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Old 06-20-2016, 03:42 PM   #10 (permalink)
JRMichler
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90 day: 37.45 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
The first car with electronic fuel injection was the VW Type III. The temperature sensors are now unobtanium.
That same Bosch fuel injection system was used by Volvo in the early 70's. When a friends Volvo 164 insisted on running lean, I connected both temperature sensor wires to a dual potentiometer (two pots, one knob) on the dash. He loved it, he could dial the mixture rich enough to start instantly on the coldest day, then lean it out to get better mileage than he had ever seen.
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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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