2010-12-15 |
148.7 |
3.864 |
|
38.48 |
"during this tank I changed the oil, air filter, and put the tires to 45PSI" |
2011-01-03 |
264.6 |
6.493 |
$3.199 |
40.75 |
"During this tank I added: Rear fender skirts, full grill block" |
2011-01-13 |
273.4 |
6.347 |
$3.199 |
43.08 |
"I lent the car out for one day on this tank (not hipermiled) but near the end of the tank I added completely smooth wheelcovers. I also added 2oz Lucas Fuel additive again" |
2011-01-24 |
266 |
6.364 |
$3.159 |
41.8 |
"This is the first full tank with smooth hubcaps. I also used Lucas Fuel Cleaner" |
2011-02-11 |
276 |
6.586 |
$3.279 |
41.91 |
"For the duration of this tank I removed the windshield wipers. Midway through the tank I added tape to smooth the transition to sideskirts, deleted both side mirrors, added a kill switch, and a scangauge II. Late in the tank, I added my front Belly Pan. Again I added Lucas Fuel Cleaner" |
2011-04-13 |
336.8 |
7.512 |
|
44.83 |
"Lent the car out for a while so didn't get mpg data during that time. This is the first time I've actually driven a whole tank. I usually only drive a half tank then get curious about the mpg so I fill up. This tank was my best and I think it's because I drove it down to the bottom which means I wasn't carrying as much weight in fuel for half the trip." |
2011-04-25 |
300 |
7.55 |
|
39.74 |
"" |
2011-05-02 |
254.8 |
5.56 |
$4.1 |
45.83 |
"one particularly long stop and go traffic jam on this trip, I also re-installed the driver's side exterior mirror as the interior ones just weren't working well and it was becoming unsafe" |
2011-05-17 |
339.4 |
7.88 |
|
43.07 |
"" |
2011-05-31 |
277.2 |
6.449 |
$3.839 |
42.98 |
"" |
2011-06-10 |
320 |
7.538 |
$3.699 |
42.45 |
"Changed oil to 50/50 mix of 0W-30 and 5W-30. No Engine off Coasting on this tank and a malfunctioning pump spilled a little of the pump gas" |
2011-06-26 |
342.9 |
8.189 |
$3.99 |
41.87 |
"lots of Engine Off Coasting, but a long trip with AC on as well" |
2011-07-10 |
334.3 |
7.858 |
$3.59 |
42.54 |
"Some engine off coasting, some AC use, had to carry around some really heavy stuff for a while. I added the Kammback then drove to the gas station so the next tank will show how it does." |
2011-07-20 |
374.6 |
7.726 |
$3.679 |
48.49 |
"First tank with the Kammback version 1.0
So pleased with the results " |
2011-07-30 |
353.2 |
7.531 |
$3.699 |
46.9 |
"2nd tank w/Kammback, topped off oil with 0W-30" |
2011-08-01 |
330 |
7.848 |
$3.399 |
42.05 |
"Road trip to phx, tires re-aired to 50 psi. August in the desert requires full time use of the ac system which pretty much wrecked my mpg " |
2011-08-04 |
265.7 |
5.824 |
$3.299 |
45.62 |
"2nd tank on our road trip. Tried 89 octane just cuz it was cheaper in AZ than CA 87. Still nonstop AC use and we had a tire blowout on this trip after vibrating us to death for 15 minutes. Probably not the best for FE" |
2011-08-12 |
308.2 |
7.198 |
$3.579 |
42.82 |
"half of this tank was the hard part of our drive back from AZ (the giant hill with the AC on at 65MPH), the other half I tried to extreme hipermile. I did seal up all the gaps on my aeromods using vinyl sticker which I suspect makes them significantly more effective. I tried adding a splash of 100% natural acetone to the gas tank also" |
2011-08-25 |
329.6 |
7.509 |
$3.579 |
43.89 |
"nothing new, still using some acetone until I finish the bottle." |
2011-08-26 |
256.4 |
6.338 |
$3.839 |
40.45 |
"Refilled early but whole tank was Pulse in 3rd gear with AC off to 65, Glide with engine and AC on to 55 and repeat. Not my best tank but considering the speed I needed to go and heat in which I had to do it I think it was good?" |
2011-08-28 |
256.7 |
5.685 |
$3.599 |
45.15 |
"Anaheim to SD in 5th gear then SD to Yuma in 5th gear. both with the AC on" |
