From:Tim>magnum318@bewellnet.com
tues.8th8:55pm
Well to start with, I do live in Colorado Springs, Co. which is around 6100
+ or - a few feet depending on where a person lives in the city. YES you
will get better gas milage at altitude,BUT with a twist. With todays
computer and injected model cars the computer senses a leaning of the air,
which in turn leans the fuel to keep it at the proper air/fuel mixture. A
carburated engine has to be recalibrated for altitute--smaller jets,lighter
vacuums diaframs,the list goes on and on. Altitude plays HE?? with a
carburated engine and once its set for altitude, it runs LEAN at sea level
or anything inbetween--always not right. Also at altitude a person can run a
lower octane fuel and not ping(heat does sometime play a factor, being
closer to the sun--it does get HOT--but low humidity is a blessing. A lot of
people think that at altitude a person MUST give the vehicle more fuel
(bigger jets,or injectors) when just the opposite is needed--sealevel: more
fuel to equal out the air availability
--altitude(5000ft and higher): less jetting to equal out the air
ratio
-- ANYTHING up to 5000ft: whatever's needed to equal the air ratio
of 14.7 or 14.2 whichever the dealer has setup. THANK THE DAKOTA gods WITH
FUEL INJECTION AND FAST ACTING COMPUTER COMMANDS. Only 1 drawback at
altitude--a person looses about 20-30 percent of their power---sure glad I
have a V-8 with: self ported TB,MP headers,SBEC,custom this and
that---blah,blah
hoped I helped anybody that wanted to know---BTW--I still get better
than 20MPG doing 75+mph, even with all the modifications.
----- Original Message -----
From: mrdancer <mrdancer@camalott.com>
To: 'DML' <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 1999 6:49 PM
Subject: Re: DML: MPG
> I had this problem too. Went to Colorado (from Abilene) last year and I
> seemed to get a lot better mileage in NM and CO - consistently over 20mpg
> averaging 70-75mph. In theory, higher altitude would get you less power
> and, thus, less mpg, so I don't know what the explanation is. Maybe the
> computer adjusts for altitude? Maybe the highways in NM and CO are made
of
> a harder asphalt (less rolling resistance)?? Maybe those states have a
> better formulation of gasoline??? I don't know!!! Anybody??
>
> '92 Dak CC 2wd 318 3.55
> '84 GoldWing Interstate
>
> Angela Chavez wrote...
> >I got 30 MPG on my vacation trip, driving from Lubbock TX to Carlsbad NM;
> >averaged 65-70 mph ('95 4cyl.). While I was in NM, El Paso, and Arizona;
> >I got between 25 and 30 MPG. Between Dayton and NM (coming and going), I
> >only averaged between 20 and 25 MPG. Does an increase in altitude
> >increase milage? That is about the only thing I can think of, as much of
> >my driving at home is highway.
>
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>
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