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Old 09-15-2011, 12:52 PM   #15 (permalink)
Sven7
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Boo Radley - '65 Ford F100
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That's crazy. 4 "free" miles?

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Originally Posted by Old Mechanic View Post
Divide your speed by 16 and the mulitply it by 60 and you have your MPG. Example 64MPH divided by 16 is 4, times 60 is 240 MPG coasting at 64 MPH with no AC.
If that were true my last tank would have been about 150 MPG.

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Because drafting is not the same as changing your transmission gearing Drafting reduces aero load
Yeah that was a bit strange. I'm guessing the gear is so high that the needle was basically in the same place?

Also, what's DFCO stand for?
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