2011-08-31 |
311.3 |
7.679 |
$3.259 |
40.54 |
"this tucson road-trip tank was on 89 octane with a splash of acetone. Did as much hipermiling as possible considering triple digit heat requiring use of AC. Pulse to 75 in 4th gear, coast to 55. No grill block used but i did add front fender splats and removed wiper blades." |
2011-08-31 |
151.2 |
4.023 |
$3.479 |
37.58 |
"Tucson-Phx roadtrip. triple digit heat required AC use the entire time and no engine off coasting. Pulsed to 65-coasted to 55 for most of the drive. No grill block used but i did add front fender splats and removed wiper blades." |
2011-08-31 |
294.8 |
8.608 |
$3.919 |
34.25 |
"Phx to SD roadtrip. Triple digit heat, constant AC use, no engine off coasting. Pulsed to 70 glided to 55 for most of the trip. No grill block used but i did add front fender splats and removed wiper blades." |
2011-09-15 |
374.4 |
8.043 |
$3.839 |
46.55 |
"Lots of engine off gliding, tried to take every opportunity. Pulse and engine off glide even when more hectic to do so. 65-55 P+G on freeways. no AC use " |
2011-09-25 |
401.3 |
7.981 |
$3.759 |
50.28 |
"RANGE and MPG RECORD! over 400 mi woot - best mpg to date YES . mid-tank added the full bellypan extension and did some cleaning, smoothing, and improvements to the front bellypan. Lots of engine off gliding, my skills are improving here" |
2011-10-03 |
313 |
6.616 |
$3.759 |
47.31 |
"engine off coasting, speed limited to 55 as much as possible - didn't get to run the tank down all the way to E this time cuz I was a part of a caravan and had to fill early" |
2011-10-13 |
397.7 |
7.667 |
$3.699 |
51.87 |
"Absolutely no engine off coasting this tank. This is the first tank since resetting the SG so one more tank like this then I can go back to EOcoasting. Other than that just hypermiling and keeping speed limited to 55 as much as possible." |
2011-10-28 |
346.5 |
8.583 |
$3.83 |
40.37 |
"This tank is Horrible for 2 reasons: 1) the car was running rougher and rougher every day and I thought I smelled burning oil so I checked and i was 4 quarts low (SCARY!). I added oil and it's running great now but it pretty much wrecked this tank. 2) I filled up at a crazy incline (which is why there are more gallons than the tank is big)" |
2011-11-17 |
427.3 |
7.873 |
$3.639 |
54.27 |
"RANGE AND MPG RECORD!!! During this tank I removed, vinyl wrapped, replaced, and gap filled all mods. Near the end of the tank I re-did the kammback to radius the corners and bring the angle to match the optimum teardrop shape. Back to EOff coasting when possible." |
2011-11-30 |
327.5 |
7.327 |
$3.739 |
44.7 |
"200 miles normal commute, the rest is road trip. Was able to keep the grill block on for the whole hill climb and kept my speed around 60-65 though mostly following trucks. The hill climb sucks but I was able to engine off coast for a ten mile stretch on the backside . Small amount of AC use" |
2011-12-02 |
327.8 |
6.73 |
$3.199 |
48.71 |
"Road trip tank 2 El Centro to Tucson @ night, 70mph following trucks." |
2011-12-02 |
326.2 |
6.726 |
$3.519 |
48.5 |
"Road trip tank #3: Tucson to Yuma on 89 Octane. 65-70MPH following trucks" |
2011-12-09 |
387.4 |
8.415 |
$3.459 |
46.04 |
"1st half of tank is Road trip tank Yuma/SD regular speeds following trucks on 91 octane as an experiment. 2nd half is my regular commute" |
2011-12-13 |
404.6 |
8.074 |
$3.858 |
50.11 |
"Upgraded scangauge arrived mid-tank. 2 trips to San clemente and back 65mph. Looks like kamm really performs well at speeds" |
2011-12-25 |
236.6 |
5.336 |
$3.599 |
44.34 |
"continued hypermiling, regular commute. Starting to drive 60 more often than 55" |
2011-12-25 |
292.3 |
6.941 |
$3.659 |
42.11 |
"ROAD TRIP tank 1 (IB to Gila Bend). 60mph, no drafting of any kind.
