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Daox · 06-06-2012, 02:37 PM

What the others are saying is completely true. Simply switching to a deep cycle battery will do absolutely nothing for mileage. If you turn off the alternator and charger the battery via AC power you will see a gain.

06-06-2012, 02:37 PM	#9 (permalink)
Daox Administrator Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Germantown, WI Posts: 11,203 CM400E - '81 Honda CM400E 90 day: 51.49 mpg (US) Daox's Grey Prius - '04 Toyota Prius Team Toyota 90 day: 49.53 mpg (US) Daox's Insight - '00 Honda Insight 90 day: 64.33 mpg (US) Swarthy - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage DE Mitsubishi 90 day: 56.69 mpg (US) Daox's Volt - '13 Chevrolet Volt Thanks: 2,501 Thanked 2,587 Times in 1,554 Posts	What the others are saying is completely true. Simply switching to a deep cycle battery will do absolutely nothing for mileage. If you turn off the alternator and charger the battery via AC power you will see a gain. __________________ Current project: A better alternator delete