Quote:
Originally Posted by nubbzcummins
Slowmover: Do you think my numbers are good considering my setup? I'm only 1-1.5mpg less than your lifetime mpg numbers. Not shure of the terrain you drive but my commuting is through rolling hills in the piedmont of NC.
I will be playing around with different power settings to see if I can gain any mpg numbers. I may start limiting my power with the Smarty POD to lessen fuel consumption during accel and pulling grades.....Also started using water injection.....Oh...An aero bed cap is in the works too!
|
I'm embarrassed to say I didn't read this until today. Yeah, I think of your numbers all the time in reading CTD sites and see comparable rigs to yours nowhere close. I'm also impressed how close you are to mine . . but don't forget that I just drive for economy, I don't ever "hypermile" if it means the truck is out of gear (except for the last few feet to a stop); nor do I do anything any different than I have done for years. Once I'm on the highway the cruise control is on. I just happen to run at an economical speed and let the TQ do it's thing. Terrain would have to be quite hilly for me to run otherwise (I have been running sea level Gulf Coast Texas where the freeway overpass is the "hill"). Etc. So it could be you are doing things I am not.
Either way I think you are doing a better job than me on mpg as I see it. My economy goal is longest life at lowest cost. I'm more interested in a steady pace than accounting for mpg details. Really, I just have a very good truck; truck and driver are well-matched. The driver can go through too many unaccounted variables day in and day out so I'm really, really interested in replicating yesterday again today in re performance . . . I have a loose set of tolerances, probably, compared to some around here.
What I want to see is the same set of numbers repeated for the truck at 50k, at 150k, at 250k and at 350k, if that makes sense. Cents-per-mile of operation. I don't expect to buy a second set of replacement tires until 250k, nor do I expect the second brake reline until past 200k. I worry about injector cost and turbocharger replacement. Coolant leaks. The usual high dollar diesel potential repair costs . . which is why I bought a Cummins.
Frankly, I've been waiting for a smart-ass comment on one of those CTD boards about my mileage AND being 2WD as I've intended to slap 'em with "Piedmont" and "4WD" for some time with your numbers. Just hasn't come up yet.
.