Most of us know that staying off boost is a way to save gas when driving an Evo. I tried and failed to stay off boost for extended periods of time until I came across this tip on the July 2012 issue of Car and Driver magazine, page 66 (Five mileage tips for efficiency enthusiasts), tip number 5: Skip gears in town - paraphrasing: "try shifting from first to third and then from third to top gear when accelerating around town." It took a little getting used to for a day or two, but now I do it out of habit. For the last two weeks my Evo 9's mileage has been 22 mpg (all city/suburb driving). Previously it was 20 mpg. Try it and let me know whether this driving technique works for you!

 

it works i do that all the time in my old k24 em1 civic and now i do it on my 9

 

I've tried that occasionally but I'm not convienced it does much, as metioned above staying out of boost is the best way to save gas.

 

I think that's exactly why it works. It forces you to stay off boost by using higher gears. If this keeps up, I'll save $200/year on gas, fully justifying the $8 I spend on my yearly subscription to Car and Driver!

 

Just use the open/closed loop load changes to get some better gas mileage. That and stay out of boost works well too.

 

Been doing the 1-3-5 for a while but only because I'm lazy lol

 

You can also do this by shifting earlier.

 

It will work, but make sure to stay stoich

 

is $200 a year really worth that crap....

 

I'll give it a shot. So far I have tried the following:

-Shifting no higher than2500 rpms
-Shifting at 2000 rpms
-Shifting at 1800 rpms
-Shifting at 1500 rpms lower gears, 1800 higher gears mix (not fun at all)
-Light throttle acceleration (takes longer to get to speed)
-Harder throttle acceleration (idea that less time spent on accelerating)

So far best results are very light acceleration. Shifting point around 2200-2500 rpms cruising rpms around 1500-2200 rpms depending on speed.

 

with my build and turbo setup its to laggy

 

the car would chug really hard

 

I get 22-23mpg's without using the 1-3-5 technique. Its all in how you drive the car. I am not worried about people riding my *** for taking off slower than other cars. I stay completely off boost keeping low vacs on the boost gauge. I like to shift all my gears, as its easier to tell if there is an issue starting or happening.

 

I used this in my old legacy wagon. Cause 2nd and 4th were gone. I didnt know it helped mpg. Going to try it in my evo and track it. I just averaged my econoline e350.. 14.5mpg horrible!

 

personal best is 29mpg, and my gf hates it. she gets so mad that i drive a 25psi boosted sports car like an old woman. i keep vac from 4-18 while driving, rarely ever going boost side unless i have to merging into traffic or getting around someone.