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ccrider · 03-01-2010, 05:01 PM

here is the ABA test on my Tacoma aerocap.

my truck is a 2002 Toyota Tacoma regular cab with a 2.4 4 cylinder engine 5 speed transmission with 206,000 miles on it. the truck has no mechanical problems, no check engine light, or any issues that i know of.

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it has the following modifications.

80% grill block
44 psi in tires
k&n drop in air filter
scangauge II
hot air intake
removed mud flaps
aerocap
smooth hub caps

i did the test on rt 192 west of Melbourne Florida. it is a 65 MPH speed limit road with some mild turns, one canal bridge with about a 5 ft rise over the water. other than that it is very straight flat 2 lane road. i used a 7.3 mile section and did 2 east and west runs for each portion of the test. i do not have cruise control so i used my gps to keep speed. i watched the average speed along with the actual speed and tried to keep the speed at 65 MPH and if i saw the average go up or down from 65 i would try to change my speed by a few tenths of a mph to keep the average at 65 mph. i think it was really accurate. i rarely was off more than 1 mph but i will include the average speed in each run

weather condition were taken from a weather station a few miles from the test road. i started the tests at 10:30 am with a temp of 62 degrees and winds out of the NE at 5 mph gusting to 7 mph and i finished the tests at 2pm with temps at 66 degrees with wind out of the NE at 6 mph gusting to 10 mph

A......west....................................eas t

run 1 27.8 mpg 65.0 average mph 25.6 mpg 64.9 average mph

run 2 27.7 mpg 64.9 average mph 25.8 mpg 65.0 average mph

A average 26.725 mpg

B......west...................................east

run 1 26.5 mpg 65.0 average mph 24.7 mpg 64.9 average mph

run 2 26.9 mpg 65.0 average mph 25.0 mpg 65.0 average mph

B average 25.775

A.....west.................................east

run 1 28.0 mpg 65.0 average mph 26.2 mpg 64.average mph

run 2 28.1 mpg 65.0 average mph 25.7 mpg 64.9 average mph

A average 27 mpg

all A average 26.863
B average 25.775

gain 1.088 mpg

when i had runs that i discarded due to problems with gps and truck interference i took some runs at different speeds just to see what i would get.

i did one run without the cap west at 75 mpg average 22.4 mpg
i did one run with the cap west at 75 mpg average 23.8mpg
i did one run with the cap east at 55 mpg average 30.2 mpg

03-01-2010, 05:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
ccrider EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: poughquag new york USA Posts: 69 old red taco - '02 toyota tacoma regular cab 90 day: 29.49 mpg (US) Thanks: 1 Thanked 27 Times in 15 Posts	tacoma aerocap ABA test here is the ABA test on my Tacoma aerocap. my truck is a 2002 Toyota Tacoma regular cab with a 2.4 4 cylinder engine 5 speed transmission with 206,000 miles on it. the truck has no mechanical problems, no check engine light, or any issues that i know of. [IMG][/IMG] it has the following modifications. 80% grill block 44 psi in tires k&n drop in air filter scangauge II hot air intake removed mud flaps aerocap smooth hub caps i did the test on rt 192 west of Melbourne Florida. it is a 65 MPH speed limit road with some mild turns, one canal bridge with about a 5 ft rise over the water. other than that it is very straight flat 2 lane road. i used a 7.3 mile section and did 2 east and west runs for each portion of the test. i do not have cruise control so i used my gps to keep speed. i watched the average speed along with the actual speed and tried to keep the speed at 65 MPH and if i saw the average go up or down from 65 i would try to change my speed by a few tenths of a mph to keep the average at 65 mph. i think it was really accurate. i rarely was off more than 1 mph but i will include the average speed in each run weather condition were taken from a weather station a few miles from the test road. i started the tests at 10:30 am with a temp of 62 degrees and winds out of the NE at 5 mph gusting to 7 mph and i finished the tests at 2pm with temps at 66 degrees with wind out of the NE at 6 mph gusting to 10 mph A......west....................................eas t run 1 27.8 mpg 65.0 average mph 25.6 mpg 64.9 average mph run 2 27.7 mpg 64.9 average mph 25.8 mpg 65.0 average mph A average 26.725 mpg B......west...................................east run 1 26.5 mpg 65.0 average mph 24.7 mpg 64.9 average mph run 2 26.9 mpg 65.0 average mph 25.0 mpg 65.0 average mph B average 25.775 A.....west.................................east run 1 28.0 mpg 65.0 average mph 26.2 mpg 64.average mph run 2 28.1 mpg 65.0 average mph 25.7 mpg 64.9 average mph A average 27 mpg all A average 26.863 B average 25.775 gain 1.088 mpg when i had runs that i discarded due to problems with gps and truck interference i took some runs at different speeds just to see what i would get. i did one run without the cap west at 75 mpg average 22.4 mpg i did one run with the cap west at 75 mpg average 23.8mpg i did one run with the cap east at 55 mpg average 30.2 mpg Last edited by ccrider; 03-03-2010 at 12:49 AM..