| Fill date |
Distance |
Fill amount |
Price |
MPG |
Details |
| 2009-11-19 |
476.7 mi. |
7.993 US gal |
$2.609 |
59.64 US |
Ave 35 mph. Cold weather dropping FE. Hooked up WAI halfway through tank for 15 degree rise. Still need more heat. |
| 2009-11-10 |
553 mi. |
9.061 US gal |
$2.609 |
61.03 US |
Ave 35 mph. Disconnected idle control plug - no more high idle! Better FE. |
| 2009-11-03 |
482.2 mi. |
8.082 US gal |
$2.609 |
59.66 US |
Ave 35 mph. Idle seems a bit high when neutral coasting - 1500 rpm. Alternate route still and 85 octane. |
| 2009-10-23 |
485.5 mi. |
8.405 US gal |
$2.559 |
57.76 US |
Ave 36 mph. This was 91 at 12 to 13 timing. Filled with 85 and 10-11 timing. Bad winds and weather not giving 91 a fair shake BUT 85 works so I'm sticking with it. |
| 2009-10-19 |
475.1 mi. |
8.226 US gal |
$2.599 |
57.76 US |
Ave 37 mph. 91 octane. Real bad headwinds/weather. |
| 2009-10-06 |
483.7 mi. |
7.832 US gal |
$2.609 |
61.76 US |
Ave 35 mph. Bad headwinds first 55 miles. 91 octane again. Add 5.5 miles next tank - didn't reset odometer. |
| 2009-09-28 |
481.2 mi. |
8.246 US gal |
$2.599 |
58.36 US |
Ave 37 mph. Some headwinds. This tank was with 85 octane and 6 degree timing. Filled with 91 octane and set timing to 12 degrees (experiment). |
| 2009-09-18 |
481.7 mi. |
7.537 US gal |
$2.409 |
63.91 US |
Ave 37 mph. Hypermiling deluxe. Losing about 3 mpg over the 18 miles of gravel/dirt roads. Back to stock intake for this tank. |
| 2009-08-05 |
475.8 mi. |
7.545 US gal |
|
63.06 US |
Ave 37 mph. Different rural route. New 155/80-13 Primewell tires at 41 psi. Intake back to stock. non-alcohol 85. Slowing down, coasting, timing greens. No P&G. |
| 2009-07-01 |
477 mi. |
7.678 US gal |
$2.499 |
62.13 US |
Ave 41 mph. Lots of coasting, slow speed driving, timing greens. |
| 2009-06-09 |
472 mi. |
8.05 US gal |
|
58.63 US |
Ave 40 mph. Not much P&G, mostly NICE-ON and steady throttle. Problems with TPS still. |
| 2009-05-21 |
241.8 mi. |
4.2 US gal |
|
57.57 US |
Ave 39 mph. Lots of coasting, shifting at the arrow. Still 85 octane non-alcohol. |
| 2009-05-15 |
481.5 mi. |
8.75 US gal |
|
55.03 US |
Ave 39 mph. Little wind. Lots of coasting. No P&G. |
| 2009-05-08 |
425.8 mi. |
7.573 US gal |
|
56.23 US |
Ave 38 mph (est). Scangauge not hooked up the last 55 miles. No wind mostly. No P&G, but lots of coasting. |
| 2009-04-30 |
454.8 mi. |
7.688 US gal |
|
59.16 US |
Ave 40 mpg. AGAIN the wind was in my favor each way to work. Not too much pulse and glide, but coasting a lot and timing the greens. TPS is acting up. |
| 2009-04-24 |
468.5 mi. |
7.931 US gal |
|
59.07 US |
Ave 39 mph. Wind in my favor. 85 octane no alcohol. Lots of coasting and timing the greens. |
| 2009-04-16 |
488.7 mi. |
8.217 US gal |
|
59.47 US |
Ave 38 mph. Filled with 85 non-alcohol. The wind gods were in my favor - always a tailwind to and from work - took advantage of it. |
| 2009-04-07 |
443.4 mi. |
8.454 US gal |
|
52.45 US |
Ave 39 mph. Some city driving. Open intake, timing set down a little. |
| 2009-03-29 |
437.3 mi. |
8.647 US gal |
|
50.57 US |
Ave 43 mph (est). Some hypermiling. Very windy. Used up old gas to start using "alcohol-free" gas at a new station. |
| 2009-03-05 |
510.1 mi. |
9.11 US gal |
$1.729 |
55.99 US |
Ave 41 mph. Bad head wind at the beginning. At the end of this tank set timing to 10 and filled with 85. WAI and snorkle disconnected. Warm 70+ days for this tank. |
| 2009-02-27 |
418.7 mi. |
8.159 US gal |
|
51.32 US |
Ave 40 mph. |
| 2009-02-23 |
403.7 mi. |
7.477 US gal |
|
53.99 US |
Ave 42 mph. |
| 2009-02-17 |
492.8 mi. |
8.822 US gal |
