Larry,
Do you have a final MPG on your upgrades?
Thanks
--- BadDakcuda@webtv.net wrote:
>
> ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822
> From: BadDakcuda@webtv.net
> Date: Sun, 21 May 2000 10:01:48 -0400 (EDT)
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: DML: Gas Mileage Results/My Project MPG
> Reply-to: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>
> In case you missed my first post, I am attempting to
> increase the gas
> mileage on my 1998 Dakota CC, 4x4, 5.2L/Auto, 3.55
> limited slip diff.,
> 31x10.5-15" tires, using various aftermarket
> products that are so often
> discussed here, while continuing to use 87 octane
> gas.
> Beginning odometer reading: 25,420 miles.
> Current odometer reading: 26,835 miles.
> Everything was done with painstaking care to acheive
> accruate results.
> The test run is a 50.5 mile round-trip from Crewe,
> VA to Ford, VA, to
> Crewe, VA with the cruise control set @ 55 mph. This
> is pure highway
> driving on a good road with no interuptions. Before
> the tests I used
> Valvoline SynPower fuel system cleaner. Well these
> are the results so
> far:
> 1. Stock, with 10W-30 Valvoline synthetic motor
> oil. 20.89 mpg.
> 2. Taylor Spiro-Pro 8mm ignition wires,
> Standard Ignition
> distributor cap & rotor, Champion Double
> Platinum spark plugs.
> This combination increased
> mileage +.97 mpg,
> (21.86 mpg).
> 3. Synthetic lubricants in the power
> steering (Valvoline)
> & differentials (Red Line) and Red Line Water
> Wetter
> Supercoolant increased
> mileage +.42 mpg.
> (22.28 mpg).
> 4. K & N air filter (OEM type replacement)
> decreased the mileage
> -.57 mpg (21.71 mpg).
> 5. DynoMax UltraFlo 3" cat back exhaust
> system decreased the
> mileage -.17 mpg (21.54 mpg)
> Note: This particular test may not be
> completely accurate
> due to rain & wind encountered during the test
> run, I will
> re-test ASAP, possibly today !
> I'll re-test again after 2 or 3,000 miles and again
> after 7 or 8,000
> miles to see if the computer really learns and
> adapts to the changes.
> Any questions ?
>
> Larry
>
>
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2000 Quad Cab 4X4-Sport V-6 Automatic Sports Plus Package
31X10.5 tires Limited Slip 3.55 Trailer Tow Group
HD Package Skid Plates Added:Airaid air filter,Flowmaster 3 chamber,
Steel Horse Torneau cover, Autolite Double Platinum Spark Plugs,
Removed air horns from Throttle Boddy, added new TB bolts,
Cool Tape around air filter and A/C tubes
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