Daily gas mileage blab thread

[Kodak]

Originally Posted by JethroBodine

Filled today. New route to work and new RE92s, 517 miles at 8.85 gallons. 58.5 mpg!! WOOHOO!!

Hey not a bad deal. Now you've got a nice new route to learn transitions, that's always fun.


I set a goal last fill (06/27) to make it a month without filling up. My intended refill date is the 29th. It's looking very promising. I only have 90 mandatory miles, but a few errands will probably arise.

This was looking like a record tank, but I had to hammer the throttle more than once or twice after cleaning out the throttle body - wanted to get any excess carbon out of there.

[Fr3AkAzOiD]

Originally Posted by JethroBodine

Filled today. New route to work and new RE92s, 517 miles at 8.85 gallons. 58.5 mpg!! WOOHOO!!

Nice, I've been running 56 - 58 mpg the past week.
That elusive 60 mpg tank is probably a few aeromods away.

[JethroBodine]

New routes are definately fun to try. This one is 3 miles shorter(21.4miles), max PSL is 50, (mostly) follows a river bed so it has smaller hills, and has MUCH less traffic( lower glide speeds). I average between 80-109mpg going to work. Going home, however, I live at the top of a 3 mile incline where the last mile is ~12% grade. If I can just figure out the best way up that sucker, my averages will get higher faster. Best so far up the 3 mile hill is 17.6mpg. I'm thinking the Jethromobile needs to go on a SERIOUS diet. To 60mpg, AND BEYOND!!!

[Weather Spotter]

is there any stops on that last mile?

If not, get up speed and cost as far up as you can, then go to 80% open gas (best FE) and hold till you can coast again.

[JethroBodine]

No stops, guard rails all the way up, twisty( many accidents in the winter), PSL is 35mph. As soon as I let off the gas, it decellerates to the next lower gear range as fast as I can shift down. Trying differant speeds, gears, and fuel consumption rates to get what I can from it.

[NeilBlanchard]

New record MPG for my xA: 55.2MPG!

New record distance on a tank: 615.8 miles!

Woohoo!

[endurance]

Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard

New record MPG for my xA: 55.2MPG!

New record distance on a tank: 615.8 miles!

Woohoo!

Man, that is awesome. Congrats. I can't believe you're getting that out of a 2.0L engine. Respect.

[graydonengineering]

Yesterday I had to run home in the middle of the day. Instead of taking the freeway back, I had places to go so I took the surface strees. Even with all the stoplights (keying off for them) I hit an unheard of 37.5 mpg instead of my usual 28 or 29 when I take the freeway. The wind drag is so bad in my truck, it does better in low speed stop and go than on the freeway at 65!

[JethroBodine]

graydonengineering - Possible new commute route?

[graydonengineering]

Originally Posted by JethroBodine

graydonengineering - Possible new commute route?

Yes indeed, I am going to change up my rout to avoid the freeway when I can, at lease until I get my full belly pan done. The traffic is not bad at 7:30 am on the surface streets but it is awful by quitting time so I will probably go for freeway after work for sanity sake.