly coast to a gentle, low FC stop.

9} Modify your car rear to reduce drag such as:



10} Reduce drag by throwing away your wipers. Make the air flow around car smoother with less abrupt change in flow. Use Rain-X instead.

I am open to more extreme measures!

Chris

Drive on average speed to save fuel.

Regards
Boyer Chevrolet Lindsay

pump your tyres to 5% below max tyre pressure.

like my car's max pressue is 50 PSI. pump it to 47PSI.

Wah! 47psi! What are you driving? Normal car many at 38psi already complaint super bumpy....

It is bumpy. but we are talking about reducing fuel consumption here.

So its a suggestion. you should see a reduction of around 5-10% savings but at the expense of bad ride quality.

I tested it for about 2 months.

It is bumpy. but we are talking about reducing fuel consumption here.

So its a suggestion. you should see a reduction of around 5-10% savings but at the expense of bad ride quality.

I tested it for about 2 months.

Bumpy only if absorbers are degraded.. I bet if all 4 shocks are ok, it is not harsh at all