| Fill date |
Distance |
Fill amount |
Price |
MPG |
Details |
| 2009-11-19 |
378 mi. |
9.9 US gal |
$2.69 |
38.18 US |
Alternator died on me. Changed it the other night. |
| 2009-11-16 |
395 mi. |
10.25 US gal |
$2.69 |
38.54 US |
Same |
| 2009-11-10 |
402 mi. |
10.3 US gal |
$2.73 |
39.03 US |
Still have the "controlled air leak" going. |
| 2009-11-05 |
422 mi. |
10.7 US gal |
$2.79 |
39.44 US |
Still have the air leak setup with the restrictor. No SES light still. Running great for winter gas. |
| 2009-10-30 |
430 mi. |
10.7 US gal |
$2.79 |
40.19 US |
Air line still disconnected with restrictor. No SES light. |
| 2009-10-26 |
436 mi. |
11 US gal |
$2.79 |
39.64 US |
Air line still disconnected with the restrictor installed. It makes the hose opening about half the size. |
| 2009-10-20 |
424 mi. |
10.9 US gal |
$2.69 |
38.9 US |
I installed a restrictor in the disconnected air line to see if it would prevent an eventual SES light. No SES so far. Cold weather still playing havoc with mpg's. Hard time of year to be testing things. |
| 2009-10-15 |
374 mi. |
9.7 US gal |
$2.59 |
38.56 US |
I hooked the air hose back up after todays fill. I think the ECU LTFT maxed out and now the benefit of the hose being disconnected is no more. |
| 2009-10-10 |
385 mi. |
9.7 US gal |
$2.49 |
39.69 US |
I still have the air hose disconnected becasue it just makes the car run better. Not the best mpg's but not bad considering the colder weather. Had a few snow flurries today. |
| 2009-10-06 |
438 mi. |
11.1 US gal |
$2.5 |
39.46 US |
Man, I really hate getting less than 40. I think winter blend is here. I am going to disconnect the air line for the next tank and see what it does with the colder weather. |
| 2009-09-30 |
443 mi. |
10.8 US gal |
$2.59 |
41.02 US |
Getting colder. Winter blend? |
| 2009-09-25 |
443 mi. |
10.6 US gal |
$2.49 |
41.79 US |
This tank was with the air line reconnected to the intake piping. Colder weather did not help. |
| 2009-09-21 |
432 mi. |
10.1 US gal |
$2.55 |
42.77 US |
This tank was run totally with the air line disconnected. No improvement. Hooking line back up for the next tank. On a good note, my MPGuino calibration is now within 1% this tank. |
| 2009-09-15 |
448 mi. |
10.5 US gal |
$2.59 |
42.67 US |
400 miles of this tank was run with the air line disconnected at the elbow in the intake duct. |
| 2009-09-09 |
462 mi. |
10.7 US gal |
$2.59 |
43.18 US |
My new all time high for most miles on 1 tank. |
| 2009-09-03 |
449 mi. |
10.3 US gal |
$2.59 |
43.59 US |
|
| 2009-08-31 |
386 mi. |
9.2 US gal |
$2.63 |
41.96 US |
|
| 2009-08-20 |
440 mi. |
10.3 US gal |
$2.63 |
42.72 US |
4 days of my normal commute. Over 50 miles of EOC this tank! |
| 2009-08-14 |
401 mi. |
9.31 US gal |
$2.69 |
43.07 US |
My normal commute. |
| 2009-08-10 |
395 mi. |
9.35 US gal |
$2.69 |
42.25 US |
|
| 2009-08-05 |
403 mi. |
9.6 US gal |
$2.69 |
41.98 US |
Back to work! 52 miles one way commute. Beats having to try and move! Found the left rear tire low again. |
| 2009-08-03 |
395 mi. |
9.15 US gal |
$2.59 |
43.17 US |
Trip to the UP and back. Averaged 42.5 at 62-65 mph. |
| 2009-07-23 |
277 mi. |
7.1 US gal |
$2.52 |
39.01 US |
|
| 2009-07-14 |
378 mi. |
9.1 US gal |
$2.55 |
41.54 US |
|
| 2009-06-30 |
365 mi. |
9.4 US gal |
$2.69 |
38.83 US |
|
| 2009-06-25 |
397 mi. |
9.7 US gal |
$2.64 |
40.93 US |
|
| 2009-06-16 |
388 mi. |
9.25 US gal |
$2.94 |
41.95 US |
Filled at station in Boyne City. Not my usual one. |
| 2009-06-02 |
367 mi. |
9.48 US gal |
$2.89 |
38.71 US |
Filled at a different station. Found that my left rear tire pressure was only 34psi. Filled to 44psi warm pressure. |
| 2009-05-19 |
337 mi. |
8.5 US gal |
$2.39 |
39.65 US |
Wife did not know how to reset the tank on the MPGuino last time, so I don't know how accurate this was on the guino. |
| 2009-05-09 |
295 mi. |
7.22 US gal |
$2.24 |
40.86 US |
I had to take the RAV4 downstate to pickup my son from college for the summer. Wife drove the ZX2. She filled it early at another station, so this may be a little off. |
| 2009-04-22 |
322 mi. |
