Sparky-Watts
Banned
I've been doing a small experiment since gas prices were so high for a while. I've been driving easy to see what kind of mileage I can get. Here's the parameters I set:
1: Keep speed at or below 55 mph
2: Keep RPM's below 2700
3: No jackrabbit starts
4: Coast to stops
5: No idling past 30 seconds unless absolutely necessary
Here are the results from the last three tanks of gas:
Tank 1: 426.8 miles on 18.447 gallons = 23.09 mpg
Tank 2: 360.2 miles on 15.211 gallons = 23.68 mpg
Tank 3: 428.3 miles on 17.525 gallons = 24.44 mpg
This is with the air restrictor removed from the intake tube, 31x10.5x15 tires on steel wheels, some days into a 20-25mph wind (as well as with that wind going back home), and all speed verified by GPS to be sure the speedo gear is working correctly after the bigger tires. Temps during the test phase ranged from low 40's to mid 90's, averaging around 65 for most of the drive time. I used mid-grade gas (90 octane) for the testing, only because it was up to 7 cents a gallon cheaper with my discount card.
Whaddaya think? 8)
1: Keep speed at or below 55 mph
2: Keep RPM's below 2700
3: No jackrabbit starts
4: Coast to stops
5: No idling past 30 seconds unless absolutely necessary
Here are the results from the last three tanks of gas:
Tank 1: 426.8 miles on 18.447 gallons = 23.09 mpg
Tank 2: 360.2 miles on 15.211 gallons = 23.68 mpg
Tank 3: 428.3 miles on 17.525 gallons = 24.44 mpg
This is with the air restrictor removed from the intake tube, 31x10.5x15 tires on steel wheels, some days into a 20-25mph wind (as well as with that wind going back home), and all speed verified by GPS to be sure the speedo gear is working correctly after the bigger tires. Temps during the test phase ranged from low 40's to mid 90's, averaging around 65 for most of the drive time. I used mid-grade gas (90 octane) for the testing, only because it was up to 7 cents a gallon cheaper with my discount card.
Whaddaya think? 8)