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Old 04-30-2013, 09:16 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
Is lean burn working? I'd be getting around that mileage on these trips if mine wasn't.
Lean burn works fine, I have to coax mine to enter it and usually can't stay in it forever because it slows down too much.

I will say this relates to
1. Brake Drag
2. Alignment
3. EGR
4. Plugs
5. missing front plastic inner fenders
6. Craptaskic Ecosomething 185/60r14 tires

I turned my tank average up to 74 mpg today from it sitting at 64mpg yesterday, warm temps help a lot.

However even with the temperature business I would guess I should be able to consistantly turn high 70's on my boring flat nearly stop free slow route.

Ah well. Maybe the brakes will even out (I replaced them, they were dragging before and also dragging after)
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