Howdy all!
Champrius has reached another milestone; she just topped
55 mpg on my standard benchmark run.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CfrnG34FE0n/
Moreover, things have gotten spicy. I have a gentleman's wager how much modifying the front of a car will gain in gas mileage. I believe I can get 8+ more mpg, whereas aerohead has called me out and said flatly there's no way I'll even gain 4. You can see the evolution of the bet here if you are interested:
https://ecomodder.com/forum/showthre...tml#post670114
So if I can get 65+ mpg consistently I'll win the wager, whereas if I'm stuck below 60 mpg then I'll bow to aerohead's oracular wisdom. In the middle it might be too close to call because of testing error.
It's raining all this week where I am, so I'll be focusing exclusively on the front starting next week. The race is on!
Here's the current list of mods for the car that bring it from 39.2 mpg to 55.6:
DELETE: +% mpg gain [cost, time]
1.5% Rear and Passenger seats [$10, 2 hrs]
1.0% ~1/3 of the interior, spare wheel, jack, etc. [$10, 4 hrs]
1.0% Antenna [$0, 1 hr]
1.0% Rear Windshield Wipers [$10, 2 hrs]
0.5% Rear spoiler [$0, 2 hrs]
REPLACE:
4.0% Tiny side mirrors, added vortex generators [$40, 4 hrs]
3.5% Smooth moon hubcaps from pizza pans [$100, 6 hrs]
2.0% Low rolling resistance tires [$400/80k, 2 hrs]
0.0% Max tire pressure 44 psi [$0, 10 min] (safer to say we lose FE for underinflated)
0.5%+ Hood insulation (better colder / short trips) [$50, 2 hrs]
0.5% Gas Cap, Radiator Cap [$30/100k, 20 mins]
0.5% Air Filter [$20/30k, 15 mins]
0.5% Synthetic oil [$80/10k, 2 hrs] with oil catch can [$40, 4 hrs]
0.?% LED lighting (inside, headlights, etc.) [$70, 2 hrs]
ADD:
15.0% Full 42" boat tail with tail box [$450+, 18 hrs]
3.0% Windshield wiper deflectors [$40, 2 hrs]
3.0% Dual Cat Shields [$300, 8 hrs]
2.5% Wheel fairings (partial skirts for easy maintenance) [$50, 4 hrs]
2.5% Mid pan [$50, 8 hrs] + Rear Diffuser [$75, 6 hrs]
0.0% Shrouded ceiling vent + signal booster [$200, 4 hrs]
0.0% Solar Panel as partial Kammback (superceded by tail) [$500, 6 hrs]