Dan goes for KiloTank (with AC!)

[Dan]

Stats: Filled at 5 miles past 0.0% on "gas" XGauge, and stuffed 12.526 gallons. Projected total fuel stores between 12.6 - 12.7 gallons.

___Day___	___Tank MPG___	___Tank Miles___	___Fuel Left___	___PIPs___	___Ticks___
Day 1	87.0	75.0	11.8	10	39
Day 2	88.7	86.0	11.7	10	39
Day 3	88.6	120.0	11.3	10	39
Day 5	88.1	132.0	11.2	10	39
Day 6	88.5	151.0	10.9	10	39
Day 7	88.8	155.0	10.9	10	39
Day 8	89.6	201.1	10.4	10	39
Day 9	90.4	250.5	9.9	10	39
Day 10	90.0	269.9	9.7	10	39
Day 12	89.8	281.5	9.5	10	39
Day 13	90.2	293.5	9.4	10	39
Day 14	90.6	332.3	9.0	10	38
Day 15	91.0	359.8	8.7	9	35
Day 16	91.5	408.3	8.2	8	30
Day 17	91.4	435.7	7.9	8	28
Day 18	91.3	463.0	7.6	7	28
Day 19	90.3	471.1	7.4	7	26
Day 21	90.6	501.4	7.1	6	25
Day 22	89.9	540.1	6.6	6	23
Day 23	90.1	554.2	6.5	6	21
Day 25	90.1	567.6	6.4	5	21
Day 50	89.9	597.7	6.0	5	20
Day 55	90.0	624.8	5.7	5	19
Day 56	90.0	664.4	5.3	4	17
Day 57	90.1	692.4	4.8	4	15
Day 58	90.4	730.5	4.4	4	14
Day 60	90.1	733.4	4.4	4	14
Day 61	90.0	764.1	4.0	3	14
Day 62	90.0	777.7	3.9	3	13
Day 63	90.3	816.0	3.5	3	11
Day 64	90.4	864.8	2.9	2	7
Day 65	90.4	880.6	2.8	2	7
Day 67	90.4	897.0	2.6	2	7
Day 68	90.5	911.2	2.4	2	7
Day 69	90.9	953.3	2.0	1	6
Day 70	90.9	953.3	2.0	1	6
Day 71	91.0	996.5	1.5	0	5
Day 72	91.1	1025.6	1.2	0	3

___Tick___	___Tank MPG___	___Tank Miles___	___Fuel Left___	___PIPs___	___Ticks___
Tick 1	76.7	31.0	12.2	10	39
Tick 2	90.1	294.1	9.4	10	38
Tick 3	90.5	333.6	9.0	10	37
Tick 4	90.9	341.7	8.9	10	36
Tick 5	90.7	353.0	8.8	10	35
Tick 6	91.0	371.7	8.7	9	34
Tick 7	91.0	378.5	8.5	9	33
Tick 9	91.7	397.3	8.3	9	31
Tick 10	91.5	403.2	8.2	9	30
Tick 11	91.6	422.2	8.0	8	29
Tick 12	91.4	430.5	7.9	8	28
Tick 14	90.3	471.1	7.4	7	26
Tick 15	90.4	487.8	7.3	7	25
Tick 17	89.9	540.1	6.6	6	23
Tick 18	89.9	542.2	6.6	6	22
Tick 19	90.1	554.2	6.5	6	21
Tick 20	89.9	597.7	6.0	5	20
Tick 21	89.8	611.3	5.8	5	19
Tick 22	89.9	641.1	5.5	4	18
Tick 23	90.0	664.4	5.1	4	17
Tick 24	90.1	678.4	5.0	4	16
Tick 35	90.1	692.1	4.8	4	15
Tick 26	90.4	724.4	4.5	4	14
Tick 27	89.9	766.2	4.0	3	13
Tick 28	89.9	782.9	3.8	3	12
Tick 29	90.2	807.4	3.5	3	11
Tick 30	90.1	832.4	3.3	3	10
Tick 31	90.2	852.8	3.0	2	9
Tick 33	90.3	845.8	3.1	2	7
Tick 34	90.8	940.1	2.1	1	6
Tick 35	90.9	984.4	1.7	1	5
Tick 36	90.9	1001.9	1.5	0	4
Tick 37	91.0	1016.3	1.3	0	3

