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Old 06-10-2008, 01:37 PM   #12 (permalink)
Lazarus
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Iron Horse (retired) - '97 Iron horse Intrepid

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Originally Posted by Lorenzo View Post
Well I took the Pearl Bus on a trip to the desert, through the mountains. It was a 206 mile roundtrip, up and down, and curvy with some freeway driving. Normally I would get 22-23 on a trip like this, max.

I filled the tank on arrival with 7.3 gallons, equates to a 28 mpg. I'm satisfied with the product and will continue tweaking it for better mileage. It'll be nice to know I'm saving over a $1.00 on every gallon!

Now that I see the results for myself, it really doesn't give me a good feeling about what the car companies' priorities are (this device would be so easy to incorporate in an engine). I guess it's the consumer's fault too. We've never really clamored for more mileage efficiency. It actually decreased from 1988 (26 mpg) to 1999 (24.5 mpg).

Lorenzo
No other mods to the car. Same speed, same tire pressures and driving techniques?
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