$1.989 |
55.86 US |
Ave 39 mph. WAI from the exhaust manifold using dryer vent duct. 35 degree increase. Standard issue hypermiling. Might be having some clutch problems - bucking. |
| 2009-02-02 |
356.9 mi. |
7.991 US gal |
|
44.66 US |
Ave 42 mph. |
| 2008-12-18 |
478.6 mi. |
9.245 US gal |
|
51.77 US |
Ave 40 mph. WAI problems, cold temps, dead battery. Test tank for WAI and radiator blocks. New WAI has a 35 degree rise from ambient. Only traveled 15 miles on this system before filling up. Overfilled tank - splashed out. |
| 2008-11-21 |
410.8 mi. |
7.448 US gal |
|
55.16 US |
Ave 39 mph. First half tank, 60+ with 80 deg temps. Last 200 miles, below freezing, bad FE. Definitely need WAI adjustments! |
| 2008-11-17 |
487.5 mi. |
8.629 US gal |
|
56.5 US |
Ave 39 mph. First 75 miles, bad FE - in the upper 40's. Mid 50's from about 25-50% of tank, then 60's last part of tank. Good gas for sure. Still on old warm air intake at 15 degree rise. |
| 2008-11-10 |
384.3 mi. |
7.668 US gal |
|
50.12 US |
Ave 40 mph. Wasn't using real gas. This fill up, different station, owner said it was not oxygenated gas - real gas. 91 Octane. Modified intake from open no snorkel, to original components, but taking air from behind radiator. Inlet air increase of about 15 degrees. 6AM shift this month not good for FE - too much traffic. |
| 2008-11-05 |
441 mi. |
8.251 US gal |
|
53.45 US |
Ave 40 mph. Winds weren't in my favor. Jury still out whether I'm using real gas. Filled at Cononco that had no Oxy signs at the pump - 91 octane again. |
| 2008-10-31 |
523.2 mi. |
8.552 US gal |
|
61.18 US |
Ave 40 mph. Filled with 91 at a different gas station (no oxygenated signs) about a block away from the normal station. 21 deg mornings, poor FE (50-53mpg) first 3/4 tank, then great FE (57+) last 1/4 during 70 deg days. Gas pump shutting off during the fill - gave it 3 clicks at the end. |
| 2008-10-10 |
476.4 mi. |
8.425 US gal |
|
56.55 US |
Ave 40 mph. Gale force headwinds first 100 miles @ <42 mpg. Also maybe bad fuel (some pinging). Giving gas station one more chance, filled with 91. |
| 2008-10-06 |
467.8 mi. |
7.749 US gal |
|
60.37 US |
Ave 40 mph. P&G, regular hypermiling. Muddy roads last 10 miles of driving. Dry the rest of the time. Not the best dirt/gravel roads. Filled with 91 at normal station. |
| 2008-09-30 |
440.7 mi. |
6.927 US gal |
|
63.62 US |
Ave 37 mph. Drove a bit slower this tank. Filled with 91 at normal station. Lots of P&G, using emergency flashers more often, 6 am traffic. October is 4 am shift - can drive my drive safer. |
| 2008-09-24 |
478.1 mi. |
8.018 US gal |
|
59.63 US |
Ave 39 mph (est). Headwinds on two trips. Normal gas station out of Premium and Mid-Grade - had to change stations for this fill (91). Just hypermiling. |
| 2008-09-17 |
491 mi. |
8.464 US gal |
|
58.01 US |
Ave 39 mpg. Filled with 91 again. Tires up to 42 (sidewall says 35) for last two trips on tank. Dirt roads hard packed and good for economy. I think this tank overfilled more than normal. |
| 2008-09-10 |
484 mi. |
8.019 US gal |
|
60.36 US |
Ave 39 mph. This tank was 87, filled with 91. Seemed to get better MPG the last 100 miles. Taking new route 90% of the time to work, regular route home. 6am shift this month lots of traffic limiting my P&G. |
| 2008-09-04 |
420 mi. |
7.57 US gal |
|
55.48 US |
Ave 38 mph. Was looking to be a 60 mpg tank, but the pump shut off on me too early on the last tank. Averages out though. Hauled some test equipment - 3 mpg drop over 60 miles. Filled with 87. |
| 2008-08-28 |
413 mi. |
6.511 US gal |
|
63.43 US |
