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Old 03-09-2010, 12:08 PM   #66 (permalink)
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
Team Metro
Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

MPGiata - '90 Mazda Miata
90 day: 54.46 mpg (US)

Even Fancier Metro - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage top spec
90 day: 70.75 mpg (US)

Appliance car Mirage - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
90 day: 62.14 mpg (US)
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We've had a few warm days here, too. The ForkenSwift's range & efficiency is slowly crawling out of the basement.

ALSO! Since about mid-Feb, the sun actually warms up the inside of the car quite nicely.

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Originally Posted by TheSGC View Post
I have already calculated a 19% improvement in performance when I changed to a Zilla and upgraded the suspension, and that was in 35F weather!
I wonder how much of the improvement can be attributed to the Zilla. I don't know much about the inner workings of controllers, but I'd be surprised that there could even be a 19% difference between two different types of mosfet based PWM controllers. (I'm assuming they're both mosfet based.)
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www.MetroMPG.com - fuel efficiency info for Geo Metro owners
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