I'm looking into getting a scooter. something in the ball park of 100
mpg for less than $1000 would pay for itself in 6 months with just my
daily commute and normal errands.
On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 8:22 AM, Terrible Tom <silvereightynine@aol.com> wrote:
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> Ewraven wrote:
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> > I love talking about Miles per gallon. Since going fast isn't really
> > an option, I've made hypermiling my new automotive goal/hobby.
> >
> > I just recently got a best MPG in my Dakota. 22.00762 Miles per
> > gallon attained in March of this year! My average speed for this tank
> > was 50.80 miles per hour. This was done on the freeway for 80 miles
> > with roughly twelve miles being on city streets.
> >
> > My previous best was 19.9 miles per gallon which I attained back in
> > February of this year with an average speed of 42.12 miles per hour.
> >
> > You probably won't believe it after this though... lol
> > My Dakota is a 1999 model Sport 4x4, off road and towing package, Club
> > Cab, 5 speed manual, 5.2 liter with 3.55 gears and running the factory
> > option size of 31x10.50R15 tires.
> >
> > My truck is modified however. At the time I had a 9 inch round open
> > element air cleaner with a K&N 9 inch by 2 7/8 inch air filter. A
> > Hughes engines stage 1 ported and filled beer barrel intake manifold,
> > a 50mm ported ebay throttle body and a Flowmaster 40 series muffler
> > keeping the factory exhaust piping and routing.
> >
> > I also have Amsoil in the transfer case and engine and synthetic
> > fluids in both of the differentials. Penzoil synchromesh is in the
> > transmission though I guess it is really the factory equivalent.
> >
> > I have zero aero modifications and the tailgate stays on the truck and
> > in the closed position at all times. I do have a large aluminum
> > diamond plate toolbox in the bed that is always full of roughly 100
> > pounds of tools and things.
> >
> > That 19.9 miles per gallon number was with these cheapo Goodyear all
> > terrain tires on it.
> >
> > I also run 89 octane due to the fact that it pings with 87 octane
> > which has to be due to the modifications.
> >
> > I had tried a superchips tuner at one time but had to return it
> > because my truck pinged like crazy with just the 87 octane program. I
> > decided it wasn't worth it if I had to run 91+ octane gas just with
> > the 87 octane program. A call to Superchips confirmed that this would
> > be required because of my modifications.
> >
> > The 22.00762 miles per gallon was achieved with some fresh Falken Ziex
> > ST/Z tires. Despite being a pretty big tire at 31x10.50R15, they are
> > a much more street oriented tire than your typical all terrain tire.
> > I'm guessing that lower rolling resistance helped a lot with that 22
> > mpg. I also keep 35 psi in my tires.
> >
> >
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> not bad! I'm not going to some extremes that I've heard people doing -
> like drafting SEMI's and taking turns at 50 MPH... but I'm having fun trying
> to erk as much economy outta the neon as possible.
>
> When it comes to my trucks... I've been thinking about how to boost the
> economy of those. I'll have to drop the tires down to stock size and remove
> the suspension leveler kit. I would give that a try - but I just dont have
> the cash to drop on a new set of tires.
>
> I already have a bed cover... and frankly theres not much I can take off
> that truck to lower its weight. Driving slower really helps - but at least
> around here... even doing the speed limit is going to piss people off. On
> my little trek yesterday with the neon I was doing between 65 and 70 in a
> 65... and I was getting passed constantly - even if I would have been doing
> 75 I would have been passed. People around here drive nuts.
>
> I dont think that truck will ever get good fuel economy. heh oh well
>
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