First Drive CRD and 37.65 MPG!!!

CRD Joe · **Posted:** Sun May 24, 2009 10:47 pm

Ha, after looking at the numbers from last night I had to revise them! Nashvlle to Salina Kansas. 734 miles, 19.45 gallons top off!

37.65 MPG baby!!!

Time for bed.

JeepBumm68 · **Posted:** Sun May 24, 2009 10:52 pm

that is awesome man. whe you going to post pictures of everything your going to install.

CATCRD · **Posted:** Sun May 24, 2009 10:57 pm

CRD Joe wrote:

Ha, Nashville to Salina Kansas. 735 miles, 21 gallon top off!

35 MPG baby!!!

Time for bed.

How fast were you driving?

Sir Sam · **Posted:** Sun May 24, 2009 11:03 pm

KJ 119 wrote:

Congrats on getting your CRD Joe.
35 :shock:

Thats the best I've ever heard of.

I've gotten 36 before, if you nurse it you can get it.

KJ 119 · **Posted:** Sun May 24, 2009 11:07 pm

Congrats on getting your CRD Joe.
35 :shock:

Thats the best I've ever heard of.

nursecosmo · **Posted:** Sun May 24, 2009 11:17 pm

Iv'e also been able to get 36 MPG, but it is really painful driving 56MPH on the freeway. Strangly, I can also get >30 if I really hammer it @85-90 with lots of passing on copless two lane roads.

Silverdiesel · **Posted:** Sun May 24, 2009 11:23 pm

Last Fall on the way to Puerto Penasco, Sonora, Mexico from the USA border on the Mexican two lane I got my best at 36.4 MPG.
Even with my roof rack now I can get 30 at 62 to 65 MPH!

Roland

CRD Joe · **Posted:** Sun May 24, 2009 11:29 pm

Well I rounded things. It was like 35.43 to get anal. I was driving 60 MPH for the entire trip. When I get home ill post a picture of the dash showin the numbers and fuel light on!!!

I told myself I'd be happy with 35mpg and I got it!

ATXKJ · **Posted:** Mon May 25, 2009 12:22 am

36 sounds nice - but I hate driving 60
- and Nashville to Seattle is 2400+ miles - 40 hours of driving

chadhargis · **Posted:** Mon May 25, 2009 12:41 am

Sweet Joe!!

The best I got when I had her was 30.2mpg. That was from Nashville to Savannah, GA on a tank. Doing 70-80mph. I'm a bit of a lead foot, and there is no way I'd have the self control to do 60mph for that long.

Keep in mind, that's with an InMotion Stage 2 tune.

I miss 'er already. I loved that little Jeep.

You'll hit Denver tomorrow. You won't see 35mpg climbing the Rockies, that's for sure. Especially if you go over Vail Pass, but I suppose at some point you'll head north unless your going to ride I-70 to Utah.

Sir Sam · **Posted:** Mon May 25, 2009 12:46 am

chadhargis wrote:

Sweet Joe!!

The best I got when I had her was 30.2mpg. That was from Nashville to Savannah, GA on a tank. Doing 70-80mph. I'm a bit of a lead foot, and there is no way I'd have the self control to do 60mph for that long.

Keep in mind, that's with an InMotion Stage 2 tune.

I miss 'er already. I loved that little Jeep.

You'll hit Denver tomorrow. You won't see 35mpg climbing the Rockies, that's for sure. Especially if you go over Vail Pass, but I suppose at some point you'll head north unless your going to ride I-70 to Utah.

Denver eh? guess he won't be swinging by for a beer then.

JeepBumm68 · **Posted:** Mon May 25, 2009 11:07 am

Hey if he stops by Denver we can get some beers with him. HAHA

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Mon May 25, 2009 11:54 am

60 mph all the way through Kansas :shock:

chadhargis · **Posted:** Mon May 25, 2009 12:01 pm

The only time I drove across Kansas was in a Ford Probe GT. I think I ran 100+mph all the way across seeing 130mph on occasions. It was still boring. LOL!

If Joe decided to give up on the 60mph thing...I had InMotion remove the speed limiter. :twisted:

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Mon May 25, 2009 12:09 pm

chadhargis wrote:

The only time I drove across Kansas was in a Ford Probe GT. I think I ran 100+mph all the way across seeing 130mph on occasions. It was still boring. LOL!

If Joe decided to give up on the 60mph thing...I had InMotion remove the speed limiter. :twisted:

If you have to drive through KS, thats the only way :lol:

JL Rockies · **Posted:** Mon May 25, 2009 12:35 pm

That EVIC sure does make you feel good about MPG

ATXKJ · **Posted:** Mon May 25, 2009 1:02 pm

re-read the post - it's not Evic - its miles driven / fuel added

chadhargis · **Posted:** Mon May 25, 2009 1:12 pm

The EVIC on my Grand CRD is WAY off. It always reads abysmally low. You can even reset it doing 55mph on flat level ground and it will read 19mpg. Hand calculated, I got 25.5mpg on my last trip and that was a 85/15 highway/city tank.

I see no reason to doubt Joe's figures. I owned that Liberty, and even towing a trailer at 70mph I saw it get 25mpg.

kskj · **Posted:** Mon May 25, 2009 1:12 pm

Diggerfreek wrote:

60 mph all the way through Kansas :shock:

Yeah it sucks, I know. I drive all over the state for work, its gets boring especially when the speed limit used to be 55. :lol:

blake1827 · **Posted:** Mon May 25, 2009 2:59 pm

nursecosmo wrote:

Iv'e also been able to get 36 MPG, but it is really painful driving 56MPH on the freeway. Strangly, I can also get >30 if I really hammer it @85-90 with lots of passing on copless two lane roads.

I agree, running it a little harder @ 70-75 mph and 2200+RPM it seems like the turbo is at peak boost w/ helping w/ mpg boost. wonder if someone w/ a gauge can confirm.

Running up I-70 over the mountains at least it's easier for the turbo to pack in that thin air. I'm always running 65+ mph in the left lane over the passes, getting looks from big gasser V-8 SUVS, and keeping up w/ the big 3's Diesel trucks.

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