Given the $4.00/gallon that we're dealing with, has anyone gone this route:
1. Remove the roof rack and nerf bars (weight and aerodynamics)
2. Install a cat-back exhaust and/or cold-air intake.
I've got a 2005 SE.
Thanks

Buy a 40mpg car
Only drive with 1/4 -1/2 tank of gas...(less weight)
Remove spare tire and call AAA (less weight )
Use Nitrogen in tires (huge debate)
Remove mudflaps.... they catch all the air coming off the tires right?
Keep your windows up at all time and don't use air conditioning....sweat alot, maybe you'll become lighter
Buy skinnier tires, stay at stock diameter.
Don't put any armor on.... ALLLL that weight in steel

That's all for now

like i said in another post, smile because $4/gallon is glorious. North of the border we're paying around $5.45/gallon. Consider yourself lucky

How much of your paycheck goes towards paying health insurance?

15% for employer provided family coverage here.

45psi vs 35psi in 33" AT's on my '02 X boosted the mileage 20%, from 15 up to 18 mpg in town. I'd try 50 or 55psi but I'm afraid that's a bad idea at 110 degrees.

Whats the risk of airing up that high? I've bumped mine up to 38 for roadtrips and the gain was negligible

Expecting harsh ride and middle thread wear. Wondering about the safety risk.

I has getting 13.7-13.9 pretty consistantly running 35 psi in my swampers. With BFG ATs same size aired to 47 psi I am seeing 15.3-15.5. I know it's not a huge gain but it helps.

Maybe I should regress back to stock.......Meh, nope

Let’s be realistic here…. The X will never be a fuel efficient vehicle. Instead of trying to get more mpg’s out of $4.50 per gallon gas everyone should be pressuring their Congress critters to allow for cheaper sources of oil.

Sign the petition now:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLd_xUUR4Bg

Valid point but it will never happen. Get used to gas over atleast $3 if not a higher for the rest of our lives.

Okay, I get the idea. Be happy with my 15.8 around town, leave the racks and nerfs. Put the Exhaust on for sound purposes and the CAI for grins. Maybe even chip it for a couple extra HP at 5000 rpm...Got it!
I'll buy a Vespa, hug a tree, become a vegan, chain myself to a tree to save it from turning into a usable product- sorry, never happen.
RacerX, already signed one to open up drilling in all the areas the Greens are trying to protect. I saw a deal where the chinese of all people are drilling in the gulf where our congress won't even let us drill. Things are screwed as it is, can't wait to see the cluster@#&* after Pelosi and Reid have Obama signing all their bills to save this and that. Oh yeah, the tax increases and the elimination of tax cuts will really help the 'ol wallet. $4.50/gallon will be the least of our worries. Oops, wrong forum- sorry guys.

+5.

Welcome to XOC. Land of happy X owners pissed about fuel economy and gas prices while they dry hump thier new 32's, sliders, bumpers, blah blah blah. You get the idea.

I see where you're going..."free health coverage"
I work in health care myself and they deduct about 10% for my medical/dental and extended health coverage. So it's technically it's not free, but we definitely don't pay what you guys do down there for health coverage. It's all relative, regardless, gas is cheaper down there period.

If your serious about getting better gas mileage the X can do pretty well. I have gotten 26 mpg before and its pretty easy to get low 20's on a regular basis.

Here is my mileage info
http://www.cleanmpg.com/garage/images/1597.png

Read this article if should get you started.
Beating the EPS MPG standards @ Cleanmpg.com

Why don't you fill us in here without linking us to another site?

Another mileage thread. Dear God.

How many are there now? And the funny part is that we've been griping about the X's gas mileage since gas was $1.05 a gallon.

Please you guys, try searching the forum before starting a new thread.

Because they are dead links, and 26

The other site will provide way more information than I can. I learned everything from them since thats their sole reason is increasing your mpg. here is the post on your site in another thread.

Icon 1 posted June 17, 2008 10:26 PM Profile for TennX Email TennX Send New Private Message Edit/Delete Post Reply With Quote You gave up to easy then. Your right your mpg ranges will result from those speeds. They can be held far longer than a minute or two. Not using cruise though. Cruise allows you to maintain a constant speed not a mpg rating.

For 3 years i've been trying to optimize my mpg and i've gotten quite good at it.

The secret isn't a certain speed but a certain ignition sequence and throttle position. the best thing you can do is buy a ODBII reader called a Scan Gauge II and program it to read your IGN and TPS. It will also display your current mpg and average MGP.

I can provide pics of this with proof of the distance I've traveled getting very high mpg in an Xterra.

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They moved it to a different server...its up now.

ideas for increasing mileage on my X is one of the main reasons I joined the site. I have no mods to mine so I'm pretty much in the same shape I was when I drove off the lot in 04'. I replaced my fram with a KN air filter and I run fuel injector cleaner and gas treatment pretty frequently. I'm hitting 20 MPG with every tank. The article TennX posted is really good.

it's funny how everyone is still pretty meh about this high mpg he's getting. i dont think we're ever gonna hear the end of it.

One thing that is getting forgotten, you need to add the costs up for the injector cleaner, OB2 scanner, any additives, etc. Doesnt increase or decrease mpg but it does increase the cost per gallon. Kind of like getting a Honda to drive instead of the X.....add the $ cost for extra registration, license, insurance, maintnance, etc ....thats a lot of gas you can pay for and just drive the X at the lower mpg.

I was thinking the same thing. As for the OB2 Scanner, depending on how long it lasts it can be taken to your next car and the return on investment can be stretched over several years of use. That device could end up being cost effective. As for the additives... I don't know if doing it frequently really saves you any money. Maybe using it every once in a while to ward off a mechanic bill would be worth it.

Only additives I ever use is seafoam, in the fall before winter starts and in the spring to get rid of the crappy gas junk. Put it the crankcase as well a day or two before I change the oil. Cleans it good.