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JQmile · 11-21-2008, 04:05 AM

Ok so I have a 1982 Chevette diesel, rated at 55mpg highway. Until this last week, I got 56mpg without trying too hard. Recently I did a few tests with the grille blocked, tires up, cetane booster in the tank, the windows rolled up, and did a little bit of pulsing and gliding (hard in Los Angeles).....the result? 57.3mpg over 300 miles. Arg! Barley made a difference. Drove 50-55mph too. Might try to get fuel from a different spot and see if that helps. Ideas?

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JQmile EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: los angeles, ca Posts: 99 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Grrrr......can't break 60mpg! Ok so I have a 1982 Chevette diesel, rated at 55mpg highway. Until this last week, I got 56mpg without trying too hard. Recently I did a few tests with the grille blocked, tires up, cetane booster in the tank, the windows rolled up, and did a little bit of pulsing and gliding (hard in Los Angeles).....the result? 57.3mpg over 300 miles. Arg! Barley made a difference. Drove 50-55mph too. Might try to get fuel from a different spot and see if that helps. Ideas? (Support Ecomodder.com & get rid of these annoying ads!) __________________ 1982 Chevette diesel 36 hp at the wheels, best 59.6mpg. 1989 Dodge Diesel 972rwhp, 27mpg. 1971 Nova tubbed, solid cam 355 w/nitrous, really bad fuel economy.