| Fill date |
Distance |
Fill amount |
Price |
MPG |
Details |
| 2008-09-12 |
471 mi. |
8.919 US gal |
$3.499 |
52.81 US |
E10 gasoline.
First tank with boattail. |
| 2008-09-02 |
451.9 mi. |
9.547 US gal |
$3.479 |
47.33 US |
E10 gasoline. |
| 2008-08-01 |
401.3 mi. |
8.08 US gal |
$3.699 |
49.67 US |
First tank with 87 octane "E10" gasoline.
Gasoline = 90% gas, 10% ethanol. |
| 2008-07-20 |
416.4 mi. |
6.861 US gal |
$3.799 |
60.69 US |
Rockport, MO.
Fully loaded, belted alternator. |
| 2008-07-19 |
499.8 mi. |
7.824 US gal |
$4.089 |
63.88 US |
Sidney, NE.
Fully loaded, belted alternator, 65-70mph. |
| 2008-07-18 |
388.9 mi. |
6.629 US gal |
$4.159 |
58.67 US |
Battle Mount, NV.
Fully loaded, belted alternator. |
| 2008-07-18 |
345.4 mi. |
6.179 US gal |
$4.239 |
55.9 US |
Coalville, UT.
Fully loaded, mountains, belted alternator. |
| 2008-07-17 |
270.6 mi. |
5.737 US gal |
$4.599 |
47.17 US |
Shingletown, CA.
Fully loaded, mountains, belted alternator. |
| 2008-07-11 |
125.5 mi. |
1.883 US gal |
$4.779 |
66.65 US |
100% unbelted.
Short fill to calibrate MPGuino. |
| 2008-07-10 |
369 mi. |
7.148 US gal |
$4.599 |
51.62 US |
50% unbelted.
Roadtrip back from Yosemite. Loaded with 2 people and camping gear. |
| 2008-07-09 |
285.7 mi. |
6.978 US gal |
$5.059 |
40.94 US |
100% belted.
EXTREMELY steep grades going into Yosemite on Hwy 120. Again, loaded with 2 people and camping gear. |
| 2008-07-06 |
477.9 mi. |
8.415 US gal |
$4.599 |
56.79 US |
100% unbelted.
Roadtrip to Yosemite, car fully loaded with 2 people and camping gear. |
| 2008-06-21 |
514.4 mi. |
7.066 US gal |
$4.799 |
72.8 US |
100% unbelted. 1/2 tank of normal commuting, 1/2 tank of 55mph highway trip to Santa Rosa.
Paying much closer attention to driving technique... |
| 2008-06-17 |
478.2 mi. |
9.566 US gal |
|
49.99 US |
100% unbelted
Hauling four people around mountainous terrain. Not bad for probably exceeding the GVWR... |
| 2008-05-30 |
435.8 mi. |
8.052 US gal |
|
54.12 US |
70% unbelted.
Mostly city, lots of short trips on a cold engine.
Water pump leaking... |
| 2008-05-17 |
443.2 mi. |
7.24 US gal |
|
61.22 US |
75% unbelted.
Commuting. |
| 2008-05-08 |
478.2 mi. |
8.438 US gal |
|
56.67 US |
1/2 tank: 65mph freeway driving up mountian passes.
1/2 tank: Beltless commuting. |
| 2008-05-04 |
353.7 mi. |
7.29 US gal |
|
48.52 US |
The wife driving normally on the interstate 70-75mph.
Alternator running with belt. |
| 2008-05-03 |
91 mi. |
1.327 US gal |
|
68.58 US |
Lacey MPG Rally course |
| 2008-05-02 |
411.4 mi. |
6.004 US gal |
|
68.52 US |
First full tank with mostly beltless alternator, rear wheel spoilers, completed sideskirts, flush solar kammback.
Holy cow. |
| 2008-04-24 |
430.2 mi. |
8.738 US gal |
|
49.23 US |
First tank with alternator kill switch. Alternator turned off about 80% of the time.