8.81 US gal |
$2.09 |
36.55 US |
The snow is almost all gone now. Driving more. When we get the summer gas blend, should see a big improvement. Almost got the MPGuino dialed in. It was within <3 miles and <.2 gallons this fill. |
| 2009-04-07 |
314 mi. |
9.81 US gal |
$2.09 |
32.01 US |
Winter is finally winding down. Getting to drive the ZX2 more. Wish I had a WAI. Still unemployed. (Sigh) |
| 2009-02-05 |
258 mi. |
9.34 US gal |
$1.95 |
27.62 US |
Yes, I have not had a fill since Nov. of last year. Got laid off, and the car has not been used much, I go out, clean off the snow (160" so far this winter) and start it once or twice a week and let it warm up. I have driven it into town a few times, but with the really cold weather in Jan. (9th coldest Jan. on record) and all of the idle time, MPG's have really taken a hit. Anybody need a computer guy in Northen MI? |
| 2008-11-18 |
327 mi. |
9.47 US gal |
$1.89 |
34.53 US |
Dropped my tire pressure down to 32 for the winter for traction. |
| 2008-11-13 |
389 mi. |
10.28 US gal |
$1.96 |
37.84 US |
Pretty much written off the winter months. |
| 2008-11-06 |
369 mi. |
8.92 US gal |
$2.12 |
41.37 US |
Filled early so I could start the calibration process for my MPGuino. Warm weather this week has helped a lot. |
| 2008-10-31 |
376 mi. |
9.73 US gal |
$2.18 |
38.64 US |
Cheap gas! FE is not bad considering the weather. Got my MPGuino kit in the mail today! Hope to get it together and installed soon so I can begin the calibration process. |
| 2008-10-24 |
426 mi. |
11.05 US gal |
$2.75 |
38.55 US |
Oh well - what ya gonna do. Winters coming. |
| 2008-10-20 |
325 mi. |
8.27 US gal |
$3.39 |
39.3 US |
Filled when I was near a station. On the road today. Cold weather sucks for FE. |
| 2008-10-15 |
427 mi. |
10.37 US gal |
$3.05 |
41.18 US |
Got the stealth kill switch rewired to kill the injectors. Much cleaner kill. Pics coming. |
| 2008-10-09 |
438 mi. |
10.75 US gal |
$3.46 |
40.74 US |
Filled at my normal location. Better looking results. Better check the tire pressure, EOC seems to be not as good. |
| 2008-10-03 |
390 mi. |
10.08 US gal |
$3.62 |
38.69 US |
Last fill was a short one obviously! Dang unlevel gas station drives! Will try to only use 1 station from now on. Village Market in Rapid City, pump #5 seems best. Filled there this time, and it seems to give me the most in the tank. I ordered my MPGuino kit and can't wait for it to get here. Colder weather is here too , and I may try to do a WAI. Wonder if there is a block heater for the Zetec 2.0L? |
| 2008-09-30 |
370 mi. |
8.89 US gal |
$3.78 |
41.62 US |
Filled early cause I was near the same station as last time. I am keeping track of my 2 tank average as it displays a much more balanced look at FE. I will post a pick of the Excel chart sometime. Switched to Mobile1 5w/20 synthetic. Can feel the difference. |
| 2008-09-26 |
415 mi. |
9.27 US gal |
$3.85 |
44.77 US |
Getting very close to 45mpg!. The weather has been cooler, and I am thinking that my grill block has been causing the cooling fan to run too much and hurt my FE. Quite a noticable difference in this tank. Low fuel light did not come on until 408 miles! Usually has been coming on between 370 - 380 miles. Lots of EOC. Some P&G. |
| 2008-09-23 |
406 mi. |
9.74 US gal |
$3.89 |
41.68 US |
Filled at different station. Probably skewed my readings. I did get my stealth kill switch installed and working, however, I am going to change it from killing the ignition to killing the injectors. The unburnt fuel in the cylinders is noticable on restart and gave me a SES light, probably from the O2 sensor. It is a stealth kill switch, because I use the button on the end of the e-brake lever to actuate a switch in the center console. I will post pics later. |
| 2008-09-17 |
423 mi. |
9.76 US gal |
$4.19 |
43.34 US |
EOC and P&G when I can. Tried to install a kill switch, not working yet. |
| 2008-09-10 |
418 mi. |
10.2 US gal |
$3.92 |
40.98 US |
