Experiment in Moderation

[GeneW]

Used Citgo 87 octane gas, Castol Syntech 5W-30 oil, no special effort to P&G but moderation in the pedal. Kept to the right lane with the flakes, Cell phone users and others . Moderate passes if they were too bad.

Air inlet temp was roughly 50 degrees Fahr (about 10 celsius). Mileage yielded on a 25 mile run (about 40 klicks). Scangage mileage was 41mpg).

On return trip (also 25 miles or 40 klicks) Air Inlet Temp was about 41 degrees Fahr (about 6 Celsius) and yielded about 38 mpg per Scangage.

Max speed was roughly sixty two miles per hour, a great reduction from my usual seventy to eighty mph. Resulting mileage improved considerably.

At no time was Defrost used.

There is a definite correlation between Air Inlet Temps and mileage. Need more data points for definitive conclusions.

Gene