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Nerys · 12-16-2009, 06:11 PM

I know and I did not mean to come off like that.

under normal conditions I would think it would be pretty hard to get 13mpg. I mean you would have to drive a whole tank of gas at WOT and up a hill etc..

it hit me afterwards that he said first 17 miles which he can not possibly know "NORMALLY" then I realized he was using an FE read out (scangauge) so he was getting instant readings or real time readings and feedback etc..

instant as in he knows before he adds more gas about what his FE is which also explains how he can know he got 13mpg his first 17miles.

Once all of that "clicked" in my head it made sense :-) I am not always the greatest at expressing thought to words :-)

I apologize for any mis communication errors on my part :-)

12-16-2009, 06:11 PM	#31 (permalink)
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