Holiday weekend was hot and wife used the car. Removed the passenger side mirror yesterday and also shortened the antenna to about 12". I swear I can tell the EOC is better from the butt'o'meter. We'll see next tank. I'll put up a picture of the mirror delete later. Looks pretty good. |
| 2008-08-29 |
410 mi. |
9.41 US gal |
$3.87 |
43.57 US |
Getting back up there. EOC when I can and tried some 60/50 P&G. Probably not going to get much better this year, as winter is around the corner in our neck of the woods and I won't install wheel covers or skirts in the winter. |
| 2008-08-26 |
423 mi. |
10.02 US gal |
$3.78 |
42.22 US |
Got the grill block reinstalled. Not painted to match yet, but it sure does help the EOC. $6.00 for the fiberglass signboard, very good quality, about 1/16" thick and easy to cut with tin snips. |
| 2008-08-22 |
420 mi. |
10.28 US gal |
$3.89 |
40.86 US |
Lost FE due to grill block missing. Stopped and picked up a fiberglass signboard to make the permanent block. Will have it painted to match the car eventually. |
| 2008-08-19 |
413 mi. |
9.6 US gal |
$3.92 |
43.02 US |
Grill block really makes a difference on the EOC hills I do back and forth to work! The last 2 fills previous were screwed up and this one was a good fill. Only problem is I went through the automatic car wash and it blew off my temp grill block (cardboard and black duct tape). Got to find some black corplast and then I want to do wheel covers and rear skirts. |
| 2008-08-14 |
380 mi. |
9.43 US gal |
$3.98 |
40.3 US |
Last 2 fills were screwed up by unlevel gas station drives. |
| 2008-08-11 |
403 mi. |
9.96 US gal |
$3.86 |
40.46 US |
Where I live, I have 2 good hills on the way to work for EOC'ing. Been trying that lately and just installed temp grill block. Doesn't look too bad, black duct tape over cardboard. Complete block and the temps look good so far. |
| 2008-08-07 |
410 mi. |
9.8 US gal |
$3.9 |
41.84 US |
Not bad. Got to make that grill block. |
| 2008-07-31 |
377 mi. |
9.28 US gal |
$3.99 |
40.63 US |
Mostly freeway @ 60 to 65mph. Removed IAT resistor. |
| 2008-07-29 |
332 mi. |
9.02 US gal |
$3.89 |
36.81 US |
Hot weather and the wife used the AC several times. Will be trying another IAT resistor mod. |
| 2008-07-23 |
364 mi. |
9.56 US gal |
$4.08 |
38.08 US |
The IAT resistor is improving the performance, but not the FE. If I wanted better performance, I would keep it, but I prefer better mpg. I am going to try something different with the IAT sensor and resistor. |
| 2008-07-22 |
383 mi. |
9.74 US gal |
$4.09 |
39.32 US |
Looks like the IAT resistor is coming off!. The knock sensor being disconnected makes a big difference in the smoothness of the engine. |
| 2008-07-17 |
412 mi. |
9.97 US gal |
$4.28 |
41.32 US |
41+ mpg - Woohoo! Performed the Keman intake mod 180 miles into this tank. Looks like it increased the FE by about 1.5 to 2mpg. Today I installed IAT resistor and disconnected the knock sensor to see if any improvement. |
| 2008-07-14 |
391 mi. |
9.86 US gal |
$4.28 |
39.66 US |
Consistant 39+! No changes yet. Will do the grill block next. Should put me over 40. |
| 2008-07-10 |
402 mi. |
10.15 US gal |
|
39.61 US |
My first 400 mile tank! This is the first tank after increasing air pressure in tires to 10% over max. Now at 38psi. I can probably call this 40mpg because the first 80 miles were still at the lower tire pressure. Now for a grill block. 45mpg - here I come! |
| 2008-07-08 |
377 mi. |
9.71 US gal |
|
38.83 US |
About my practical maximum without a SG II. Some neutral coasting, engine off coasting to a stop. Now for some mods. First is max air pressure in tires. Then some aero mods. |
| 2008-07-02 |
348 mi. |
9.47 US gal |
|
36.75 US |
Consistant numbers for this technique. Will add some hypermiling techniques. No mods yet. Technique only. Need to learn to finesse the vehicle to increase my FE without a SG II. (Not in my budget). I am trying to do it on the cheap. It would take a long time to recover the $169.00 cost of the SG II. |
| 2008-06-30 |
354 mi. |
9.52 US gal |
|
37.18 US |
My average so far for changing only my driving technique. No coasting or engine off stuff. |
