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Old 10-23-2014, 03:26 AM   #11 (permalink)
tyronasauras
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so... if a trip used 1 gal of gas for route A, and you got 2.3mpg better FE with a route B, and it was 2.3 miles further, it would be a break even.

Your route B is only 18 miles and if you got 24 mpg that would only be 3/4 of a gal of gas used. Your commute would have to be further (24 miles) or get a bigger savings than 2.3mpg to make B worthwhile, IMO. I think you Would see about 2.3 MPG better on your right route do to the higher speeds. Our tanks seem to get better FE above 55. Good luck with the testing

Of course, it seems the right route would yield a better FE log for an ecomodder., and some of us spend a obsessive amount of time and money to achieve high MPG numbers and not overall cash savings. lol, I am guilty.

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