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Old 08-30-2016, 04:11 AM   #26 (permalink)
gumby79
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little jona - '91 Dodge D 250 first gen cummins LE
Team Streamliner
90 day: 23.4 mpg (US)

Little Jona airo modded - '91 Dodge RAM 3/4 TON D 250 2×4 AUTO
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Team Cummins
90 day: 18.5 mpg (US)

The Salted Hound Jenny. - '87 Dodge Ram 50/D-50 5sp 4X4
90 day: 20.24 mpg (US)

Jona Allison aero - '91 Dodge Ram D-250 Le
90 day: 20.76 mpg (US)
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I have moved my average stock 29xxmi at 18.237mpg .to 23mpg with my Aero Tonto cover. (My new name as it dusen't fit the cap description, non opening) this improvement is including a move to Montana from Portland, OR +2 round trips, high speed, normal, loaded, mostly empty, several 1xxxmi with 1200lbs of tools(including rollaway tool box +tools) in the back under the Tonto waiting for my house to close.

9896mi@22.7 (it dropped my average by.3mpg to drive 80-102mph for 72mi) I'll try to recover some of that when home bound tomarow. Decided to spend the night and weight for Costco to open in the morning as they have my motor oil for 38$$/3gal. As compaired to $5/qt.
10,000mi jun1-September 30,2016 4482mi in the month of September alone.saved 102$$in 3 months.

Plans are a go for DARCO wind tunnel with Aerohead in September so we all get to see if the air moves as I see it . Won't get an accurate CDa number. As my small full size truck (compaired to todays 3/4 ,1ton trucks) has just a little bit more frontal area than is ideal for the test section. I had a conversation with DARCO back in March and they said no go to big . During one of Aerohead's calls he talked to the staff about squeezing the Wale in . Well the answer was yes with one caveat . Because of % blockage in the test section we would not get CDa pinned down but an ABA is doable.
Would like to reskin the Tonto as a few spots reacted badly to the mylars slightly lower melting point and the foam boards lower yet melt point. Causing dimples as the foam shrank/ bonding/ pulling the heat shrink, making the skin and foam bord 1 pice in many places. Cant be to adverse as I've seen 29.3mpg as a high compaired with23.01mpg naked

Dreem big chisel down to reality.
DARCO was a big dream now its reality.

9.25 days till DARCO getting excited.
Ps maby we can answer the old A/C or window down questions.
Time for sleep.
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1st gen cummins 91.5 dodge d250 ,HX35W/12/6 QSV
ehxsost manafulld wrap, Aero Tonto
best tank: distance 649gps mi 24.04 mpg 27.011usg
Best mpg : 31.32mpg 100mi 3.193 USG 5/2/20


Former
'83 GMC S-15 Jimmy 2door 2wd O/D auto 3.73R&P
'79 Chevy K20 4X4 350ci 400hp msd custom th400 /np205. 7.5-new 14mpg modded befor modding was a thing
87' Hyundai Excel
83 ranger w/87 2.9 L FI2wd auto 18mpg on the floor
04 Mitsubishi Gallant 2.4L auto 26mpg
06 Subaru Forrester XT(WRX PACKAGE) MT AWD Turbocharged 18 plying dirty best of 26mpg@70mph
95Chevy Blazer 4x4 auto 14-18mpg
04 Chevy Blazer 4x4 auto 16-22mpg


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