Added 2 qts 5W30
NEW MODS: Front tire spatts, Sealed Radiator, slightly decreased radiator grill block. Officially shaved Emblem, windshield sprayer nozzles, and antenna." |
2011-12-31 |
411.9 |
8.047 |
$3.719 |
51.19 |
"Road trip Tank#2! Gila Bend to Tucson, probably 30 miles hypermiling around Tucson, Then back to Gila Bend @ 65 -70MPH no drafting of any kind 91 OCTANE instead of my reg 87
NEW MODS: 1) Fixed broken headlight connector and I now have the ability to engine off coast at night without losing the headlights (yaaay!). 2) 4xPizza Pan flushmount hubcaps. My original abs+zipties had failed long ago so I've only had front hubcaps but I finally remedied this." |
2012-01-04 |
354.8 |
8.475 |
$3.499 |
41.86 |
"Road Trip Tank#3: Gila Bend to SD at 65-75MPH! Timed it right to have tank more empty for the big hill climb. Had enough gas left over for 1 regular commute to work and back. Last tank of 91 octane because I'm back in SD where gas is expensive" |
2012-01-27 |
552.1 |
11.761 |
$3.579 |
46.94 |
"Added an ebay aftermarket Intake at the beginning of the tank. Lots of hypermiling and engine off coasting. Added oil stopleak. This was my first try of combining a full tank with a 4 gallon booster to carry less weight in fuel" |
2012-02-23 |
525.9 |
12.487 |
$4.14 |
42.12 |
"1.5 tanks, hypermiled" |
2012-03-03 |
352.9 |
7.928 |
$4.199 |
44.51 |
"hypermiling and engine off coasting as much as possible. I gave up on doing 1.5 tank fill-ups - that was a waste of time" |
2012-03-16 |
396.5 |
8.334 |
$4.239 |
47.58 |
"Refocused energy on maximum hypermiling, I think all my aeromods have allowed me to develop some bad habits of driving too fast and not coasting enough. I redoubled my efforts to get the most out of every drop of gas" |
2012-04-05 |
387.9 |
8.486 |
$4.159 |
45.71 |
"Finally pinned up my belly pan near the end of this tank, it's been draggin for a while now." |
2012-04-20 |
395.8 |
7.706 |
$4.239 |
51.36 |
"First tank with the new front valence lowering my stagnation point to bottom of car. hypermiling" |
2012-05-02 |
395.3 |
8.044 |
$4.099 |
49.14 |
"hypermiling - added 1 qt oil (needs more)" |
2012-05-17 |
380.7 |
7.901 |
$4.179 |
48.18 |
"hypermiled, changed the oil to 0W430 synthetic, added a small belly pan to the front valence extention and a grille opening to help it cool better in hot weather" |
2012-05-25 |
374.8 |
7.979 |
$4.139 |
46.97 |
"Hypermiled except a couple of commutes where I had to drive 65, also had some mild AC use on this tank" |
2012-05-28 |
225.8 |
4.59 |
$3.849 |
49.19 |
"ROAD TRIP leg1 SD to Yuma @ night - nice long coast down backside of mountain" |
2012-05-30 |
314.1 |
7.645 |
$3.579 |
41.09 |
"ROAD TRIP leg2 Yuma to Saguarito - 60MPG w AC in 100deg+ weather" |
2012-06-04 |
277.9 |
7.863 |
$3.719 |
35.34 |
"ROAD TRIP leg3 Tucson to Prescott : zero hypermilimg 107+deg heat, high speeds, extended steep uphill climbs, AC used when possible (off and on to prevent overheating)
*new mod: high performance window tint blocks 65% of heat " |
2012-06-05 |
302 |
6.426 |
$3.899 |
47 |
