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mcrews · 03-25-2010, 08:08 PM

So at the height of my 'modding" winter gas shut me down. 23-24mpgs were the norm. on level roads.

Today I was driving back from Walnut Creek Ca to Sacramento CA - about 60 miles- and said to myself "hey why don't you slow down to 63pmh and check the Scangauge?" (I know, can you believe I actually said "63mph"??? )

I saw that the SG's mph were off about 4% compared to my Garmin GPS so I went into setup and adjusted the mph to match the Garmin.
I also cleared my onboard mpg gauge.

I know thay my car mph is off about 3.4% because I run 255/45/18 tires instead of factory 245/4518.

*******NON-SCIENTIFIC RESULTS ABOUT TO BE POSTED********
THe scangauge reported 29.3avg mpg while the car reported 26.4 avg mpg.

THose were the best avgs over the last 4 months.
So before I get toooo excited ......
does anyone know if the gasoline blend has changed back??

03-25-2010, 08:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
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	is winter gas gone??? So at the height of my 'modding" winter gas shut me down. 23-24mpgs were the norm. on level roads. Today I was driving back from Walnut Creek Ca to Sacramento CA - about 60 miles- and said to myself "hey why don't you slow down to 63pmh and check the Scangauge?" (I know, can you believe I actually said "63mph"??? ) I saw that the SG's mph were off about 4% compared to my Garmin GPS so I went into setup and adjusted the mph to match the Garmin. I also cleared my onboard mpg gauge. I know thay my car mph is off about 3.4% because I run 255/45/18 tires instead of factory 245/4518. *****NON-SCIENTIFIC RESULTS ABOUT TO BE POSTED****** THe scangauge reported 29.3avg mpg while the car reported 26.4 avg mpg. THose were the best avgs over the last 4 months. So before I get toooo excited ...... does anyone know if the gasoline blend has changed back??