24.1 mpg! (F-150 with Aerolid)

[bondo]

Today was a good day for a road test. The winds were light, around 5 mph out of the ENE. The temperatures were around 70 degrees here in Arkansas. So, I drove to Texarkana, Arkansas and back, a distance of 267.8 miles.

My 2009 F-150 with the 4.6 liter, 2 wheel drive, 6 speed automatic is rated at 20 mpg for highway travel at Fuel Economy. I burnt 11.1 gallons of gas to Texarkana and back which equals 24.1 mpg!

I am stoked! Had to take a picture of the truck with the Aerolid on it as the afternnon sun was fading. There are some good devlopments happening right now in getting the Aerolid to market, and this test run showing a 20% increase in fuel efficiency will definitely help.

Thanks to all,

Bondo

[MetroMPG]

Congrats, Bondo.

For context: what speed?

[Mustang Dave]

Nicely done!

[rrhatbruce]

Congrats Bondo! That's great news. I'm still fussing with my aeroshell, slowly learning how to get improvements out of it. Someday I will be up there with your numbers.

[SVOboy]

Keep up the good work with the aerolid.

[bondo]

Thanks guys for all the accolades. For the record my speed was a constant 70 miles per hour.

Bondo

[elhigh]

Great mileage at real speed equals interest from non-ecomodders. That'll bring 'em.

[tjts1]

Thats a good idea. I hope you can bring it to market. Good luck
Justin

[chuckm]

AWESOME! I think you'd see more than 20% improvement using the EPA test cycle.

[tasdrouille]

Originally Posted by chuckm

AWESOME! I think you'd see more than 20% improvement using the EPA test cycle.

I doubt it, the average speed of the EPA cycle being slower than 70 mph.