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Another week closer to Christmas!

I'm working from home today as my wife's schedule has gone all topsy-turvy for the day and someone has to take care of the little tyke in the morning.

That's awesome that you get to have some daddy/daughter time.:) I don't get that as much as I'd like anymore.:(

I had 36F this morning and the wind is SE@ 5-10 mph. The daily average is at 65.9 mpg.
68.3 9.3
63.6 9.3

It looks like my Enginer kit may be delayed a bit. I don't own a credit card and the purchase price is over my debit card's limit. i will have to write a check instead. This is probably a blessing in disguise though as I heard they are coming out with a new cell balancer soon.

Nice weather - warmer this morning at 51F. Humid and foggy, too. 73.2 mpg / 10.7 miles.

The weekend was not so good, with some rain. The tank sits at 66.6 mpg / 546 miles. 530 was the 1/2 tank mark, for a projected possible 800-miler if I push it that far. Not a record by any means, so I'll likely fill sooner.

So far the day is going well. Temps right now are up in the low 40's with very little wind.

43.8mpg for 23.4 miles from my house to school. Could have been better if i didn't hit bad traffic coming off the ramp to the toll booths.

38.9mpg for 8 miles from school to the gym and 40.1mpg back to school.

This tank is at a sad 40.8mpg right now and on the way home i'm gonna have to get gas. Hopefully i can bump it up a little on the drive there. I guess it's not horrible given the bad traffic and snow last week, but i'm hoping to at least break 41.

6.8mi @ 23.4mpg into work this morning. Got some good news in the mail and should have some fun installation after work. I'll take some pics and tomorrow morning should be a nice commute :).

Beautiful day, so I went home for lunch. I left my coat there. ;)

71.6 mpg home
86.6 back to work

Amazing what weather and a warmed-up engine will do. :D

Nice, Andrew!

As you'll see below, I didn't have anything approaching your temps at all. You beat my day average handily this time!

12F (-3F windchill) down, 13mph wind from the NW, overcast,
12F (-1F windchill) back, 10mph wind from the NW, overcast:


60.8mpg for 3.7mi (Home to doctor's office)
50.0mpg for 3.7mi (Doctor's office to home)

The tank is down to 81.5mpg over 515.9mi with 8 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

Day Total: 54.9mpg over 7.5mi

Congrats on the win Andrew! :p. That said, this should be my last sad trip.

6.9mi @ 23.0mpg work to home. I'll go finish up my install. Hopefully I get up into the high 30's :). Winter is not very pretty here.

Nice, Andrew!

As you'll see below, I didn't have anything approaching your temps at all. You beat my day average handily this time!

12F (-3F windchill) down, 13mph wind from the NW, overcast,
12F (-1F windchill) back, 10mph wind from the NW, overcast:


60.8mpg for 3.7mi (Home to doctor's office)
50.0mpg for 3.7mi (Doctor's office to home)

The tank is down to 81.5mpg over 515.9mi with 8 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

Day Total: 54.9mpg over 7.5mi
I see that I beat your daily average too but there is absolutely no joy in it since it looks like you had some very rough circumstances to overcome.:(

We hit a high of 43F and winds were WSW@ 5-10 mph with gusts to 20 mph. The afternoon also had some light rain with wet pavement.
68.3 9.3-to wife's work
63.6 9.3-back home
71.7 9.4-to wife's work
62.8 9.4-back home
Average for today was 66.4 mpg.

A bit of an update on the Enginer kit: I got word today from Jack Chen that they will accept a check. And on the subject of the new battery balancer, there is no definite date and it's expected to be several months and free or low cost upgrades will be made available.

sounds like a good time to buy Larry. ;)

Friday was not good temp was 24 in the morning and 40 on the way home
Daily avg = 20.1 / 25.8 miles (I think I lost some milage somewhere, this is from the ODO)???

