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Old 07-19-2012, 09:07 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by suspectnumber961 View Post
At 37.7 mpg for the last 2 tanks and and ~ a 35 mpg summer avg last year...and if the next full tank comes in at a similar level (3 tank avg)....I'll have managed a 7.8% gain from adding a cone filter....A-B test complete.

Warmer temps have probably helped though....

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A while back some of us who keep weather data in our daily logs compared notes (http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...cts-20561.html). A rule of thumb that emerged was ~1% change for every 2 deg F change in temperature.
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