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Old Apr 7, 2011 | 11:45 PM
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interesting fact
in the span of 30 miles cruising with a average speed of 117mph i get 25- 27 mpg while in "I" gear

fuel efficient even in the triple digits

on a lonely highway in south texas
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 12:00 AM
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took 25.6 mins. about matches the milage.
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 12:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Malanchi
in the span of 30 miles cruising with a average speed of 117mph i get 25- 27 mpg while in "I" gear

fuel efficient even in the triple digits

on a lonely highway in south texas
you can "cruise" @ 117 mph, in "I" intermediate gear ??

What rpm is the tach reading ??
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 01:23 AM
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"What rpm is the tach reading ??"

I'm guessing somewhere between 7,000 and BOOM!
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 02:56 AM
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Yeah right!!!!!
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 07:44 AM
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by SS fan
took 25.6 mins. about matches the milage.
117mph is 10296 ft/minute.
30*5280ft=158400ft
158400ft/10296ft/min=15.38min @ 117mph
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 09:23 AM
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"117mph is 10296 ft/minute.
30*5280ft=158400ft
158400ft/10296ft/min=15.38min @ 117mph"

I'm so happy that I'm not the only one who did the math, I really have to get a life sometimes.
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 09:31 AM
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Go ahead and try that again, this time reset the MPG on the display.
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 09:46 AM
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Miles not Kilometers
Yeah, do the math. Let's be clear in case anyone misses it. He went fast, but doing the conversion based on the time he took, he had his HHR set in kilometers, not miles.
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