Actual Gas Mileage
I just did a 244 mile trip with my 37' gasser powered by a Ford V10. After a refuel I was able to calculate my mileage at 9.04 MPG. That is 2 MPG better than what I expected and 3 MPG better than my...
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holstein13 wrote:ArchHoagland wrote:This doesn't surprise me at all. When I downloaded my data, I noticed my top speed was 95 MPH at the 4 mile mark. I thought that was strange till I realized it was on a Dyno at Spartan during the first few miles.Bigdog wrote:Your motorhome went 115 miles per hour? I'd like to see that.
Several years ago, I took my DP into a CAT shop for some minor problems and they checked my downloads and printed out the vehicle info from the computer. It was very interesting as it showed the top speed it had ever gone,115 at Freightliner,showed the idle times,running time and total engine time. The amazing thing was that it showed the MPG, Overall,idleing and in gear. For the life of the MH,it had goten 7.1 total and 7.5 on the road.
What kind of mileage did it get at 95?:B:)
You can bring it down and blow the carbon out as they use to say on 130 between Austin and San Antonio the speed limit is 85 with a 10 mph cushion 95 is doable. Just remember you may only have tiers speed rated to 75. I know it was a dyno but.....:B
Bill
