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Old 05-25-2015, 09:59 PM   #14
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Re: '65 C30 250/SM420/4.10's mileage check...finally got 16MPG

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Originally Posted by TJ's Chevy View Post
16.5? Nice...you must have a briggs and stratton in there.
It seems that way sometimes when I want to accelerate in high gear...

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Kudos to you Submarine. I've driven that way most of my 50+ driving years. Although I gave up drafting big rigs early on (risky, illegal and it pi$$es them off). I don't often coast downhill either now (was told it's called "Angel Sticking") but I always slip into neutral, without clutching, well before I roll up to a stop.
Now I know I'm Hypermiling.
Yeah, I've never really got the idea behind running WOT up to a red light just so you can cook your brakes. I think the term "hypermiling" itself is of pretty recent origins.
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