Reply to: RE: gas mileage question
Dave & Sherrie,
Just got back =
from our first major trip....averaged a =
little over 19 mpg for the entire trip fully =
loaded with gear and 3 passengers. Highest =
was 24 mpg going 45 mph in Yellowstone. =
Worst was 17 mpg going 70+ mph across South =
Dakota. This is a far cry from the 16.5 =
mpg I was getting before I did all the work =
on tuning the engine prior to the trip. =
I'll post rest of info on form below.
Jim =
in Iowa
91 Passat Wagon GL
89 Westy
66 =
Beetle
>
>Name: =
undecided.....I vote for Ludwig Von Westfalia. =
My wife and daughter prefer The Blue Herren
>
>What:our =
89 GL, 1.9L, 4-speed, Westy
>
>Drivetrain: =
64K, new trans by PO at 45K ?
>
>Other =
engine stuff: bosch plat 4's, new wires, =
synth blend oil, cleaned AFM,
> new =
muffler, fuel lines, KYBs, rear anti-sway =
bar
>
>Tires: Michelin MXTs at =
45 psi with 10k miles on them
>
>Extra =
load carried: with about 250-300 extra lbs =
of gear all the time I
>would guess =
>
>Speed:consistent cruise of =
65 mph
>
>Fuel type:We run 87 =
octane on the plains and better in the mountains =
>
>Fuel treatments: usually one =
bottle of Techron per oil change run through =
>the gas.
>
>Terrain: on =
relatively moderate terrain usually
>
>Other =
weather factors: with even a moderate (20-30mph) =
headwind or crosswind.
>
>Highway =
MPG: gets around 19.5-20.5mpg highway
>Under =
load (wind,elevation): running ac we were =
getting around
>17.5-18.5
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