I know you're gonna like this!

[Whoops]

I have a couple of questions.

Is the 65 mpg on your first tank of fuel, after adding the 1.5 L-VX motor and electronics? This car also already had the 5 speed HF transmission also?

Is the 65 mpg based on the Guino reading? How well do you believe the Guino is calibrated?

Thanks

[Big Dave]

What's different? How did you jump your MPG so much?

Your previous best was in the 55 MPG range and lately knocking around below 40.

[Daox]

He did a VX engine swap.

[Vince-HX]

Originally Posted by SVOboy

Some basic aeromods before that, . I have though, but I feel like the tuning would be tricky

A vx head on a y5 block like mine nets 11.8-1 compression and I think you would be able to get away just running 91 on the stock maps. If anything a progressive water/meth injection setup would still allow the use of 87 octane with stock like timing.

Water/meth is fun to play with, I had a gangster $1000 kit but had to sell it after my car accident to pay bills

[SVOboy]

Originally Posted by justpassntime

Great results!

Have you ever tried hitch hiking? No not that kind, put a tow bar on the front of your car. On long trips you could hitch hike behind RVs. Of course you would have to put up with old folks doing their own version of hypermiling, but you would have a place to sleep!

When not in use it could be dressed up as a crazy airdam pointing down the highway. Probably getting some wicked mileage.

But the drawback would be you might end up traveling between RV parks, and putting up with geritol and metamucil rage.

Okay, looking back maybe not a good idea.

Here's another one better I think. This one could actually work.

How about a trunk mounted boat tail bike rack?

I pulled up behind a car yesterday and saw they had a bike rack on their trunk and thought "what waste there was no boat tail attached to it" no bike either for that matter.

It's light weight and removable. Maybe a great test platform.

The boattail idea with the bike rack is something I've thought about in the past, and this might just motivate me to get it done.

[SVOboy]

Originally Posted by Whoops

I have a couple of questions.

Is the 65 mpg on your first tank of fuel, after adding the 1.5 L-VX motor and electronics? This car also already had the 5 speed HF transmission also?

Is the 65 mpg based on the Guino reading? How well do you believe the Guino is calibrated?

Thanks

60 MPG is the first tank with the new engine, and the 65 mpg is based on the guino, which after the first fill up I have deemed to be accurate.

[TomO]

congrats, Ben! Good to see that the motor is running well for you. now send my my ECU, lol.

[MetroMPG]

More tanks! Did you fill up again on the way to your Grandma's farm?

[SVOboy]

I guess I forgot to update the fuel log!!!

I appear to be obscuring the logo:

[MetroMPG]

Unacceptable. Please drive faster on your next tank to lower the bar height.