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Christ · 10-21-2009, 11:29 PM

Well, that's fairly accurate, except you're not going to get a good reading with only 1 mile of testing. Hell, some cars wouldn't use the fuel in the lines in 1 mile. I don't think my Civic even exchanged the fuel rail in 1 mile at 65, honestly.

They should have done an average of at least 3 20 mile runs using the same method for each mod, setting the cruise control, and attempting to stay within a set parameter for wind speed and relative temp/humidity.

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Christ Moderate your Moderation. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Troy, Pa. Posts: 8,919 Pasta - '96 Volkswagen Passat TDi 90 day: 45.22 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,369 Thanked 430 Times in 353 Posts	Well, that's fairly accurate, except you're not going to get a good reading with only 1 mile of testing. Hell, some cars wouldn't use the fuel in the lines in 1 mile. I don't think my Civic even exchanged the fuel rail in 1 mile at 65, honestly. They should have done an average of at least 3 20 mile runs using the same method for each mod, setting the cruise control, and attempting to stay within a set parameter for wind speed and relative temp/humidity. __________________ "¿ʞɐǝɹɟ ɐ ǝɹ,noʎ uǝɥʍ 'ʇı ʇ,usı 'ʎlǝuol s,ʇı"