Official Thread for posting daily FE updates

[basjoos]

WOOHOO! I just gassed up and got 79MPG in mountain driving. I recently added some more aero mods (complete rear wheel skirts, side skirts, 4 wheel spoilers) to my car, which has resulted in a noticably improved coasting ability. Even though I was nowhere near empty, I figured the recent unpleasantness in the Mid-East would cause gas prices to jump, so I gassed up the car today and calculated the mileage. Got 79MPG in a driving regime (trips up into the NC mountains) that would normally have netted me 66 to 70MPG before these mods. Since before adding these mods I was getting 87MPG in rural SC driving, if the same differential holds true, I should now be able to get upper 90's MPG while driving on the rural roads of SC. These mods only cost me $10 in materials, so it shouldn't take too long for them to pay for themselves in gas savings. Since adding these mods, I am getting a lot less dust accumulation on my rear window when driving on dirt roads, so these mods have done something to change the characteristics of my wake, resulting in reduced drag.