07-17-2020, 05:50 PM
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Cyborg ECU
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Drove my car, got 75.6 MPG on an errands run and found this to bring home.
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.
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08-02-2020, 03:03 PM
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I have been sidelined by repairs to two cars, but I am still chasing this goal this summer. Anyone else?
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.
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08-02-2020, 03:20 PM
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I'm chasing a 50mpg tank, personally, but I'm towing frequently.
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08-03-2020, 10:30 AM
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First World Problems here:
I'm working from home so I don't have a daily commute. All the driving I do is special case stuff like towing or full of people with AC required. So my tank is terrible (upper 40's), but it's been 3 months since I filled it.
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11-mile commute: 100 mpg - - - Tank: 90.2 mpg / 1191 miles
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08-03-2020, 11:22 AM
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70 MPG Mirage tank - unexpected success!
I filled up on Saturday and was pleasantly surprised with a 70 MPG tank!
3.36 L/100 km = 70.6 MPG US over 702 km / 436 miles.
I honestly wasn't expecting it -- it included the above-pictured 50 MPG trailer run to get rid of brush & branches. The SG said 66 (not quite dialed in, obviously), but the factory gauge said 3.4.
Driving conditions were pretty ideal this tank: hot & dry, and not too windy.
It was my usual summer driving routine on lightly travelled back roads with max posted limits of 80 km/h / 50 mph (most of the time on cruise control, tapping speed up & down for hills). Also includes going through a bunch of little towns & villages where I get lots of opportunities to bump up the MPG average with EOC to stops & turns, etc.
This was my first time cracking 70 (for a tank) in a Mirage. And that'll be this year's high water mark for the car - I'm going to park it soon and put the MPGiata back on the road until mid-fall. |
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08-03-2020, 11:55 AM
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Welp. Beaten by a Mirage. 
I have no excuses left.
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08-03-2020, 07:35 PM
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Right now I am filling up about every two months. My May fillup was fine, but my July one was the worst ever!
All that I do is drive errands and drive my brother to get food. City driving here isn't like city driving in... a [big] city, but when my brother starts wiping sweat I turn on the air conditioner, which is compounded by drive-throughs and waiting for the carhop at Sonic.
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08-03-2020, 07:50 PM
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I still remember my nephew's first time riding in the Metro:
"Why don't you turn on the air conditioning?"
"This car doesn't have air conditioning."
"WHAT? I thought all cars had air conditioning!"
"It also doesn't have anti-lock brakes, stability control or 10 airbags. HOLD ON!!"
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08-04-2020, 03:10 AM
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I've been wanting a repeat of that 72 mpg tank but I've been stuck in the high 50s. :/
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08-05-2020, 09:14 AM
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Cyborg ECU
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
I've been wanting a repeat of that 72 mpg tank but I've been stuck in the high 50s. :/
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"Stuck in the high 50s" ... is a phrase almost never used about a 1992 Ford Tempo unless refering to MPH. 
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.
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