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Originally Posted by iHero
I'm flying high. After an oil change, new air filter, removing my roof rack, max tire pressure and folding in the mirrors on the highway -- I just got 19.5 on the highway between cleveland and dayton. I also turned the A/C off on the uphill and didn't exceed 68 MPH. Before this past weekend -- the "gator" never averaged above 17.5 MPG. Over a 10% savings ! Thanks for all the tips I found here at ECO MOD. 
So how do I get to 20 MPG ???? |
Wow, that's actually quite good for your vehicle! Do you know if you had a headwind or not?
If you knock it back to 65 this next time (I know it's tough -- especially on the 4-lane sections of I-71 and I-70 with heavy traffic) you'll cut that wind resistance even more.
I'd say get a ScanGauge or possibly lower it -- block the grille. On the larger hills between Columbus and Lodi, maybe bleed off some speed uphill (pick a throttle position and hold it -- then the next downhill will allow the speed to pick back up). There's lots you can do!
...and they all can be found right here, at Ecomodder.com
OK, that was cheesy -- but the 104+ Ecomods link has a bunch of stuff to try.
RH77