"ROAD TRIP leg4: Prescott to Phx to Gila Bend. Nice coast down from Prescott, driving in PHX and to Gila Bend however was triple digit heat with the ac on at 60+MPH" |
2012-06-05 |
293.5 |
7.667 |
$4.049 |
38.28 |
"ROAD TRIP leg5: Gila Bend to SD @ night. Mild some ac use 65+70 mph" |
2012-06-20 |
368.7 |
9.019 |
$3.899 |
40.88 |
"Hypermiled but had to use AC some, also I think the increased grill opening I made for the AZ triple digit heat road trip is effecting my MPG now that I'm back on the coast" |
2012-07-10 |
387.6 |
7.835 |
$3.559 |
49.47 |
"Hypermiled, mild AC use. 29mph avg" |
2012-08-05 |
313.8 |
7.697 |
$3.699 |
40.77 |
"No hypermiling - car was lent out to a friend" |
2012-09-05 |
335.7 |
7.719 |
$3.999 |
43.49 |
"hypermiling, some AC use - many mods in disrepair" |
2012-10-04 |
304.3 |
7.88 |
$4.199 |
38.62 |
"Full time AC use (HOT weather) - hypermiled" |
2012-10-19 |
384.4 |
8.072 |
$4.399 |
47.62 |
"Finally fixed all my dilapidated mods (new front valance, new grill block, repaired bellypan, topped off all tires w air, added 1.6qts oil. Renewed attention to hypermiling" |
2012-10-31 |
286.6 |
6.086 |
$3.899 |
47.09 |
"Mid tank Fully redesigned the bellypan which has been hanging down like an air-brake since about 3 weeks after it's original installation. Things are lookin' nice and slick down there now. Hypermiled with wife driving 40% of the tank" |
2012-11-08 |
340.5 |
8.061 |
$3.74 |
42.24 |
"ROAD TRIP - return from Las Vegas to SD 65-70mph terrible headwind at beginning of tank. No hypermiling" |
2012-11-10 |
274.8 |
6.076 |
$3.959 |
45.23 |
"2/3ds normal commute hypermiled, 1/3 freeway road trip at 65mph and my wife overfilled the tank (spilling it) - pretty happy all things considered the mod repairs are really making a significant difference." |
2012-11-10 |
320.2 |
6.821 |
$3.729 |
46.94 |
"Road trip tank - no hypermiling 65-70mph from SD to Vegas (death valley)" |
2012-11-26 |
372.3 |
8.083 |
$3.659 |
46.06 |
"Hypermiled - all mods in good order" |
2012-12-14 |
370.7 |
8.252 |
$3.499 |
44.92 |
"Hypermiled" |
2012-12-24 |
226.1 |
5.258 |
$3.479 |
43 |
"LOTS of maintenance performed:
4-wheel allignment (rear tires had uneven wear)
Spark Plugs (platinum autolites)
Spark Plug Wires
Air Filter
Timing Belt
Water Pump
Various Gaskets and re-tensioned loose belts
Added LED turn signals to front
Removed Trailing 2' of bellypan that always hangs low" |
2012-12-25 |
305.3 |
7.059 |
$3.459 |
43.25 |
"ROAD TRIP: SD to Gila bend
SG avg speed 64mph
Night time zero traffic, posted highway speeds, no drafting of any kind (combined w next tank to get accurate fill data because of a steep grade at gas station)" |
2013-01-01 |
239.5 |
5.538 |
$2.819 |
43.25 |
"ROAD TRIP Gila Bend to Tucson + around Town
averaged MPG between last tank and this because of a severely unlevel surface at gas station last time
SG tank avg speed 41" |
2013-01-01 |
403 |
8.44 |
$3.499 |
47.75 |
"ROAD TRIP: FULL BOAT TAIL Maiden Voyage. One tank Tucson to SD, posted highway speeds (61MPH tank avg)" |
2013-01-18 |
377.6 |
8.36 |
$3.539 |
45.17 |
"First normal commute tank with boat tail
hypermiled BUT my kill switch isn't working for some reason so very little engine-off coasting.
