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BabyDiesel · 08-12-2015, 02:27 PM

50.3 mpg over 175 miles on this tank so far, says the SG. It will be interesting to see if I can keep it above 50!

I put my rear pan and air dam back on yesterday afternoon. They helped out with cruising mpgs and coasting some, but not as much as I hoped for. I need to do coastdown testing again.

I changed my route this morning to see if I could get higher mpgs. My route usually has me going through 3 stop signs within the first 7 miles. This way had only 1, but with more interstate driving. It didn't help out from my 1st and only try. I think that even with the stops, I have the coasting down on the 7 mile section to where what I am gaining is cancelling the stops out. On the interstate, I cannot coast due to traffic and I'm driving 50-55 mph. Driving this fast reduce my fuel economy by 15-20 mpg over what I get at 40-45.

08-12-2015, 02:27 PM	#228 (permalink)
BabyDiesel Lean Burn Cruiser! Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Johnston County, NC Posts: 936 Big Blazin' - '88 Chevrolet K5 Blazer Silverado SUV 90 day: 14.97 mpg (US) Chili - '00 Honda Insight Gen-1 Insights Team Honda House of Tudor Team Streamliner 90 day: 72.29 mpg (US) Thanks: 840 Thanked 491 Times in 310 Posts	50.3 mpg over 175 miles on this tank so far, says the SG. It will be interesting to see if I can keep it above 50! I put my rear pan and air dam back on yesterday afternoon. They helped out with cruising mpgs and coasting some, but not as much as I hoped for. I need to do coastdown testing again. I changed my route this morning to see if I could get higher mpgs. My route usually has me going through 3 stop signs within the first 7 miles. This way had only 1, but with more interstate driving. It didn't help out from my 1st and only try. I think that even with the stops, I have the coasting down on the 7 mile section to where what I am gaining is cancelling the stops out. On the interstate, I cannot coast due to traffic and I'm driving 50-55 mph. Driving this fast reduce my fuel economy by 15-20 mpg over what I get at 40-45. __________________ Remember, thank a fellow EM'er for a helpful post!!! I hypermile better in my cowboy boots Past threads: ZX2 modding thread Ecomodder's Top 10: How they do it! ZX2 Aerodynamics: Shooting for 0.15 Cd ZX2 coast-down testing for Cd & Crr Last edited by BabyDiesel; 08-13-2015 at 01:44 AM..