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Old 09-01-2010, 07:31 PM   #114 (permalink)
Zerohour
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Location: PA
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Pooparu - '01 Subaru Outback Limited
90 day: 28.12 mpg (US)

Cop Car - '94 Chevy Caprice Interceptor 9C1
Last 3: 18.48 mpg (US)

Mini - '11 Mini Cooper
90 day: 37.63 mpg (US)

Gramps - '95 Subaru Legacy Postal
90 day: 23.18 mpg (US)
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I drive nothing but hills and highways lol I live in Pennsylvania where the eastern mountain range in the US runs right through all the north east States. There really aren't flat roads around here. Even the highways are usually a small include or slow decline. Plus theres lots of areas with stop/go traffic. And just because I'm ecomodding the car doesn't mean I don't get the need for speed everyone once and a while. I once took a set of 50K tires down to bald corners in 4,000 miles. :-)

Just some more notes:

On the toaster:

I know how to wire the toasters together. I'm hoping the four outside walls of the toaster will produce enough heat for my idea. I am currently in need of a barbecue grill (square charcoal kind). My idea is to wire the toaster coils into the top (closing) half the charcoal grill. I can then use the original grill surface to place the mounting which will hold the sheets of plastic. With some luck I'll be able to the first ever thermal forming toaster grill! hahaha Theres much to be done on this project. And for the effort, wheel skirts should have more yield. I'm going to reserve this project for the fall months.

@ Brucey:

Nope no scan gauge, but I do have a vacuum gauge. It definitely lets me keep myself in check. I keep catching myself thinking I'm light on the throttle, but I can tell by the gauge I lift slightly more.
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