Also accidentally spilled some fuel at fillip (overshook the car)" |
2013-02-06 |
382.4 |
8.206 |
$3.859 |
46.6 |
"minimum engine off coasting - kill switch still isn't working for some reason" |
2013-02-28 |
353.8 |
8.83 |
$4.159 |
40.07 |
"Kill switch is still broken so no EOC." |
2013-03-22 |
399 |
8.26 |
$3.979 |
48.31 |
"No engine off coasting, attention to hypermiling" |
2013-06-06 |
324.7 |
7.925 |
$3.799 |
40.97 |
"90% Road trip tank with 50% AC use. SD to Santa Monica and back
First tank without boat tail, front air dam, and fender gap fillers. Moved License plate into front grill as partial grill block
Also higher temps were bothering me and I realized the radiator was low on coolant. My bad, wonder how long that was going on..." |
2013-07-06 |
306.9 |
7.874 |
$3.859 |
38.98 |
"60% ac use, current mods include: Fabricated front lip and side skirts as, rear fender skirts, full bellypan" |
2013-12-13 |
268.4 |
7.343 |
$3.499 |
36.55 |
"Not hypermiling, removed bellypan, changed oil, put wipers back on" |
2014-01-01 |
311.7 |
7.516 |
$3.539 |
41.47 |
"Mostly city, little hypermiling" |
2014-02-20 |
321 |
8.75 |
|
36.69 |
"" |
2014-02-20 |
321.1 |
8.75 |
|
36.7 |
"" |
2014-02-26 |
347.1 |
8.543 |
$3.699 |
40.63 |
"" |
2014-03-23 |
332 |
8.847 |
$3.799 |
37.53 |
"Topped off Oil, PSI, and water. No hypermiling" |
2014-04-05 |
279 |
7.252 |
$4.299 |
38.47 |
"" |
2014-04-10 |
324.2 |
8.33 |
|
38.92 |
"" |
2014-04-20 |
324.2 |
8.33 |
|
38.92 |
"" |
2014-04-30 |
324.2 |
8.33 |
|
38.92 |
"" |
2014-05-09 |
298.6 |
7.262 |
$3.96 |
41.12 |
"Some AC use no hypermiling uneven fill spot (low nose)" |
2014-08-01 |
361.4 |
8.609 |
$3.799 |
41.98 |
"AC broke so this tank didn't use it. Added 2 qts oil" |
2015-06-11 |
280.8 |
7.186 |
$2.679 |
39.08 |
"" |
2015-12-09 |
267 |
6.906 |
$2.699 |
38.66 |
"1st tank with new performance head, SS valves, 3Tech Econo Cam and +10 sprocket BUT I mistakenly installed everything in the stock orientation (not advanced). No noticeable economy or performance gains in this orientation. Some hypermiling" |
2015-12-27 |
295 |
6.893 |
$2.979 |
42.8 |
"First full tank with Advance timing sprocket - not really hypermiled but more freeway than normal. lowered timing to 15 degrees advance - 93 octane. Also, halfway through this tank I swapped in the 195degree superstant thermostat (instead of the 180) and replaced the fan relay (hooray, the fan finally works!)" |
2016-01-20 |
338.3 |
7.571 |
$2.799 |
44.68 |
"91 octane tank - normal driving" |