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Old 04-12-2014, 01:53 AM   #15 (permalink)
Xist
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Location: Show Low, AZ
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Chorizo - '00 Honda Civic HX, baby! :D
90 day: 35.35 mpg (US)

Mid-Life Crisis Fighter - '99 Honda Accord LX
90 day: 34.2 mpg (US)

Gramps - '04 Toyota Camry LE
90 day: 35.39 mpg (US)

Don't hit me bro - '05 Toyota Camry LE
90 day: 29.44 mpg (US)
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Start researching fluid dynamics and reading Ecomodder.
Light bathroom reading...

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I changed the EPA to reflect the gas mileage I typically attained before practicing ecomodding. This way I have something real to base my mods off since the actual EPA is ridiculously low.
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Official Fuel Economy Ratings
EPA city 36 mpg(US)
EPA highway 40 mpg(US)
EPA combined 38 mpg(US)
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Actual Fuel Economy Performance
Lifetime 47.37 mpg(US)
Last 3 tanks 47.97 mpg(US)
90 days 47.53 mpg(US)
So, before he started trying, he got 38 MPG in his LX, while I hypermile at 42 MPG with an HX. Metro! How much would you charge to come down and teach me your way of the ninja?

Actually, I might never break even on just the plane tickets from that large country, all of the way across this large country, and back.

That Kamm-back almost looks discolored, but I am positive that I can see the clouds reflected on it! Black metal? I cannot imagine that black works much better in Texas than Arizona. I may still go through with my old idea:

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Is there white plasti-dip? :P
I really want to see his Kamm-back build!
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