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Old 06-05-2008, 05:56 PM   #1 (permalink)
whokilledthejams
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Boxy Brown - '04 Scion xB
90 day: 35.48 mpg (US)
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My best tank yet!

Two and a half weeks of driving on new tires that are a touch wider than stock (195 vs. 185-- you can't get decent tires in the xB's stock size) @35psi, plus a better effort at driving technique yielded me 34.6mpg on a tank that was 100% commuting! The EPA city mileage is 27mpg, so I'm 28% above that, and 19% above the EPA combined rating of 29mpg!

I have decided that if I can find wiring diagrams for my car, I'm going to make a kill switch and push button start so I can EOC a bit more. It's a simple mod that just makes it a bit simpler.

I also upped my tires to 42psi, so we'll see how that does.

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