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Old 11-26-2008, 01:30 PM   #23 (permalink)
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
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Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

MPGiata - '90 Mazda Miata
90 day: 54.46 mpg (US)

Even Fancier Metro - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage top spec
90 day: 70.75 mpg (US)

Appliance car Mirage - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
90 day: 62.14 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by guudasitgets View Post
Did you see much of a diffrence in MPG? By that I mean not a 10 or 15 mile trip, I mean a 200 mile tankfull compared to a 200 mile tankfull?
I measured a 2.9% improvement @ 59 mph / 95 km/h. Though it wasn't very rigorous: Testing grille blocking & wheel skirts: +5.7% improvement - MetroMPG.com

Also see: http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...skirts-87.html

FYI, rear skirt effectiveness won't be consistent across different cars. It depends a lot on how close the rear arch is to the rear of the car (my opinion is that the closer the wheel is to the corner, the more a skirt will help); the size of the tire/arch gap, wheel cover style & other factors.

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Originally Posted by zemmo View Post
I see your rims have the slots filled. How was that done?
I just cut out some thin plastic shapes and glued them to the wheel cover. 2 of the shapes have since come off (wrong kind of glue).
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