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Old 11-17-2012, 11:41 AM   #20 (permalink)
arcosine
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sc1 - '98 saturn sc1
Team Saturn
90 day: 43.17 mpg (US)

Airplane Bike - '11 home built Carp line Tour

rans - '97 rans tailwind

tractor - '66 International Cub cadet 129

2002 Space Odyssey - '02 Honda Odyssey EX-L
90 day: 28.25 mpg (US)

red bug - '00 VW beetle TDI

big tractor - '66 ford 3400

red vw - '00 VW new beetle TDI
90 day: 58.42 mpg (US)

RV - '88 Winnebago LeSharo
90 day: 16.67 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by Weather Spotter View Post
The air density is also why rainy days are worst . Wet roads but all the water in the air makes it more dence.
Humid days have lower density. Water, H20 has a molar mass of 18, nitrogen has 28 and oxygen 32, replacing N2 and O2 partial pressure with H2O lowers the air density. I agree kicking up all that spray lowers mpg, but Ive never measured it.


My SW1 and SW2 warmed up faster and got better mileage in the winter with hot air intake.
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