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Old 12-29-2011, 11:22 PM   #5 (permalink)
NachtRitter
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Originally Posted by JasonG View Post
Which nozzles ? .205s ?
They are nozzles which originally came stock in the diesel Transporter 4 (aka EuroVan); size is .216um on those.

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Originally Posted by Ladogaboy
Nice! Going South on Interstate 5, you get a pretty good downhill sweep for a few hundred miles too, which helped I'm sure.
True, I did notice that once I got on I5... took 97 and joined 5 at Weed. On the way north, I did notice I 'only' got ~59mpg, so it might have made a little difference.

Given that Jack McCornack's MAX (which I really enjoyed reading about) gets 75mpg at 65mph (according to his blog entry at MAX Update No. 84: Speed Kills (Gas Mileage)), I'm pretty damn pleased that I was getting 60mpg at 65mph in a full-sized, comfortable sedan with very minor aero work...

Last edited by NachtRitter; 12-30-2011 at 04:13 PM.. Reason: Correcting Jack's name
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