Today was better ;)
to school then work
- 13.0 / 1.3 miles (51 with SW 18 - 24 mostly a tail wind):p
- 23.7 / 12.3 miles :)

fillup on the way home
- 19.2 / 9.8 miles (26 with NW13 mostly tail wind, cold front came through mid morning)
- 25.0 / 4.0 miles :D

daily avg = 21.8 / 27.4 miles
tank is full

Tank data is 404.0/19.352 gals = 20.88 :( (Filled up last on 11/19)

a short trip to my parent's
1.9mi @ 24.3mpg to parent's
1.9mi @ 24.8mpg to home.

Traffic was not kind to me this morning. Lots of cross traffic (in both senses of the word :rolleyes:) and a train. :p

-4F (-18F windchill), 7mph crosswind from the W, clear:


71.4mpg for 22.8mi (Home to work)

The tank is now an even 81.0mpg over 538.7mi with 7 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

The temperature was 34F and the wind was WNW@ 10-15 mph with gusts to 20+ mph. The daily average is at 63.2 mpg.
63.5 9.4
62.9 9.4

38F

6.8mi @ 32.6mpg into work this morning.

Holy frozen north, Sean! You beat me today, for sure.

66.9 / 11.6 this morning. I missed a turn (traffic was full in my desired lane) and took a detour.

Went to the bank instead of lunch. Wet roads and high humidity @ 40F
4.2miles @ 31.3mpg to the bank
4.2miles @ 47.0mpg back to work :D.

Went to the bank instead of lunch. Wet roads and high humidity @ 40F
4.2miles @ 31.3mpg to the bank
4.2miles @ 47.0mpg back to work :D.

Ricardo sounds like you have installed all your parts and are now enjoying the benifits. Do you have a write up on your new toys yet?
Jason

Great day today :). Temps in the lower 40's with very little wind.

45.6mpg for 23.4 miles from home to school.

45.9mpg for 21.8 miles from school to the grocery store, downtown.

41.4mpg for 9.5 miles from downtown to my house.

Ricardo sounds like you have installed all your parts and are now enjoying the benifits. Do you have a write up on your new toys yet?
Jason

ahh, no write-up yet. I took some pics last night, but they were'nt much good. I was busy today at lunch again so I couldn't take em that time, I might be able to sneak out and get a couple today. i really just made what I have a tad bit fancier, along with one new item. :D.

I am getting really tired of super aggressive drivers... particularly as I have less torque and no available road shoulders (covered in snow and ice, every last one) to dodge to. :(

Still cold, but getting a little warmer as the day progresses. Of course sundown is at 4:30... :p

1F (-16F windchill) part way, 12mph headwind from the W, sunny,
3F (-12F windchill) the rest of the way, 9mph wind from the W, sunny:


73.7mpg for 20.0mi (Work to doctor's office)
64.8mpg for 3.7mi (Doctor's office to home)

The tank continues its slide and is now at 80.6mpg over 562.5mi with 7 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

Day Total: 71.9mpg over 46.6mi

There was actually a net loss in temperature from this morning.:( I ended up the day at 23F and the wind was NW@ 10-20 mph with gusts to 25+ mph.
63.5 9.4-to wife's work
62.9 9.4-back home
62.9 9.4-to wife's work
61.5 9.5-back home
67.1 8.3-to daughter's voice lesson
61.9 8.2-back home
Average for today was 63.2 mpg.

Colder temps this morning making it rough on the Beast
to school for drop off and then to work>
- 11.7 / 1.4 miles (14F NW@13 wind didn't help either, head wind)
- 18.6 / 12.3 miles

home (a little later than usually, work)>
- 20.2 / 13.3 miles (24F NE@5)

it doesn't help that it take almost half the distance home to get fully warmed up

daily avg - 19.0 / 27.0 miles
tank is still above F and 31.0 miles on the ODO.

i really just made what I have a tad bit fancier, along with one new item. :D.

Must be that fabled 100 MPG direct injected water rail. :D;)

Though it's a very small amt, I park underneath the street light at night and face the sun in the morning. Fas'ing at night is now free :).

