Rio Z Lander

the next to week i need to lose as much pounds of my car as i can. main reson being is less pounds better MPG's i dont care about comfort my car got so hot today my temp things died.... so i can suffer for 2 weeks

any ideas are nice along with the odd and most likely hurt full flames

my idea is go to 2 weeks with out getting or spending cash on gas at that time i will have the 300 needed to to a full motor tuneup and and what not

RBYCC

If you don't have many friends then remove all the seats except the drivers.

Tear out the rugs, padding, door panels, headliner, console, radio, speakers, and anything else in the interior.

You don't need a spare tire, jack or tools.

Wear light clothing, drive barefoot, and eliminate donuts and happy meals from your daily regimen.

Fill your tank a few gallons at a time.

If that doesn't give you the results you want, then start removing body panels.....

ZorroAMG

rivcal4life

Keep your tires inflated properly and dont forget to take light breaths.

Try driving with your windows up also to reduce wind resistance. If possible, lock your windshield wiper in a completely vertical position as to streamline it with usual airflow. Or better yet, remove it all together, its summertime! Same deal with the antenna, keep your radio off so the ******* doesnt go up and rob you of precious horsepower. If you still have a hood ornament, lean it back as much as possible.

cap'n jasper

You're going to need this..

STLe320

Just take off the things you don't use. For instance, headlights, taillights, windows, etc. They're overrated anyways.

I mean, you're always talking about unique ideas. Well...there are some.

Also, you can go totally awesome and take off your hood, doors, trunk, hell maybe even cut the top.

Oh and last but not least, remove your seat belts. They're WAY too overrated these days.

appatula

I've always found that the light aluminum garbage pail lids JB welded onto the 8 hole rims reduced drag giving me a few MPGs. I did a writeup somewhere on the honda-tec forums a while back, I became a legend there overnight

RHW

Set a strict, no travel policy: midnight booty calls must now come to you! Well, what does strict mean, really?

berti_00

drop a Honda engine 1.8 much lighter lol take the trunk off and put some 12' wheels lol

Bigpete123

I always read rio's threads. and this is why. lmao

GEDaggett

you can also silly putty closed all the seams on your body panels so that air will go overthem instead of into them. Also cutsom plywood cover for the underside so that the wind will go smoothly underneeth you car. Get ride of all windows so the wind will cut right through the car and then you won't have to use the airconditioning.

In all seriousness Rio, the best way to improve your gas mileage is to be the accelerator **** and not gun it from every light (though we all know you would never smash the pedal to the floor at every light). Go exactly the speed limit and under when possible. You basically gotta adopt the "low and slow" temperment to driving. When people do wieght reduction it is ussually for performance and so they can be lighter in or out of turns and such. You drive a 3700lbs car. 100-250lbs is not going to make a huge difference in your mpg. Properly inflate your tires. windows up and drive ultraconservativly(like all the people you hate to get stuck behind) don't let the car idle for long periods of time and that kinda stuff. Weight redux is not your answer driving slower is.

Rio Z Lander

well it is now a one seater T_T and i removed about 100 pounds of junk from the trunk i left tools and safety stuff in case of a crash and the gas gage has not moved from what reads as a full tank ..........spare tire that is broken and shredded. so i think i will make it 2 weeks my work is 2 miles from my house so thats 4miles each day it is working. i will try the winow thing i dont need to smoke on my way to work or back

Rio Z Lander

headlights, taillights, windows i kinda need that i leave work at 12 or 1 am

appatula

Sorry Rio but your 100 or so pounds wont make any noticeable difference, I think its more of a "I believe its happening, so it is" thing.

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/driveHabits.shtml

BrabusBenz300E

same lol

ramblux

Uh, ride a BIKE? I can't believe you stripped your car to make a two-mile commute.

Saijin_Naib

Walk! Thats 24 minutes if you take your time by practically crawling.

STLe320

Well...maybe not everyone knows how to ride a bike!!!!!!

And as for complaining about you car's weight, why? You drive a TOTAL of 4 miles a day to and from work. That means you can drive 5 days a week and only use about a gallon! You can't afford 5 dollars a week for gas?

Makahveli

Well here's the most effective way to lose pounds, remove your engine and transmission, tear away the floor panel and get to work flintstone style with your feet. That way other people can still ride with you and carpool.

berti_00

tell me about it.... should i start striping my car too lol hahaha i would actaully leave it in the parking lot never drive it before striping it

Bigpete123

Rio. You seem like a very nice guy so I don't want to be mean. But at the same time, I have to wonder whether you grew up under power lines, got dropped on your head as a baby, or swallowed paint chips as a kid. Sorry, that was definitely mean. But either something like that happened to you, or you are completely *******g with everyone on the forum and laughing at us.

You have made your car even more ghetto to save gas on a 2 mile commute. The cost/benefit of what you've done is totally out of whack...

Rio Z Lander

i think you all are missing the point of i cant really walk very far with out my hip giving out on me or my knees doing the same.

Rio Z Lander

yeah well i am crazy and i got to say i might just keep the car this way. im so sick of my car being a taxi for every one i know. i also did this becuz i know i will try and drive my friends around this way i cant.

this also helps in the fact of the passenger seat was broken and i am working on it right now it would not slide back or forth. theres junk stuck in the slide.

the other problem is my work has cut my hours to let new people in for summer. less cash cant wast it all on gas. i am making less than 700$ a month

not really a need to do all this but it is only for the week then i put the seats back in. im bad with money i drive about 600 miles a week im trying to make a
plan to follow so i can save some cash. starting out harsh like this is how i work.

you cant start easy with me. if any of you rember how bad my car was when i 1st popped on here. yeah i have come along way just need to go a bit more

besides this gave me a real chance to clean out the car i found 20 bucks in the back seats

so 2 weeks tell i can fill my tank up lest hope i make it

myfirstbenz

Rio Z Lander

okay im bad with money. and i should not be driving my car that many miles in a week. but i cant help it i love the way this car drives. it feels like nothing i have ever driven. i need cash to get my timing fixed it is way off i can tell when the car starts up it shudders and starts to stall out. and the computer can only compensate so much to help it run.

things i notice on start up and after

1 ruff idle
2 shuddering
3 idle goes low then high
4 normal idle
5 low idle when slowing car down. then back to normal
6 random idle some times
7 hissing from motor

out of all the problem it had when i got the car this is all the major stuff left to fix i hope the 400 bucks im saving up will help fix some things