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Old 11-08-2012, 11:59 PM
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Originally Posted by sluggo1

I disagree. Colder weather typically hurts mpg but provides better power. And my truck suffers on short trips when engine isn't warm yet. Once I'm out on the road and temp needle gets to the middle then the best mpg start to show. But yes sitting and idling obviously drops the numbers but probably just as evenly as driving it cold for first 15 minutes.
Yea I was surprised a little... Since winter blend and election here in IL gas has been cheaper and I have been using 93 or 92 octane the past month and a half. The higher octane wouldn't give me that much better mpg would it?
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In my 2009 4.6 liter ( the white one) I get 25.5 to 26 mpg at 70 mph with the aerocap and aero bed extender combination.

I built one for a girl who lives in Conway, Arkansas that has a 2011 Ecoboost. On a recent trip to Florida and back to Arkansas she got 28 mpg!
Keep us abreast of your development of the Aero Lid.
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Best mpg to date. Hand calculated, it came out to 25.99

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Best mpg to date. Hand calculated, it came out to 25.99...
Ha ha! Awesome. I'm guessing there were some long 55 mph stretches.
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Ha ha! Awesome. I'm guessing there were some long 55 mph stretches.
60 mph to be exact. About 20 miles or so each way, to and from work.
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As the weather has gotten regularly below 60 degrees new in Rhode island I've dropped down to an average mpg of 15-16. During the summer and Fall I was getting 17-20 mpg. Checked my tyres and I've got them at 35 psi. Is this normal? Our the first year I've had a truck and I've been reading the forums about issues but this drop was a little surprising.
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Originally Posted by deepdwn8
As the weather has gotten regularly below 60 degrees new in Rhode island I've dropped down to an average mpg of 15-16. During the summer and Fall I was getting 17-20 mpg. Checked my tyres and I've got them at 35 psi. Is this normal? Our the first year I've had a truck and I've been reading the forums about issues but this drop was a little surprising.
Have you been letting warm up? That kills the mileage. The cold weather makes for less than great mileage as well. Mine drops from 11.5 L/100kms to 13 l/100kms going from summer weather to winter weather.
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Originally Posted by renovatedspaces

Have you been letting warm up? That kills the mileage. The cold weather makes for less than great mileage as well. Mine drops from 11.5 L/100kms to 13 l/100kms going from summer weather to winter weather.
That's pretty good mileage reno. Mine is averaging 13 lifetime over 35000 kms. You must do a lot more hwy?
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Originally Posted by MadocHandyman

That's pretty good mileage reno. Mine is averaging 13 lifetime over 35000 kms. You must do a lot more hwy?
Not a lot of highway. Always have 400lbs+ of tools on board too. I do my best to drive real easy!! If I am on the highway I don't usually go above 105-110. If I can I stay behind tractor trailers, [At a safe distance], that helps. My best trip was to my Moms and back 280kms and averaged 7.9l/100kms. No wind and 23 degrees Celsius. Average speed was 102km/h.
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Originally Posted by renovatedspaces

Not a lot of highway. Always have 400lbs+ of tools on board too. I do my best to drive real easy!! If I am on the highway I don't usually go above 105-110. If I can I stay behind tractor trailers, [At a safe distance], that helps. My best trip was to my Moms and back 280kms and averaged 7.9l/100kms. No wind and 23 degrees Celsius. Average speed was 102km/h.
That's what I like about the Eco. Right conditions on trips and you can get some pretty good numbers.
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