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I ran some tests with my truck. Starting from work, pulling out onto the road, and accelerating to 35 MPH (the speed limit) at various rates and shifting at different RPM's. The Scangauge trip MPG started at zero, and I read it at the same point down the road. Accelerating like the proverbial grandma got me to 35 MPH just before the reference point, while accelerating harder got me to 35 MPH sooner. If I got to 35 MPH before the reference point, I would maintain 35 MPH to the reference point. One test per day.
Results: My truck does best if I tromp the gas pedal about 3/4 the way down, and shift at 2500 RPM. Coincidentally, that has me accelerating at about the same rate as most people.
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06 Canyon: The vacuum gauge plus wheel covers helped increase summer 2015 mileage to 38.5 MPG, while summer 2016 mileage was 38.6 MPG without the wheel covers. Drove 33,021 miles 2016-2018 at 35.00 MPG.
22 Maverick: Summer 2022 burned 62.74 gallons in 3145.1 miles for 50.1 MPG. Winter 2023-2024 - 2416.7 miles, 58.66 gallons for 41 MPG.
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