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Old 09-02-2010, 03:57 PM   #7 (permalink)
groar
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scenic - '01 renault scenic
90 day: 43.09 mpg (US)

megane - '97 renault megane classic
Diesel
90 day: 72.53 mpg (US)

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At a given speed, the aero mods have more impact if you decrease the rolling resistance. Pump up your tires to max sidewall, or more if they are already there, and have fun at aeromodding your car

My commute is under 90km/h (56mph), I generally Pulse & Glide at 85-70km/h (53-43mph). Even at these speeds I can feel when the rear wheel skirts are present or not. Some other aeromods permit me to make the car to accelerate on small downhills while it was decelerating without it.

I pumped up my tires lately to 4.0bar (58psi) from the 3.5bar (51psi = max sidewall) where they were during last year, and I found a couple places on my daily commute where Pulsing up to 56mph instead of 53mph permits me to skip the next Pulse

Have fun,

Denis.
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