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Old 08-09-2014, 09:26 PM   #25 (permalink)
oil pan 4
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Originally Posted by silvermazda View Post
So I calculated your .1MPG/100W of alt load and I got .3mpg then your 2x from the type of car and I got .6mpg. That's too low for a 200 buck investment.
Did you use realistic numbers to represent accessory load or did you use way over optimistic numbers that ecomodder supplies with the calculator?
Because if you use the way over optimistic numbers, that is what I would expect you to get.
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