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2. How to spend less on gas: Fix your car. Drive slower ... - AOL

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   The engine powers the air conditioner on most cars, which means that running the AC burns fuel, reducing gas mileage by 1 to 4 mpg. And the hotter it is out there, the more energy your vehicle's ...

3. Car tuning - Wikipedia

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   Car tuning is the modification of a car to optimise it for a different set of performance requirements from those it was originally designed to meet. Most commonly this is higher engine performance and dynamic handling characteristics but cars may also be altered to provide better fuel economy, or smoother response. The goal when tuning is the ...

4. Engine tuning - Wikipedia

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   Engine tuning is the adjustment or modification of the internal combustion engine or Engine Control Unit (ECU) to yield optimal performance and increase the engine's power output, economy, or durability. These goals may be mutually exclusive; an engine may be de-tuned with respect to output power in exchange for better economy or longer engine ...

5. Fuel saving device - Wikipedia

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   For example, if an automobile typically gets 20 miles per US gallon (12 L/100 km) with a 20% efficient engine that has a 10:1 compression ratio, a carburetor claiming 100 mpg ‑US (2.4 L/100 km) would have to increase the efficiency by a factor of 5, to 100%. This is clearly beyond what is theoretically or practically possible.

6. 10 Tips to Improve Your Gas Mileage - AOL

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   10 Tips to Improve Your Gas Mileage. Jorgen Wouters. Updated July 14, 2016 at 9:17 PM. Tips for Improving Your Gas Mileage. With a gallon of gas approaching -- or even exceeding, depending on your ...

7. Hypermiling - Wikipedia

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   By slowing to extend range, mileage approaches 100 mpg ‑US (2.4 L/100 km; 120 mpg ‑imp). [ 14 ] In World War II the famed pilot Charles Lindbergh consulted with pilots of the Army Air Corps and the Marine Corps and introduced engine-leaning techniques which greatly improved fuel consumption at cruise speeds and enabled aircraft to fly ...