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Old 09-01-2010, 02:04 AM   #1 (permalink)
Domman56
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Lancaster Ca
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Tank - '76 Chevy El Camino Classic
90 day: 25.89 mpg (US)

Sabrina - '91 Mercedes Benz 190 E
90 day: 37.07 mpg (US)

Angel - '88 Mercedes-Benz 420SEL
Last 3: 23.01 mpg (US)

Quicksilver - '04 Mercedes-Benz CLK55 AMG Cabrio
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Drag racing raised mileage!?

haha so back in April before i left for boot camp i decided i wanted to take Tank out to the strip So i changed the oil and filled him half way up with the only gas i ever use Shell V power and i took him out to the strip. First run of the night was a horrible 17.6 that was with no launch and just step on it in D I got in about 13 runs that night and i slowly got quicker and quicker with almost each run and started manually shifting it so i could get the most out of the old 3 speed and finally i broke a 15.09!!!!! amazing time for a 4500 pound El camino that's for the most part stock I thought.

But anyway ECONOMY after i left the track the car was running smoother than it ever had before and for the whole week before i left for boot no matter where i went or how i drove it jumped in average from about 19MPG mixed freeway and city to about 21 MPG in mixed driving

Haha moral of the story Take your car out to a run whatcha brung/ test and tune day with new oil and blow some of that old carbon outta there every now and then to improve mileage

NOTICE: Results may vary No garuntees but hey if worse comes to worse you had fun for a day

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Tank:
(No actual EPA numbers for car just used F/E numbers when i first got it)
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