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Wbcherry · 12-06-2011, 05:41 PM

Took the back-road to school. About 20 miles, mixed with city. This was at a brief stoplight.

Over the weekend:
-Lexan over the fog-light holes.
- more permanent grill block-off
-2.5" cat-back exhaust, with 50-series Flowmaster

The exhaust change initially drastically lowered my mileage. It went down to 29 or so, highway. I reset the car's ECU, and now I get 35 MPG on the same 20-mile stretch of freeway.

This was the return trip. I-40 during rush hour (5:30 pm) for about 17 miles.
No tailgating. Approx 55 to 60 mph.

In the driveway, back at home.
There's a few nice hills I coast down, right off the highway.

The city EPA for this car is 18 mpg. I'm now getting ~36.4 mpg. That's 102% above, correct?

12-06-2011, 05:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
Wbcherry EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: NC Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Took the back-road to school. About 20 miles, mixed with city. This was at a brief stoplight. Over the weekend: -Lexan over the fog-light holes. - more permanent grill block-off -2.5" cat-back exhaust, with 50-series Flowmaster The exhaust change initially drastically lowered my mileage. It went down to 29 or so, highway. I reset the car's ECU, and now I get 35 MPG on the same 20-mile stretch of freeway. This was the return trip. I-40 during rush hour (5:30 pm) for about 17 miles. No tailgating. Approx 55 to 60 mph. In the driveway, back at home. There's a few nice hills I coast down, right off the highway. The city EPA for this car is 18 mpg. I'm now getting ~36.4 mpg. That's 102% above, correct? Last edited by Wbcherry; 12-06-2011 at 06:26 PM..