Ave 39 mph. Some wind-aided towards the end of the tank. Drove about 75% of new route. "Real gas" seems to be making big difference. Filled with 91. This tank might be a fluke as I was expecting around 59 MPG; will verify on next fill up. |
| 2008-08-22 |
432 mi. |
7.329 US gal |
|
58.94 US |
Ave 40 mph. Filled with 87. Taking different route to work with long steady downhill, but taking normal route home - relatively flatter. |
| 2008-08-19 |
391 mi. |
6.991 US gal |
|
55.93 US |
Ave 39 mph. BAD dirt roads at 37 mpg after heavy rains. Heavy 5am traffic not good for hypermiling. Filled with 87 ('real gas") at a different station, different route. |
| 2008-08-11 |
394 mi. |
6.972 US gal |
|
56.51 US |
Ave 40 mph. Same same. Filled with 91. |
| 2008-07-28 |
482 mi. |
8.46 US gal |
|
56.97 US |
Ave 39 mph. Lots of P and G. Gravel road great for mpg. First 55 miles into heavy head wind, the rest with almost no wind. Filled with 87. |
| 2008-07-21 |
452 mi. |
7.9 US gal |
|
57.22 US |
Ave 39 mph. Advanced timing made a BIG difference. 55 mph max. Perfecting gravel road P and G. Lots of lower speed P and G on asphalt. Filled with 91. |
| 2008-07-17 |
451 mi. |
7.939 US gal |
|
56.81 US |
Ave 39 mph. Good graded gravel road. Minimal road construction. Mostly no wind. Slowing down my speed to 55mph max. 91 octane for this tank, now on 87. Found tires at 35 hot, up to 40 now. |
| 2008-07-12 |
412.8 mi. |
7.832 US gal |
|
52.71 US |
Ave 41 mph. More pulse and glide. Lots of coasting. Still on 91 octane for now. Increased timing. |
| 2008-07-03 |
260.8 mi. |
4.716 US gal |
|
55.3 US |
Ave 40 mph. Some P and G. Tried a different route. |
| 2008-07-01 |
381 mi. |
6.857 US gal |
|
55.56 US |
Ave 42 mph. LOTS of P and G. Extended neutral coasting. Some road construction. Advanced timing a little. Filled with 91. 55mpg+ on graded road. |
| 2008-06-27 |
343.6 mi. |
5.946 US gal |
|
57.79 US |
Ave 40 mph. P and G last half of tank. Some road construction. Mostly no wind. Graded road real nice to drive on now. Filled with 91, might increase ignition timing. |
| 2008-06-24 |
380 mi. |
7.432 US gal |
|
51.13 US |
Ave 39 mph. Mostly no wind. Lots of city driving running errands. Testing P and G. Good dirt roads. Some road construction. Removed air filter inlet tube. |
| 2008-06-17 |
296 mi. |
5.249 US gal |
|
56.39 US |
Ave 38 mph. LOTS of neutral coasting. Not much wind. Some road construction. Performance skid to avoid a deer in the road. Graded road better now. Slowed to 50 mph in the 65s. |
| 2008-06-12 |
397 mi. |
7.442 US gal |
|
53.35 US |
Ave 39 mph. Lots of wind-aided. Freshly graded dirt road limiting to 40 MPG, vice 55 mpg ungraded. Some 40 mph road construction. Extended coasting from usual. |
| 2008-06-09 |
417 mi. |
7.905 US gal |
|
52.75 US |
Ave 40 mph. 3 days of muddy roads - 25 mpg for 18 miles a day. Rainy. 47-50 mph on the highway. 6 stops and 11 signals on daily commute. Wind-aided last 30 miles @ 70 mpg. |
| 2008-06-04 |
442 mi. |
8.343 US gal |
|
52.98 US |
Ave 41 mph. Very little winds. Target driving and coasting. 50-55 mph max. No mods yet, but I've been looking at grille and getting ideas to block the holes. |
| 2008-05-30 |
398 mi. |
7.94 US gal |
|
50.13 US |
Ave 43 mph. Headwind to/from work (110 miles roundtrip). Daily 18 mile drive on dirt roads. Rain made a muddy/low mpg commute. Coasting and target driving. 58-62 mph. |
| 2008-05-27 |
361 mi. |
8.384 US gal |
|
43.06 US |
Ave 45 mph. Side winds. Driving 5 over the speed limit. Fast starts and stops with other traffic. Scangauge. Fine-tuned the odometer. 87 octane, tires are 175/70/13 @ 40 PSI. |
