Improving Gas Mileage Using a ScanGaugeII

MPGomatic demonstrates how a ScanGaugeII can be used to develop driving techniques that can dramatically improve your gas mileage.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• save
• gas
• mileage
• mpg
• hypermiling
• scangauge

[mpgomatic]

@memeshows - It's my wife's SUV, not mine ... comes in handing when hauling lots stuff.

ScanGauging with a Yaris now ... #s are eye-popping. Best highway loop: 46.2 MPG, w/ some A/C & cruise. Aiming for 50 MPG w/o cruise, been too hot to drive windows up, A/C off.

You get my vote ... MPG gauges should be regular issue in all new vehicles.

[mpgomatic]

@RyanK - The ScanGauge provides a big window into what's going on with the engine. It's a whole lot easier to improve your mileage when you have the real-time info.

@Memeshows - Glad I could help! It hasn't been a distraction for me. The best bet is to mount it within your line of sight, so that you don't have to take your eyes off the road.

[oisiaa]

I think that all new cars should be REQUIRED to have a built in fuel economy display. I believe it would have a dramatic effect on fuel usage. By my crude calculations, the United States could use up to 14 billion gallons (10% less) less fuel per year if drivers were made aware of their wasteful driving habits.

[imzjustplayin]

That would require them to care first. I've seen many cars that have such things equipped yet the drivers are completely oblivious to it and 90% of the other "features" the car has. They may spend 60k on a car for the image but in the end, they treat the car like any other car, something that gets them from point A to point B.

[QuattroStig]

@cadw600

It is very choppy. However this is not up to the device. ECU's (Engine Control Units) in different cars actually have different rates in which they refresh information even for engine management purposes. So I am guessing this is the limiting factor. Plus you can never rely 100% on a device like this because it will not be extremely accurate. It is only an estimate. Its useful if you understand engine parameters and if your willing to adjust your driving style.

[scottkan357975343]

what car is this

[joeyyung911]

@cadw600 - it doesnt seam very accurate 9999mpg?

He's using a different MPG gauge. The one he's using is the one that shows you the CURRENT MPG AT THAT TPS, RPM, SPEED, etc. There's another one that shows the trip mileage. And 9999MPG means the deceleration fuel cut-off (DFCO) kicked in, thus not using any gas, also shown in the GPH gauge.

[cadw600]

i dont like it.... its very slow like choppy. i want real time updates smooth n cool. ill wait til something better gets invented. it doesnt seam very accurate 9999mpg? even a prius navi will tell the true mpg

[breiland941]

does that thing recalibrate your speed sensor for different tire sizes?

[mitchebe]

I wouldnt get it for the specific purpose of saving money of fuel. All the features are very handy to have anyway

[i90east]

Scangauge2 is $160. That's over 5 tanks of gas worth of money (with a 12.5 gallon tank with gas at about $2.50/gal). I'm already driving very efficiently without one. If this product boosted my mpg by 5 (which is unlikely, it's hard to get more than 28mpg with a 2000 Chevy Cavalier in all city driving), it would take a little over a year to pay for itself (driving 325 miles every 2 weeks). That's before it actually starts saving you money.

[kai21787]

They don't make this for OBD1 cars do they?

[Wareagle5693]

i don't think so. i can say i wouldn't. no point in paying all that money to get the computers added to the cost of the car/truck.