4" lift and MPG report
08-04-2010, 04:20 AM
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Updated with latest fill...
15.51 MPG (did some trail riding)
17.48 MPG
19.44 MPG
15.54 MPG (more trails)
16.97 MPG
17.81 MPG
18.27 MPG
16.86 MPG (4" Rancho Sport lift installed during this tank)
17.73 MPG
14.73 MPG (trip across State must have been headwind)
18.02 MPG
14.67 MPG (nothing note worthy )
16.58 MPG
Rolling average before lift +/- 17.28 MPG
Rolling Average after lift +/- 16.35 MPG
Still on the stock 255/75-17 and 3.73 auto so the only variable was the lift install. I also kept the air dam in place... for now.
Just pulled the trigger on 35" KM2's. I'll have them on in the next couple days so I'll report back in a month or so with the... ahhh... bad news...
Next couple in the trend...
14.67 MPG
16.01 MPG
13.97 MPG (Installed new 35x12.50-17 BFG KM2's on this tank)
12.25 MPG Ouch! (Corrected for larger tires and I was trail riding over the weekend)
13.26 MPG (Corrected. About 90 miles of this tank was on I-95 at +/- 70MPH. the rest was around town and back roads to/from work)
Seems like it is looking to shift out of O/D less. I don't know if the computer is "learning" the new conditions with the 35's or if I am adjusting my driving style.
The Flash Pak is the next thing on the list. I hope to have it within a couple weeks.
15.51 MPG (did some trail riding)
17.48 MPG
19.44 MPG
15.54 MPG (more trails)
16.97 MPG
17.81 MPG
18.27 MPG
16.86 MPG (4" Rancho Sport lift installed during this tank)
17.73 MPG
14.73 MPG (trip across State must have been headwind)
18.02 MPG
14.67 MPG (nothing note worthy )
16.58 MPG
Rolling average before lift +/- 17.28 MPG
Rolling Average after lift +/- 16.35 MPG
Still on the stock 255/75-17 and 3.73 auto so the only variable was the lift install. I also kept the air dam in place... for now.
Just pulled the trigger on 35" KM2's. I'll have them on in the next couple days so I'll report back in a month or so with the... ahhh... bad news...
Next couple in the trend...
14.67 MPG
16.01 MPG
13.97 MPG (Installed new 35x12.50-17 BFG KM2's on this tank)
12.25 MPG Ouch! (Corrected for larger tires and I was trail riding over the weekend)
13.26 MPG (Corrected. About 90 miles of this tank was on I-95 at +/- 70MPH. the rest was around town and back roads to/from work)
Seems like it is looking to shift out of O/D less. I don't know if the computer is "learning" the new conditions with the 35's or if I am adjusting my driving style.
The Flash Pak is the next thing on the list. I hope to have it within a couple weeks.
08-06-2010, 06:36 AM
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15.83 MPG (corrected) on the last tank. 
I've been staying off the interstate and this is around town and to work on country roads that are pretty flat with 45 and 55MPH speed limits.
I've been staying off the interstate and this is around town and to work on country roads that are pretty flat with 45 and 55MPH speed limits.
08-09-2010, 06:38 AM
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15.875 MPG. I can live with that. The 12 stuff kinda had me worried. 
BTW the computer used to show 1 to 1.5 MPG higher than hand calculations. Now it is about 1.5 low. That's likely because I have not yet installed the FlashPak so the odometer is off by a factor of +/- 1.08
BTW the computer used to show 1 to 1.5 MPG higher than hand calculations. Now it is about 1.5 low. That's likely because I have not yet installed the FlashPak so the odometer is off by a factor of +/- 1.08
08-09-2010, 06:49 AM
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I can see this thread going on forever due to everyone having different mods. I was curious about how accurate the computer mpg was v.s. hand calc... I've been keeping my gas receipts and logging mileage. I still need to install my RIPP headers, as i wait in anticipation.
08-25-2010, 04:47 AM
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16.54 MPG
14.20 MPG
15.53 MPG
Looks like the lift + 35's have taken my all around average from 17.5 to 15.5. Not that bad and inline with what I expected.
Something slipped past the FlashPak on the ole list...
Thanks to David @ Northridge!
Archery season starts Saturday and I need to cross some water to get to bambi
14.20 MPG
15.53 MPG
Looks like the lift + 35's have taken my all around average from 17.5 to 15.5. Not that bad and inline with what I expected.
Something slipped past the FlashPak on the ole list...
Thanks to David @ Northridge!
Archery season starts Saturday and I need to cross some water to get to bambi
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