| Fill date |
Distance |
Fill amount |
Price |
MPG |
Details |
| 2008-09-07 |
497.2 mi. |
8.537 US gal |
$3.699 |
58.24 US |
|
| 2008-08-19 |
541.1 mi. |
8.859 US gal |
$3.939 |
61.08 US |
55 psi
Trip to San Diego, CA and Torrance, CA at 15% tps
EOC P&G at every opportunity regardless of engine temp |
| 2008-07-25 |
515.6 mi. |
9.525 US gal |
$4.249 |
54.13 US |
|
| 2008-05-27 |
511.9 mi. |
9.017 US gal |
$4.029 |
56.77 US |
05/08/2008 - Filled at an unfamiliar (76) station, for better or worse the pump had a 'may contain up to 10% Ethanol' sticker. I noticed it only after filling. :X
First 15 miles traveled on tank had full interior and tire pressure at ~53 psi.
05/09/2008 - Took a mandatory trip to the Norton Simon museum in Pasadena, CA. Interior was stripped prior to departure and tire pressure was refilled to 60 psi. Traveling there I tried to maintain 50-55 mph at 14% TPS. Interior fan was on (level 1) for ~1/3 of the trip.
The return trip I was stuck in traffic so was doing a lot of stuff under 35, tried to utilize the fuel cut through engine braking. When traffic cleared I was trying to maintain the same speed as before but had to use 17% TPS due to inclines.
Map so far
Remainder of tank consisted of school commute to Menifee and San Jacinto with 30% TPS pulses to 55 mph and EOC glides down to 27 MPH before starting over.
Plan to use the next few tanks to determine the optimum TPS. |
| 2008-05-08 |
462.8 mi. |
9.273 US gal |
|
49.91 US |
Evening trip to San Diego (55 mph)
2 weeks of school commuting.
Interior was reinstalled for this tank.
Tire pressure was ~53 psi. |
| 2008-04-26 |
309.4 mi. |
6.195 US gal |
|
49.94 US |
Trip to Long Beach, CA to pick up the Motobecane and back home. A week's worth of school commuting.
Map so far |
| 2008-04-17 |
437.1 mi. |
8.062 US gal |
|
54.22 US |
This tank included the trip home from Las Vegas, NV driving 60-65mph, no Pulse and Glide but with a few instances of EOC.
As well as one week's worth of school commuting, 35-55 Pulse and Glide with EOC.
Tank map.
Chevron 87 |
| 2008-04-13 |
433 mi. |
9.603 US gal |
|
45.09 US |
This tank included one week's worth of school trips and a trip to Las Vegas, NV.
New additions to driving technique:
+Increased tire pressure to 60psi
+Pulsing and gliding on the freeway (70 to 55), utilizing engine off coasting on the down stroke. |
| 2008-04-05 |
469.6 mi. |
9.173 US gal |
|
51.19 US |
Majority city driving to and from school, with one highway trip to Fallbrook, CA and another to Carmel Mountain, San Diego, CA. |