___PIP___	___Tank MPG___	___Tank Miles___	___Fuel Left___	___PIPs___	___Ticks___
Pip 1	90.7	354.0	8.7	9	35
Pip2	91.4	404.9	8.2	8	30
Pip 3	91.2	452.7	7.7	7	28
Pip 4	90.5	500.5	7.1	6	25
Pip 5	90.0	557.5	6.5	5	21
Pip 6	89.9	641.1	5.4	4	18
Pip 7	90.0	738.3	4.3	3	14
Pip 8	90.1	833.6	3.2	2	10
Pip 9	90.6	926.9	2.3	1	7
Flash	90.9	986.7	1.6	0	5

To hit the goal of 1101 miles, I need to hold 77.4 or better for the rest of the tank

OK... So everyone I talk to about the Texas Tour immediately dismiss any achievement rendered without AC as nuts/insane/unsafe/sadistic. So I'm attempting a KiloTank with AC. Here are my rules.

1. AC off at night is OK
2. AC off at launch (first 1 mile) OK
3. AC off on final approach (last 1 mile) is OK
4. If setting auto to 85 triggers the heater instead of AC, then no AC is OK.
5. All other times, AC must be on and set to 85 or lower.
6. When recording PIPs and Ticks (prius-speak) I'll record the moment of first occurrence.

So I filled yesterday at 12.5+ gallons

I'm calling a "tick" a drop in the "gas" XGauge. I currently have all 40 ticks (100%) but it did register a momentary drop to 39 yesterday, so, per my rules, that counts as one tick down.

31 miles; 76.7 mpg; Lost first tick ("gas" went from 100% to 97.5%).

I'm currently at 81 mpg, so as long as I can hold over 80, I should be in the realm of possibility.

UPDATE: 10/7/2008 @ 9:10 am CST - FINAL

Hit [1011] then hit [1101]




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[PaleMelanesian]

That is a worthy cause, and a great challenge. Good luck!

[Right Lane Cruiser]

That's one heck of a challenge, Dan! I'm looking forward to tracking your results.

[chandler583]

Everything is possible in a Prius, by the way, why would someone say that's crazy talk?

[Aether glider]

Originally Posted by Dan

OK... So everyone I talk to about the Texas Tour immediately dismiss any achievement rendered without AC as nuts/insane/unsafe/sadistic.

People have gotten so soft. When i was a kid we didn't have AC and i lived.
I carry and pick up my 1year old son every day in the prius without AC and he doesn't seem to care.
Of course he could be a hypermiling baby

[Dan]

Originally Posted by chandler583

Everything is possible in a Prius, by the way, why would someone say that's crazy talk?

Originally Posted by Aether glider

People have gotten so soft. When i was a kid we didn't have AC and i lived.
I carry and pick up my 1year old son every day in the prius without AC and he doesn't seem to care.
Of course he could be a hypermiling baby

No kidding... I remember going on family vacations, mom, dad, brother, sister and self with 5 pairs of skis and 1 weeks winter supplies, all packed into a VW bug (yes bug, not bus). Drove from Central Texas to Colorodo, 4 years running. Try that today and the government would probably take your kids away for abuse and neglegance sighting that putting a kid in a car for more than 3 hours without a DVD Player and Game Console is wanten and blatnat abuse.

Right now people are looking for excuses. "I can't do that because....." This is just an attempt to take away one of those "because..." clauses.

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[bestmapman]

OK Dan, I will join you in an attempt for a 1000 mile tank. I will fill up today and try to stay up with you. I will trade you your A/C for my terrain. I have been getting in the mid 70's for a while now so I think I can punch it up to the low 80's by pushing it to the extreme.

I'll report back after I make my fill. I am going to fill it to the brim so it may take me a while at the pump. Any suggestions there.

[edit] Also, how do you set up the "ticks" in the xgauge. I have the 3.15* so none of my passive gauges work.

[Aether glider]

argggggghhh! If i didn't have this darn ethanol in the tank i'd try too. Make it a group attempt.

I guess i could siphon it all out.

[Dan]

Originally Posted by Aether glider

argggggghhh! If i didn't have this darn ethanol in the tank i'd try too. Make it a group attempt.

I guess i could siphon it all out.

ha... good luck... I tried to siphon before the Texas Tour and it's darn near impossible. There is a hair-pin turn in the gas tube designed to thwart siphon-ers. Couldn't get my tube to navigate the bend.

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[bestmapman]

Originally Posted by Aether glider

argggggghhh! If i didn't have this darn ethanol in the tank i'd try too. Make it a group attempt.

I guess i could siphon it all out.

Don't let ethanol be an excuse. I have ethanol in mine. Come on. Go fill your tank and let's have the three of us do this. That would make a good story.