05-16-2013, 06:09 PM
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Next time you go 100miles on a tank you might try loading the rear to simulate the previous ride hight to check if the level sensor might be a contributing factor
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05-17-2013, 01:00 PM
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Next time you go 100miles on a tank you might try loading the rear to simulate the previous ride hight to check if the level sensor might be a contributing factor
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I have been highly considering the new angle messing the sensor position. I have noticed though that at half a tank, I just hit 300 miles.. where as in the past I would have hit 300 at near empty.
Ill be filling up today to get appropriate numbers at the same gas station and pump I normally attend.
As for the earlier template demo, thats much more advanced than the boxy shell I am fabricating. Would I then benefit more from a half boat tail and ending in a half kammaback?
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05-17-2013, 01:33 PM
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...have gone from 100 miles per quarter tank to 170 miles per quarter tank...
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Jot your odometer reading down on your gas pump reciept, then work out the math- or start a fuel log here. You'll get better numbers.
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05-17-2013, 02:18 PM
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+1 on the "pump & pencil" method of bookkeeping!
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05-17-2013, 02:34 PM
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Pickup truck beds are hardly aerodynamic, especially with the gate up. Should have tried some trips with tailgate down to see difference
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05-17-2013, 02:44 PM
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I've always checked my MPG at the pump. Miles driven/ amount of gallons to fill up.
I just did this and achieved 34.4 mpg!! Thats coming from ~24 mpg. And all you critical thinkers, yes I filled up with the bed off once already for accurate numbers.
I got an extra 10 mpg from the weight reduction alone
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05-17-2013, 02:58 PM
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I got an extra 10 mpg from the weight reduction alone
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That's impressive!
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05-17-2013, 03:04 PM
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Jot your odometer reading down on your gas pump reciept, then work out the math- or start a fuel log here. You'll get better numbers.
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Not to thread jack or anything, but this is how I have been logging my mileage forever. I am just curious about how much gas to put in. I only fill my tank until the pump stops itself and then I close it up, or is it more accurate to top it completely off? I have been thinking about this because I am not sure that all station's pumps stop at the same point.
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05-17-2013, 03:23 PM
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I am kind of surprised that nobody else is encouraging the MPGuino. If you open the "65+ Efficiency Mods" page, it is the very first suggestion!
Doesn't everyone talk about "Adjusting the nut behind the wheel?"
I know that the MPGuino is very different than my Ultragauge, but I rely on that to tell me when to fill up, not the fuel gauge, since it is far more accurate.
At least with the MPGuino, you can do A-B-A testing and see if there is a difference without filling up, which would not necessarily fill to the same level every time.
If you do rely on topping off to see how much fuel you used, they always say to use the same pump at the same station.
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05-17-2013, 03:32 PM
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I actually just ordered my MPGuino on sunday. Still waiting for it to come in. Then I get to go through the pain of installation and finding a good spot to mount it. As I don't have the MPGuino yet, I cannot say anothing good or bad about it. The main reason I got one is so that I can do A-B-A testing once I start putting on my aero mods. Only have an adjustable grill block so far that I need to test and an MPGuino will help greatly. Along with helping me test my upcoming belly pan and mirror delete. Not to mention adjusting the nut behind the wheel.
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