Re: RE:DML:Mileage

From: Tim Berry (coolva1@home.com)
Date: Mon Nov 29 1999 - 19:33:16 EST


Here is how you figure out gas milage... Simple and room for NO ERRORS!!!

I've been doing it like this for ever...

1. Fill tank up to tippy top...
2. Reset trip odometer... (all 0's)
3. Drive untill at least 1/4 tank is gone (the more miles, the more
accurate)
4. Fill up once again (Take note on how many gallons it takes this time,
and how many miles you have gone since you last filled up_
5. Take the # of miles/gallons
6. That will give you no errors for gas milage... if you think that is a
wrong way to check gas milage, or dont understand...I'll draw ya a picture

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Tim Berry -- Chesapeake, VA
`97 SLT 318 auto CC 2x4 LSD: dual exaust w/Flowmaster
K&N Drop In, 180 T-stat, Free Ram Air, Accel 8.5's
BFG 235/70's... BEST 1/4 15.836 @ 84.93 MPH
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-----Original Message-----
From: Quiktruk99@aol.com <Quiktruk99@aol.com>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Monday, November 29, 1999 5:40 PM
Subject: RE: RE:DML:Mileage

>Is everybody out there driving with an egg under their gas pedal, or am I
>just lead-footed? I'm reading 20mpg from a 318?? My 99 CC auto gets an
honest
>12 at the pump, O/H computer says 12.1-.2 average( down to 10.9 in winter),
>and 19-22 varying "right now" mpg @ 60mph with cruise on. If I do only city
>back & forth, then I get about 11.2 at the pump. Best tankful yet in a year
>has been 13.57. Now I use the formula which gives the most accurate
reading:
>Fill up with 1/8 tank to go, note gas price & amount of gallons purchased.
>Set trip odometer to zeros.
>Drive down to the same 1/8 tank level, refill with the same price & gallons
>of gas, and divide the # of gallons bought the 2nd time into the miles
driven
>on the odometer. That's the true mpg of your last tank! Try it, I guarantee
>you'll wonder where all your great mileage has gone! Anyways, as long as I
>get 10mpg from a killer truck then I'm happy. That's all my Barracuda ever
>got, and it won 8 trophies in 5 years as a daily driver. I was happy with
>that. My truck's won 1 so far, so I'm happy with it at anything over 10mpg.
>
>
>Kevin / NJ
>99 Black Sport+ CC(no decals) / 318 auto 2wd / 3:92 SG
>OEM wheel flares / 1.5"& 2" drop / Dunlop GT Qualifiers
>F&B Stage1 / MSD 6a(plugs@.050") / Mallory 8mm Prowires / Echlin cap &
rotor
>K & N Gen II FIPK / 180 HD t-stat / Flex-a-lite dual 12" fans( spring of
'00)
>JC Whitney split-rear exit cat-back / Hooker tips / Lakewood traction bars
>Pace Edwards Roll-Top / Bedrug / Pop Lock
>African rosewood interior kit / Wet Okole seat covers
>Kenwood 140w stereo w/6 cd changer / silver DML stickers
>visit my truck at: <A
HREF="http://members.aol.com/quiktruk99/DARKDODGE.html">
>THE DARK DODGE</A>
>



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