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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 03:14 AM
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more highway fuel milage observations

so went from Calgary back home to Winnipeg today. Tried driving at various speeds to see what kind of fuel economy I could get.

Doing 110-120kph I saw over 600km to a tank or almost 25 mpg

crusing at ~4200 rpm on the tach in 6th I did ~21 mpg

not bad if I do say so my self.
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 12:18 PM
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how come you net-ed 2 diff MPGs?

first one was 110-120kph, but how many RPMS was that?

and 2nd one you said RPMS but no speed...hmmmm

lol..care to add the extra info?
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 02:35 PM
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besides, do u care to specify which gas type you were running? thanks.
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Daemos
so went from Calgary back home to Winnipeg today. Tried driving at various speeds to see what kind of fuel economy I could get.

Doing 110-120kph I saw over 600km to a tank or almost 25 mpg

crusing at ~4200 rpm on the tach in 6th I did ~21 mpg

not bad if I do say so my self.


Originally Posted by TurboEight
how come you net-ed 2 diff MPGs?

first one was 110-120kph, but how many RPMS was that?

and 2nd one you said RPMS but no speed...hmmmm

lol..care to add the extra info?

Assuming an average of 115kph, that's 3500RPM in 6th.
4200RPM on the tach in 6th works out to be approx 130kph.

25MPG is 9.41 L/100km.
21MPG is 11.2 L/100km.
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Thief
Assuming an average of 115kph, that's 3500RPM in 6th.
4200RPM on the tach in 6th works out to be approx 130kph.

25MPG is 9.41 L/100km.
21MPG is 11.2 L/100km.

thanks man.lol

I never looked at my REV while Cruising...

that sorts it out.
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 07:19 PM
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I've never had that kinda mileage. My best was 12.86L/100km
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 11:12 AM
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Could be our (his and mine) are down on power but I get similar numbers to him. I have actually gotten better mileage taking the 407 at a constant 127km/h (4000rpm) compared to the 403->401 playing in traffic going 110-120.
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 09:39 PM
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Those numbers look right to me. I get similar results driving to and from Vancouver every year.
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 09:47 PM
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Blue ground kit? Is that the neon glow underneath the caR?
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 12:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Footman
Blue ground kit? Is that the neon glow underneath the caR?


It's just grounding wires...I'm not an KoOLZ EnuF To DO TeH UndERGLoWZ...
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