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Old 03-15-2016, 02:17 PM   #37 (permalink)
JRMichler
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Location: Phillips, WI
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Nameless - '06 GMC Canyon
90 day: 37.45 mpg (US)

22 Maverick - '22 Ford Maverick XL
90 day: 43.95 mpg (US)
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Oh man, this guy...
Oh, I dunno. He kind of reminds me of me. Back about 1975, I had a BMW R75/5 motorcycle and got the idea of putting fuel injection on it. So I went to the junkyard and bought the complete fuel injection system from a 1968(?) VW Squareback, set it up on a breadboard, built a Heathkit oscilloscope, and traced out the computer. I started to weld up an intake manifold.

Then I finally got smart. The fuel injection system filled up a cardboard box. Computer, wiring harness, two temperature sensors, MAP sensor, fuel pump, injectors,... There was no space on my bike for all that stuff. OOPS. So I changed direction and got a commercial pilot license instead.
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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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