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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 09:41 PM
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fuel mileage

well on my first tank of fuel i got 400 miles to the tank with a 22 gallon tank and on my next tank is going to b about 330 or so and that is after deleting the muffler and installing the 6637. The only thing i can think of is the weather got colder and i been letting it warm up and idle of some time, so just wondering

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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 10:01 PM
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I usually get around 18 on the highway and 14 around town. Mine has dropped a little now in the winter with the added idle time.
 
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 11:38 PM
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Some contributors to lower mileage in wintertime:

Winter blend fuel
Longer idle time & more stop and go
Driving around with hubs locked in (if driving in the snow)
Higher idle because of lower temps
 
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 11:44 PM
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 11:46 PM
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Only about 95 WPM.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 06:20 AM
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yep I'm down to about 20 wpm (baby in one hand and working the keyboard with the other)
 
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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 11:20 PM
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thanks guys i guess that may just be my problem to
 
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Old Jan 19, 2007 | 06:48 AM
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What kind of mileage are you getting? As Pocket always likes to ask, are you calculating it correctly?
 
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Old Jan 19, 2007 | 05:49 PM
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Yikes. I just ran some numbers myself, out of curiosity.

Since last fillup I've been getting about 14.5 MPG in town.. .but with the weather my hubs have been locked in, it's been extremely cold, and all that icky winter blend fuel.

Last summer I was getting 18 in town.
 
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