Beltless alternator last 50 miles. |
| 2008-04-16 |
445.4 mi. |
8.121 US gal |
|
54.85 US |
Got lost going to get my batteries, slow small rutted dirt roads , bad FE. |
| 2008-04-08 |
499.3 mi. |
8.718 US gal |
|
57.27 US |
First tank with partial front and rear bellypan, trimmed airdam, HAI. |
| 2008-03-28 |
449.6 mi. |
9.032 US gal |
|
49.78 US |
WTF?
WAI for last 50 miles. |
| 2008-03-19 |
446.9 mi. |
8.245 US gal |
|
54.2 US |
Oil & Filter change. 5w-20 dino juice. |
| 2008-03-09 |
479.5 mi. |
8.671 US gal |
|
55.3 US |
Woot. Best tank to date. |
| 2008-03-02 |
438.9 mi. |
8.23 US gal |
|
53.33 US |
Driving back from SanFran for half the tank. 65mph instead of my usual 55mph. |
| 2008-02-19 |
189.6 mi. |
3.479 US gal |
|
54.5 US |
short tank before the trip to SanFran. |
| 2008-02-16 |
520.2 mi. |
9.526 US gal |
|
54.61 US |
Kammback FTW! |
| 2008-02-04 |
512.3 mi. |
9.973 US gal |
|
51.37 US |
Disc wheelcovers, no Kammback.
Retroactively applied correction factor of +0.025% to my odometer readings to compensate for the non OEM sized tires.
(175/70r13 vs. 165/70r13) |
| 2008-01-29 |
494.8 mi. |
9.155 US gal |
|
54.05 US |
Shoulda' been a crappy tank, with all that coastdown testing at 80mph. I filled up at Chevron instead of Shell (my usual) last time so maybe Chevron doesn't sell E10 yet... |
| 2008-01-20 |
477.2 mi. |
9.48 US gal |
|
50.34 US |
First tank w/ mirror delete |
| 2008-01-01 |
455.8 mi. |
8.597 US gal |
|
53.02 US |
First tank with airdam? I can't remember, but I think so, also had the mirror delete going for the last 100 miles or so, not enough to make a difference I suppose. |
| 2007-12-16 |
450.3 mi. |
9.403 US gal |
|
47.89 US |
clusterfu@# of holiday traffic. |
| 2007-12-06 |
429.3 mi. |
9.294 US gal |
|
46.19 US |
Heavy winds (gusting up to 75mph) constant rain and holiday traffic makes for some bad FE. |
| 2007-11-25 |
457.6 mi. |
8.312 US gal |
|
55.05 US |
Rear wheel fairings installed.
Think I finally found a technique that my car agrees with:
50-55mph Steady state DWL on the highway.
<45mph P&G w/EOC in town. |
| 2007-11-18 |
396.3 mi. |
8.974 US gal |
|
44.16 US |
Higher speed P&G (57mph median speed) |
| 2007-11-09 |
402.9 mi. |
8.226 US gal |
|
48.98 US |
New O2 sensor, 195 degree thermostat, P&G on highway (50mph median speed) |
| 2007-10-31 |
394.6 mi. |
8.623 US gal |
|
45.76 US |
Temporary grill block, some experimenting with EOC |
| 2007-10-24 |
370.7 mi. |
9.006 US gal |
|
41.16 US |
Keeping lowest possible RPM's without engine bucking. ~55mph on highway. |
| 2007-10-15 |
370.5 mi. |
8.278 US gal |
|
44.76 US |
New rear tires at 45 psi. |
| 2007-10-10 |
370 mi. |
9.067 US gal |
|
40.81 US |
Baseline establishment in progress. |
| 2007-10-02 |
342.8 mi. |
8.456 US gal |
|
40.54 US |
First tank since I bought it.
New Headgasket, coolant change, oil change, new brake rotors pads and fluid. |
