02-12-2010, 11:23 AM
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50 mpg!
145 miles on 2.861 gallons = 50.7MPG !
clear roads last night.. i wish i would have remembered to fold in my mirrors... 
my current mods are very minimal -- current mods.
i wish it were summer time. then it'd prlloy been higher.
how high do you think my mpg could have been in warmer season?
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02-12-2010, 12:16 PM
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Nice work, luvit.
To get a sense of how the temperature affects MPG, have a look in the garage for someone with a lot of fuel log entries and compare their winter performance to summer... better if they happen to live in the same climate.
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02-12-2010, 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG
To get a sense of how the temperature affects MPG, have a look in the garage for someone with a lot of fuel log entries and compare their winter performance to summer... better if they happen to live in the same climate.
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...here's a suggestion, is it possible to "block" together the summer versus the winter months, maybe by color or italics, or some other 'commonality' to make the two seasons readily apparent (beyond the obvious 'month' numbers)? |
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02-12-2010, 02:48 PM
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How did you go about capturing your data, meaning how do you know how much fuel you used?
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02-12-2010, 02:50 PM
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...the three decimal points on the gasoline value point toward a tank fillup.
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02-12-2010, 03:17 PM
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...the three decimal points on the gasoline value point toward a tank fillup.
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Huh, so you mean you simply topped off the tank and then that was your data for your gallons used?
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~1996 Mustang GTS/248A - 1/4: 13.447 @ 99.75, 60' - 1.820 (HRP - 959' DA)
http://www.nearlysurrounded.com <-- Check out my band
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02-12-2010, 03:19 PM
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...uh, that's MY ("Old Tele man") educated guess...the original posters' (Luvit) might be different!
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02-12-2010, 03:22 PM
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...uh, that's MY ("Old Tele man") educated guess...the original posters' (Luvit) might be different!
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Oops, sorry, wrong person... |
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02-12-2010, 03:42 PM
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i fill up my tank with the gas pump handle at low speed.
i track my milage by GPS and compare to the car's odometer.. to 1 decimal.
i fill up my tank with the gas pump handle at low speed.. to 3 decimals.
it's not a SG, but it's old school process for my 1986 accord.
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02-12-2010, 04:14 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by luvit
i fill up my tank with the gas pump handle at low speed.
i track my milage by GPS and compare to the car's odometer.. to 1 decimal.
i fill up my tank with the gas pump handle at low speed.. to 3 decimals.
it's not a SG, but it's old school process for my 1986 accord.
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While I understand that you are trying to keep everything as constant as possible.... Do you use the same gas station, the same pump, car parked in almost the exact same place, do you fill it up until gas is sitting in the neck, or perhaps after the pump shuts off twice?? I guess I'm saying plenty of variables can make your readings skewed.... Even simply using different gas pumps at the same station....
Please do not take this post as an attack... 
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