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 Post subject: I've been tracking my fuel economy for over three years now
PostPosted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 2:24 am 
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 Post subject: Re: I've been tracking my fuel economy for over three years
PostPosted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 7:52 pm 
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Just curious what where you doing on the days you only got 9 to 10 mpg ?


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 Post subject: Re: I've been tracking my fuel economy for over three years
PostPosted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 2:23 am 
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It's been around that since September. I don't know why. :( Is my fuel economy sub-par? I drive like a grandma too, try to keep RPMs below 2500.


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 Post subject: Re: I've been tracking my fuel economy for over three years
PostPosted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 1:43 pm 
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Yes. That is very low. I was getting 15 even with giant, heavy 285/75-16 mudders on mine.

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 Post subject: Re: I've been tracking my fuel economy for over three years
PostPosted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 2:33 pm 
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Yes. That is very low. I was getting 15 even with giant, heavy 285/75-16 mudders on mine.

Your also 2wd and don't live in Alaska,2 big mpg factors.


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 Post subject: Re: I've been tracking my fuel economy for over three years
PostPosted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 5:37 pm 
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Very true. But that still seems low even for 4WD and Alaska.

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 Post subject: Re: I've been tracking my fuel economy for over three years
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I'm only in Omaha and during the winter doing little ,short trips I still only get 12ish. But come summer on the highway it'll jump right back to 22. I vote it's cold as can be in Alaska and nothing wants to rotate through a cold fluid.

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 Post subject: Re: I've been tracking my fuel economy for over three years
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in 2007 - you were paying 55 cents a gallon???????

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 Post subject: Re: I've been tracking my fuel economy for over three years
PostPosted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 10:22 pm 
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ATXKJ wrote:
in 2007 - you were paying 55 cents a gallon???????

:lol:

Until March 2008 the entries were € per Liter. In May 2010 a bunch of the entries were $ per Liter. mymilemarker.com lets you enter the correct data, but when you switch back to a different measure, it doesn't convert it right. The MPG is correct, but not the cost.


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 Post subject: Re: I've been tracking my fuel economy for over three years
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Anyone have any ideas on what I can do to improve my fuel economy?


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 Post subject: Re: I've been tracking my fuel economy for over three years
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take the tire off the top... drop weight in the vehicle is you can... put on a free flowing exhaust... sounds stupid but skinnier tires have less friction on road surfaces and are also better in the snow IMO... maybe a fuel additive? the air intake proabbly wont help much so that would be a waste. maybe new spark plugs could help if they havent been replaced recently. ... try the basicas first and see if you get any gains.. if not then resort to other larger causes

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 Post subject: Re: I've been tracking my fuel economy for over three years
PostPosted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 11:44 pm 
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How come you have no record from March to August 2010? You obviously don't drive your Jeep very often. What else are you driving?

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 Post subject: Re: I've been tracking my fuel economy for over three years
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Jeepin_it_real wrote:
take the tire off the top... drop weight in the vehicle is you can... put on a free flowing exhaust... sounds stupid but skinnier tires have less friction on road surfaces and are also better in the snow IMO... maybe a fuel additive? the air intake proabbly wont help much so that would be a waste. maybe new spark plugs could help if they havent been replaced recently. ... try the basicas first and see if you get any gains.. if not then resort to other larger causes

There is no tire on the top... there is a K&N filter and the spark plugs were changed out less than 10k miles ago. I'll research a new exhaust..


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 Post subject: Re: I've been tracking my fuel economy for over three years
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Tokyojoe wrote:
How come you have no record from March to August 2010? You obviously don't drive your Jeep very often. What else are you driving?

That was May to August 2010. I was away for the summer.


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 Post subject: Re: I've been tracking my fuel economy for over three years
PostPosted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 7:58 am 
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If you have a Jeep, You should never track fuel economy. mine said 16 city and 20 hwy
Well mine has NEVER hit 20 highway and 16 city. mine is more like 13 C and 16H

And I am back to stock suspention and normal tires

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 Post subject: Re: I've been tracking my fuel economy for over three years
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Anyone have any ideas on what I can do to improve my fuel economy?


Get a Prius. :banghead:

They double as RTI ramps when done with them too... :ROTFL: :JEEPIN:



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 Post subject: Re: I've been tracking my fuel economy for over three years
PostPosted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 12:58 am 
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how did u log all this data? on board computer? scan gauge II?

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 Post subject: Re: I've been tracking my fuel economy for over three years
PostPosted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 8:24 pm 
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FYI - because auto companies have to met Corporate Average Fuel Economy specs - odds are the best mileage will be just like it came of the dealership floor - no lift. no armor, no special bumpers, and paper thin street tires...........really really boring....it would make the Prius look exciting...

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My 2002 is stock other than I put off road tires on it and have been averaging 17.5 G/M


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 Post subject: Re: I've been tracking my fuel economy for over three years
PostPosted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 2:18 am 
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mapco wrote:
Anyone have any ideas on what I can do to improve my fuel economy?

low acceleration
low weight.
balanced tires.
air pressure of tires
free way
clean air filter
all are the factors of fuel economy. you just need to improve these factors.

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