Good thread!
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Originally Posted by RobertSmalls
We should all include the source of our data, so folks know how good the data is.
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Yes, please! Links are also nice. I've added links to some of the posts above.
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Also, when Wayne Gerdes reviews a car, he does an mpg vs mph test on it.
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That's excellent. Ideally, that kind of info would come with all car reviews. Or at least with reviews about so-called economy cars.
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
Periodically we get claims of higher fe at higher speeds, or at a certain speed range that isn't near the low end. I suppose it's possible if an engine has a peaky BSFC combined with certain gearing and loading... but most of the time I'm tempted to chalk those claims up to faulty fe calculating.
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That's exactly why I wanted to do that Corvette Z06 test: to get some actual data to point to when that tired old line comes up.