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Old 06-24-2013, 02:10 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Matchbox - '93 Ford Festiva L
Team Ford
Last 3: 70.16 mpg (US)

Salamander - '99 Chrysler Concorde LXI
Team Dodge
90 day: 30.3 mpg (US)

Urquhart - '97 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 V6 3.4L DLX
Pickups
90 day: 25.81 mpg (US)

Smudge - '98 Toyota Tacoma
90 day: 40.65 mpg (US)

Calebro - '15 Renault Trafic 1.25 dci
90 day: 39.39 mpg (US)
Thanks: 1,380
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627.3 miles on 9.692 gallons!

my first 600+ mile tank 64.723mpg

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Old 06-24-2013, 02:15 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Kai Spec Motoring VX - '94 Honda Civic VX
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90 day: 50.98 mpg (US)
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65MPG is reachable.
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Old 06-24-2013, 02:17 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Mean Green Toaster Machine - '06 Scion xB
Team Toyota
90 day: 48.92 mpg (US)
Thanks: 56
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Congratulations! That's a 1000 km. tank.
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49.5 mpg avg over 53,000 miles. 176% of '08 EPA
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Longest tank 1033 km (642 mi) on 10.56 gal = 60.8 mpg
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Old 06-24-2013, 02:25 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Matchbox - '93 Ford Festiva L
Team Ford
Last 3: 70.16 mpg (US)

Salamander - '99 Chrysler Concorde LXI
Team Dodge
90 day: 30.3 mpg (US)

Urquhart - '97 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 V6 3.4L DLX
Pickups
90 day: 25.81 mpg (US)

Smudge - '98 Toyota Tacoma
90 day: 40.65 mpg (US)

Calebro - '15 Renault Trafic 1.25 dci
90 day: 39.39 mpg (US)
Thanks: 1,380
Thanked 209 Times in 155 Posts
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65MPG is reachable.
Yes of course we all make plenty of mistakes. I'm sure much higher is probably reachable but I'm doing my best, still hoping to get better. I'm planning on having a custom cam shaft grind done soon by Dickmeyer Automotive Engineering Home Page that has netted some other guys as much 7mpg (and they don't even hypermile). Maybe I will break 70mpg then



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Congratulations! That's a 1000 km. tank.
wow sweet! I didn't even realize that
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Old 06-24-2013, 03:35 PM   #5 (permalink)
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TheEgg - '18 Volkswagen Tiguan SEL Premium
90 day: 29.55 mpg (US)
Thanks: 12
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Congrats...very nice mpg's!
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Old 06-24-2013, 04:25 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
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Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

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90 day: 52.71 mpg (US)

Even Fancier Metro - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage top spec
90 day: 70.75 mpg (US)

Appliance car - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
90 day: 52.48 mpg (US)
Thanks: 4,062
Thanked 6,960 Times in 3,604 Posts
Way to go! Representing the old Festiva.
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Old 06-26-2013, 01:10 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Matchbox - '93 Ford Festiva L
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Last 3: 70.16 mpg (US)

Salamander - '99 Chrysler Concorde LXI
Team Dodge
90 day: 30.3 mpg (US)

Urquhart - '97 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 V6 3.4L DLX
Pickups
90 day: 25.81 mpg (US)

Smudge - '98 Toyota Tacoma
90 day: 40.65 mpg (US)

Calebro - '15 Renault Trafic 1.25 dci
90 day: 39.39 mpg (US)
Thanks: 1,380
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Congrats...very nice mpg's!
Thanks bud!

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Way to go! Representing the old Festiva.
Thanks! Haha for sure
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Old 06-26-2013, 01:40 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Silver Flea - '05 Honda Insight
90 day: 58.96 mpg (US)
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You are inspiring me to run out of gas. In the attempt to get 1k. km.
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Old 06-26-2013, 01:46 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Matchbox - '93 Ford Festiva L
Team Ford
Last 3: 70.16 mpg (US)

Salamander - '99 Chrysler Concorde LXI
Team Dodge
90 day: 30.3 mpg (US)

Urquhart - '97 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 V6 3.4L DLX
Pickups
90 day: 25.81 mpg (US)

Smudge - '98 Toyota Tacoma
90 day: 40.65 mpg (US)

Calebro - '15 Renault Trafic 1.25 dci
90 day: 39.39 mpg (US)
Thanks: 1,380
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You are inspiring me to run out of gas. In the attempt to get 1k. km.
lol ^
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Old 06-26-2013, 01:49 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Very nice Congrats Brother!
I myself really want to get a new festiva or dart and eco mod it.
Im talking rework the fuel charts and trans shift points the works.
Ive test drove both and find them grossly overpowered for compacts so that tells me that there is way much room for improvment.
Ill bet the dart can P&G forever.
How about a P&G switch that does this automaticly with a frontal IR crash sensor or any driver input over ride. like an 8mph differential to be modest.

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