Nice set up, Ricardo! :thumbs_up:

The traffic was considerably better this morning.

-2F (-12F windchill), 4mph head/crosswind from the E, overcast:


77.3mpg for 22.8mi (Home to work -- a new low temp record for me! :D)

The tank is down to 80.3mpg over 585.3mi with 6 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

Thanks Sean :). Nice Job on the new Record! I thought I had it bad at 22F!

22F this morning,

6.9mi @28.5mpg into work this morning. Regardless of what time I come into work, there seems to be some kind of traffic back-up. I can't win :p.

61.5 mpg / 10.6 miles / 51F home last night, into a stiff headwind (bringing another wave of "cold")
63.9 / 10.4 mi / 35F this morning.

The tank dropped a tenth to 67 even / 611 miles and now approaching 1/4 on the gauge.

24F
3.3mi @ 36.0mpg to the Immigration office from work.
3.4mi @ 30.5mpg back to work. I lost 1/2mpg for moving my car to face the sun for my solar charger.

With only a 3-mile total trip, I can totally believe that 1/2 mpg drop.

A short trip out to my monthly lunch with friends…

7F (-5F windchill), 7mph wind from the SE, sunny:


52.6mpg for 1.3mi (Work to restaurant)

The tank is steady at 80.3mpg over 586.7mi with 6 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

Day Total: 75.4mpg over 24.1mi

Nice and warm out now!!

10F (2F windchill), 4mph tailwind from the SE, sunny:


84.6mpg for 20.8mi (Restaurant to doctor's office)

The tank actually went up to 80.6mpg over 607.5mi with 6 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge!

Day Total: 79.4mpg over 44.9mi

:biglol:
Nice and warm out now!!

10F (2F windchill),

:biglol:

;)

12F (2F windchill), 6mph wind from the E, sunny:


75.4mpg for 3.7mi (Doctor's office to home)

The tank is back down to 80.3mpg over 611.2mi with 6 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

Day Total: 79.1mpg over 48.7mi

This is probably the last of the sun I'll see for a while -- sure felt nice!

I had 16F this morning with wind SW@ 5-10 mph. This afternoon, it got to an almost steamy 25F and the wind stayed SW@ 5-10 mph with gusts to 16 mph.
66.4 8.9-to station for coffee
73.5 .5-station to wife's work
60.3 9.4-back home
75.8 9.4-to wife's work
66.4 9.4-back home
Average for today was 66.9 mpg. I was practicing to be an engineer today by staying at 34 mph or below and I think that was what helped FE for the trip to my wife's work.

I had high hopes for this morning's "no gloves" weather, but traffic completely foiled my attempt to exceed 80mpg. I held 78-79mpg for over half the trip in but every time I nudged it higher I got "smacked." Including in my work parking lot!!! :p

11F (4F windchill), 4mph head/crosswind from the E, overcast:


79.6mpg for 22.8mi (Home to work)

The tank is steady at 80.3mpg over 634.1mi with 5 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

Today is starting out pretty good for FE. I had 16F and the wind was SE@ 5 mph. The daily average is at 67.8 mpg.
71.6 8.8
74.0 .5
64.3 9.4

I broke the 70 mpg barrier today!:woot: It got to a high of 31F and the wind was SE@ 5-10 mph with gusts to 15 mph.
71.6 8.8-to station for coffee
74.0 .5-on to wife's work
64.3 9.4-back home
80.0 9.4-to wife's work
68.7 9.4-back home
Average for today was 70.7 mpg:woot:

Nice work, Larry!! :woot:

It was nice and warm here but traffic was aggressive and the roads were wet...

20F (14F windchill) part way, 4mph cross/tailwind from the ESE, overcast,
24F the rest of the way, 2mph wind from the ENE, overcast:


85.7mpg for 20.0mi (Work to doctor's office)
77.5mpg for 3.7mi (Doctor's office to home)

The tank is back up to 80.6mpg over 657.9 with 5 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

Day Total: 82.0mpg over 46.6mi

I ended up getting 65MPG on my way home yesterday. :Banane03: Tank is up to 55MPG. Don't know why, but every time I fill up it seems like the MPG are lower on the first couple trips and I have to work to bring it up for the rest of the tank. I try to stick with the same place for fuel, but I did just switch to regular to see how that will affect mileage.

