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Old 06-24-2009, 09:53 AM   #90 (permalink)
Tango Charlie
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Olivia - '03 Pontiac Vibe base
90 day: 36.01 mpg (US)

R2-D2 - '00 Honda Insight
90 day: 58.81 mpg (US)
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Good to know, Daox. Thanks.

Istas, I didn't understand where you were coming from until I saw your thread! Ha ha! Nice work on that, by the way.

Well, I've removed the lower grille block. On a warm day with the AC used sparingly, the coolant hovers around 187F. Any kind of additional blockage puts the coolant temp higher than what I'm comfortable with (~190F).

With my latest fuel log entry, I'm at 40.35mpg on my 90 day average! Yay! I've reached my first goal by successfully bettering 40mpg. Thank you, thank you very much. Couldn't have done it without this forum.

So what's next? Well, I would really like to cruise at 60mph with a 30% load indicated on the Scangauge. That would net me around 46-50 mpg (instantaneous), I believe. I'm going to try and get there primarily with aero mods. Belly panel, fog lamps, roof rack, and side mirrors will all receive attention. Discs, skirts, and kammback will be considered.
Stay tuned. It should be fun.
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