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View Poll Results: Can I remove the anomaly tanks from my log? (Poll closes on Jan 16th)
Yeah, go ahead. 0 0%
NO! Not fair! 7 33.33%
I don't care! It's YOUR fuel log. 14 66.67%
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Old 12-27-2009, 04:11 PM   #11 (permalink)
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I log all my tanks. I shouldn't be comparing my tanks to someone who cherry-picks the tanks they enter.


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Old 12-28-2009, 01:40 PM   #12 (permalink)
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I drive a 4x4 SUV. I log the good, the bad, and the ugly. My lowest is 1.3MPG below EPA at a whopping 12.79MPG. I've been told that my fuel pressure regulator is on it's way out. So starting takes two tries every time and the first 1/2 mile can be a little funky.

I guess I look at it like the old EPA numbers. That's great that they can get 14MPG's in town, would have been nice if they stopped the car once or twice during testing though. So I guess if you are looking to come up with the old school EPA numbers then go for it. But if you want to show people the Real World results your best off leaving it in there.
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Old 12-28-2009, 02:06 PM   #13 (permalink)
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As others have mentioned it's your fuel log to do as you will. If you scan though others logs you'll see all kinds of things from wife driving, maintenance, bad gas and bad modifications. Testing mods can be a killer on FE but almost all log it. I guess the bottom line is that maintenance and other issues are just part of life and that's why there is a 90 day rolling average.


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