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wa8yxm
Oct 18, 2016Explorer III
Here is the challange.. NOTE you can do this with just a car, or you can do it with your FULL RV.
Drive, some distance (100 miles would be nice) round trip that way the "Up/Down" hill is balanced out.. Before the trip fill the tank, and note the odometer reading.. Upon return (Start/end the trip at the same filling station) note the odometer and the gallons needed to fill Computer your MPG and post.
Now Wax ON, Wax Of as the martial expert told his student.
Make the same, exact trip.. Make the same exact observations (Odometer start/End, Gallons to re-fill)
You just might not believe the new number for MPG.
Fact: This is using the instant MPG indicator on the dash.
Avaerage 8MPG for most driving Original towed did not seem to affect, new towed (lighter) does cost me MPG)
After waxing (NOT towing) I hit 11, towing 10 (With new towed)
Same road for all readings.
Drive, some distance (100 miles would be nice) round trip that way the "Up/Down" hill is balanced out.. Before the trip fill the tank, and note the odometer reading.. Upon return (Start/end the trip at the same filling station) note the odometer and the gallons needed to fill Computer your MPG and post.
Now Wax ON, Wax Of as the martial expert told his student.
Make the same, exact trip.. Make the same exact observations (Odometer start/End, Gallons to re-fill)
You just might not believe the new number for MPG.
Fact: This is using the instant MPG indicator on the dash.
Avaerage 8MPG for most driving Original towed did not seem to affect, new towed (lighter) does cost me MPG)
After waxing (NOT towing) I hit 11, towing 10 (With new towed)
Same road for all readings.
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