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25 mpg with 2000 lbs in tow!!!!!!

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10-12-2009, 12:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
IsaacCarlson eco....something or other Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colfax, WI Posts: 724 wood hauler - '91 Ford F-250 Team Pontiac 90 day: 26.69 mpg (US) Rav - '06 Toyota Rav4 Base 90 day: 26.52 mpg (US) Thanks: 39 Thanked 67 Times in 50 Posts	25 mpg with 2000 lbs in tow!!!!!! I went up to Superior to pick up some shingles yesterday and took a friends 800 lb trailer for the ride....to carry the 1200 lbs of shingles.(mom took the rest in her van) I built this little fairing to help the MPG #s and it worked. Couldn't even tell it was back there My wife helped [ATTACH]Fairing[/ATTACH] I woke up to this and drove on BLACK ICE the ENTIRE WAY EXCEPT FOR ABOUT 10 MILES!!!!!! [ATTACH]Snow[/ATTACH] Attached Thumbnails __________________ 1991 F-250: 4.9L, Mazda 5 speed, 4.10 10.25" rear

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10-12-2009, 05:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
aerohead Master EcoModder Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sanger,Texas,U.S.A. Posts: 16,268 Thanks: 24,393 Thanked 7,360 Times in 4,760 Posts	in tow 25-mpg with a fully-loaded 1-ton "truck".I like it!

10-15-2009, 12:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
orange4boy Master EcoModder Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The Wet Coast, Kanuckistan. Posts: 1,275 The Golden Egg - '93 Toyota Previa DX 90 day: 31.91 mpg (US) Chewie - '03 Toyota Prius 90 day: 57 mpg (US) The Spaceship - '00 Honda Insight Thanks: 100 Thanked 306 Times in 178 Posts	Nice. Ecomodding wives rock!!! __________________ Vortex generators are old tech. My new and improved vortex alternators are unstoppable. "It’s easy to explain how rockets work but explaining the aerodynamics of a wing takes a rocket scientist.

10-15-2009, 07:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
99LeCouch Driving the TurboWeasel Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Steuben County, NY Posts: 459 Thanks: 14 Thanked 18 Times in 17 Posts	Woohoo! Nice way to show 'em! __________________ 2012 Chevrolet Cruze Eco 6MT

10-17-2009, 11:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
Big Dave Master EcoModder Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Steppes of Central Indiana Posts: 1,319 The Red Baron - '00 Ford F-350 XLT 90 day: 27.99 mpg (US) Impala Phase Zero - '96 Chevrolet Impala SS 90 day: 21.03 mpg (US) Thanks: 0 Thanked 186 Times in 127 Posts	I presume you drove a lot slower on the black ice. __________________ 2000 Ford F-350 SC 4x2 6 Speed Manual 4" Slam 3.08:1 gears and Gear Vendor Overdrive Rubber Conveyor Belt Air Dam

10-18-2009, 01:08 AM	#6 (permalink)
IsaacCarlson eco....something or other Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colfax, WI Posts: 724 wood hauler - '91 Ford F-250 Team Pontiac 90 day: 26.69 mpg (US) Rav - '06 Toyota Rav4 Base 90 day: 26.52 mpg (US) Thanks: 39 Thanked 67 Times in 50 Posts	yeah, about 40-50, 50 being on straight parts....nt . __________________ 1991 F-250: 4.9L, Mazda 5 speed, 4.10 10.25" rear

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