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thatguitarguy · 12-09-2009, 12:43 AM

I was feeling really good about getting 27.9mpg with my minvan with a 3.8 V6.

Then I changed my oil to a thinner synthetic, pumped up my tires to the max, installed a grill block, and sat back waiting for those mpg points to start rolling in. Instead I've been getting more like 26.6.

I was kind of disappointed till I found this in aeroheads album:

Since it's been colder than 20F for a while, and I drive around between 5280 and 11,300 in elevation, I started feeling a bit better about it.

Someone somewhere said, "Can't do anything about the weather."

12-09-2009, 12:43 AM	#22 (permalink)
thatguitarguy Master EcoModder Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Leadville, CO Posts: 509 Maroon Ballon - '98 Chrysler Town & Country LXI 90 day: 26.42 mpg (US) MaEsTRO - '95 Geo Metro 5spd hatch, 3 cyl Thanks: 47 Thanked 54 Times in 38 Posts	I was feeling really good about getting 27.9mpg with my minvan with a 3.8 V6. Then I changed my oil to a thinner synthetic, pumped up my tires to the max, installed a grill block, and sat back waiting for those mpg points to start rolling in. Instead I've been getting more like 26.6. I was kind of disappointed till I found this in aeroheads album: Since it's been colder than 20F for a while, and I drive around between 5280 and 11,300 in elevation, I started feeling a bit better about it. Someone somewhere said, "Can't do anything about the weather."