I find the same - FE starts low and increases through the duration of the tank. I attribute it to weight - it's almost exactly proportional to the percentage of vehicle weight contributed by the amount of fuel. I'd guess your car would feel it more, being so light.

It was cold this afternoon with the temp average of 18° F with the wind chill at 6°.

42.5mpg for 22.6 miles from home to the gym.
44.6mpg for 21.6 miles from the gym to downtown.
37.4mpg for 9.6 miles from downtown to home.

Average for the day is 41.5mpg and the tank is at 42mpg right now.

Foiled again!!! :p

5F, no wind, hazy:


79.4mpg for 22.8mi (Home to work)

The tank is steady at 80.6mpg over 680.7mi with 4 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

-4F this morning :eek:
My door handle broke off :o.

6.8mi into work @ 24.7mpg.

Pictures of the handle?? :eek:

http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/500/door_6.JPG

The red arrow indicates where it snapped.
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/500/door_7.JPG

:eek: You know it's cold when...

I had a relatively warm afternoon going home: 48 degrees = 66.2 mpg.
Frost this morning. I forgot the car cover, so scrape scrape scrape. Still, I got 64.9 mpg.

The tank is steady at 67.2 / 681 miles and 1/4 tank left.

Wow. Not cool. I've never had that happen on my vehicles... I'll have to take a look and see if they have plastic handles extending into the bodywork like that.

32F and wind SE@ <5 mph. Average for today is 72.7 mpg.
75.6 8.9
94.0 .5
70.0 12.1

I think the original is OE, I bought this one off ebay last winter. Definitely not looking forward to installing a new one in this type of weather.

Out for lunch. So were all the loonies! :eek: :(

63.1 / 3.7 miles going there
57.8 / 1.9 coming back

(no left turn leaving work, so I looped around the back of the big block on the way there)

Seen traffic!! I should have been able to easily exceed 90mpg in these temps. :p

25F, 1mph wind from the N, sunny:


88.1mpg for 20.0mi (Work to doctor's office)

The tank is up to 80.8mog over 700.7mi with 3 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

Day Total: 83.4mpg over 42.8mi

This afternoon, the average temps was 21 with very little wind and the windchill at 14.

44.9mpg for 22.6 miles from home to the gym.
40.3mpg for 8.2 miles from gym to school.
35mpg for 6.5 miles from school to Auto Zone, all stop and go :(.
43.8mpg for 23.7 miles from Auto Zone to home.

The tank is still at 42mpg right now.

Doggone that Friday traffic anyway!! :(

24F (17F windchill), 5mph wind from the NNW, dark:


62.7mpg for 3.7mi (Doctor's office to home)

The tank is back down to 80.6mpg over 704.4mi with 3 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

Day Total: 81.0mpg over 46.5mi

daily avg yesterday - 20.8 over 27.4 miles (stop by wally world to pick up bikes):(

todays avg - 21.3 over 26.9 miles

11F

6.7mi home @ 29.0mpg
I hate traffic. :p

I was right that there was something weird about my last tank. The new, conservative offset I had dialed into my ScanGauge turned out to be too conservative indeed, and I filled up yesterday for 42.3 MPG, well beyond what I expected. It's my lowest tank yet, but given the traffic and weather conditions, I'm impressed. For example, I commuted a lot more on this tank, which involves a lot of stoplight-to-stoplight traffic. I also ended up driving a 40 mile trip in a severe rain storm and getting 9 MPG less than in the other direction, even driving at about 50 MPH!

From the gas station to a friend's house about 35 miles away, the ScanGauge indicated 51 MPG with a revised correction factor. Wow! It was actually 53 MPG when I got off the freeway about 5 miles from the end of the trip.