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mcrews · 11-11-2009, 10:58 PM

OK......must sleep .......must stop obsession with MPG

Got the front grille blocked
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ite-10912.html

And had some positive results.
I was driving the same route that I had tested the block grille on today, so last night I got out a corrigated box that was in pretty good shape.

I already have factory abs plastic panels that cover the bottom and the front wheel wells. But the IMPUL body kit is 2 inches lower so the factory abs doesnt match up.

My goal was to address this front 18 inches and do the rest of the undercarrage later.
So yes, I cut up the cardboard and tapped it under there!!!!

BUT I left the ABS inplace......

Yes, it liiks pretty wimpy but it actually is pretty tight. I used clear packing tabe to seal everything up (temporary ...

i even matched the 'shields' in front of the tires that where on the factory panels

So off i go around 11 am. (same time as the blocked grille runs and same temp uotside 68)
same 7 mile section of highway 80.
60 mph 28mpg tires 42 (east bound)
61 mpg 30.1 mpg tires 42 (west bound)

30 MPG!!!!@!@!!@@#$%#$*$*%U$H I #Y&I

:th umbup:

I had to head across town to hwy 50.
On the drive back - along a flat section
61 mph 30.8mpg!!!!!!

THis is the recap screen. when you resent the mpg screen it saves thelast7-8 mpg readings.

Notice that the max is 30!!!!!

I realize that the name of the game is 3 tanks, lifetime etc....
But I want to be able to get all the areo stuff done before my trip to Texas in Jan.
Im beginning to think that 33-35 might be posssible over a 10 hour day on the trip.

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mcrews Master EcoModder Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 3,523 The Q Sold - '02 Infiniti Q45 Sport 90 day: 23.08 mpg (US) blackie - '14 nissan altima sv Thanks: 2,203 Thanked 663 Times in 478 Posts	Smoothing out the under belly.... OK......must sleep .......must stop obsession with MPG Got the front grille blocked http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ite-10912.html And had some positive results. I was driving the same route that I had tested the block grille on today, so last night I got out a corrigated box that was in pretty good shape. I already have factory abs plastic panels that cover the bottom and the front wheel wells. But the IMPUL body kit is 2 inches lower so the factory abs doesnt match up. My goal was to address this front 18 inches and do the rest of the undercarrage later. So yes, I cut up the cardboard and tapped it under there!!!! BUT I left the ABS inplace...... Yes, it liiks pretty wimpy but it actually is pretty tight. I used clear packing tabe to seal everything up (temporary ... i even matched the 'shields' in front of the tires that where on the factory panels So off i go around 11 am. (same time as the blocked grille runs and same temp uotside 68) same 7 mile section of highway 80. 60 mph 28mpg tires 42 (east bound) 61 mpg 30.1 mpg tires 42 (west bound) 30 MPG!!!!@!@!!@@#$%#$$%U$H I #Y&I:th umbup: I had to head across town to hwy 50. On the drive back - along a flat section 61 mph 30.8mpg!!!!!! THis is the recap screen. when you resent the mpg screen it saves thelast7-8 mpg readings. Notice that the max is 30!!!!! I realize that the name of the game is 3 tanks, lifetime etc.... But I want to be able to get all the areo stuff done before my trip to Texas in Jan. Im beginning to think that 33-35 might be posssible over a 10 hour day on the trip.