12-18-2009, 02:12 PM
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EcoModding Lurker
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Best non-electric mpg? (What's yours?)
No hybrids allowed. What's the best mpg anyone has gotten without electro-help. Just curious....mine is
Figures: 59.6 mpg over 386 mile test loop
Terrain: mostly flat (I-5), driving 50-55 mph, coasting down hills
Vehicle: 1982 Chevette diesel, stock, with 40 psi in the tires.
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1982 Chevette diesel  36 hp at the wheels, best 59.6mpg.
1989 Dodge Diesel 972rwhp, 27mpg.
1971 Nova tubbed, solid cam 355 w/nitrous, really bad fuel economy.
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12-18-2009, 02:20 PM
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That VX guy!
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59.34mpg for me, mostly highway on level road, during summer when the temps were in the 90s going below 60mph.
In my VX.
<waiting for basjoos to come in here and trump us all with his 90mpg tank>
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12-18-2009, 02:41 PM
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12-18-2009, 03:21 PM
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70.8 commuting back and forth to work, mostly 55 mph highway.
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12-18-2009, 03:31 PM
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Average speed is the critical factor. My best was 68 MPG averaging 64 MPH, for 300 miles, in my VX. Sadly I could never equal that mileage after changing the original 15 year old tires.
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Mech
Last edited by Old Mechanic; 12-18-2009 at 04:44 PM..
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12-18-2009, 03:50 PM
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Mine was 104 mpg (US) over 267.5 mi
That's in the modded Firefly, and it was just to see if I could break 100: all pulse & glide, in ideal summer conditions, avg speed ~20 mph; all were real, legitimate sub/urban/rural trips on deserted roads.
It's not representative of my typical mileage (car's cumulative MPG is around 67).
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12-18-2009, 03:52 PM
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20.5 mpg on a 380 mile trip loaded with camping gear in the rolling hills of southern Ohio. 55-65 mph depending on if I was going up or down the hill. Summer time.
Don
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12-18-2009, 08:48 PM
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Cycling more to drive les
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So far my best was 45.3mpg with my '05 Corolla on a road trip to PA and back, which was in Oct. This was before i doing aeromods, so i'm definitely looking forward to summer to see what i can get.
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12-18-2009, 09:26 PM
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Eleven miles on a bagel with creme cheese and a glass of milk. Top speed was only 12 MPH though...I need to get in shape.
Well- you DID say 'non-electric'and no hybrids.  If you meant ICE though, 47 MPG on a '93 Festiva, average speed 48 MPH. |
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12-18-2009, 09:38 PM
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100mpg averaged over 387 commuter miles 
250 cc suzuki, july, p&g
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