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Old 11-28-2007, 03:21 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Blackfly - '98 Metro
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90 day: 67.07 mpg (US)

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OK Ben: since you can't wait to find out (neither could I)

65 km/h: W - 73.2 mpg (US) / E - 86.6 mpg (US) / avg 79.9
75 km/h: W - 63.0 mpg (US) / E - 77.6 mpg (US) / avg 70.3
85 km/h: W - 56.4 mpg (US) / E - 69.3 mpg (US) / avg 62.85

Last time I did this with the original transmission:

65 km/h: avg - 72.9 mpg (US)
75 km/h: avg - 64.95 mpg (US)
85 km/h: avg - 57.9 mpg (US)

Differences between the 2 tests... on THIS run:

- missing grille block
- there was a 10 kt breeze this time coming from the s/w
- new tranny

For an average FE improvement of 8.8% across those 3 speeds. (9.6/8.2/8.5)

Feeeeee!
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