Car Talk 5: The Juice is Loose!

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max225 wrote: Mon May 25, 2020 12:28 am In case anyone wonders ... the Conti esc tires are about 2mpg Worse than the stock run craps. Went from 26-8 to 24-26.

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Are you driving harder and not noticing?
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CaleDeRoo wrote: Mon May 25, 2020 9:15 am
max225 wrote: Mon May 25, 2020 12:28 am In case anyone wonders ... the Conti esc tires are about 2mpg Worse than the stock run craps. Went from 26-8 to 24-26.

:whocares:
Are you driving harder and not noticing?
My FE dropped with new sticky summers
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Tarspin wrote: Mon May 25, 2020 10:28 am
CaleDeRoo wrote: Mon May 25, 2020 9:15 am

Are you driving harder and not noticing?
My FE dropped with new sticky summers
That's to be expected.
:wap: Where are these mangos?
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wap wrote: Mon May 25, 2020 10:31 am
Tarspin wrote: Mon May 25, 2020 10:28 am

My FE dropped with new sticky summers
That's to be expected.
:dat:

I've driven on crappy HE tars and I would much rather fill my tank a little sooner to have a good ride and enjoy spirited driving when I feel like it.
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Tarspin wrote: Mon May 25, 2020 10:49 am
wap wrote: Mon May 25, 2020 10:31 am

That's to be expected.
:dat:

I've driven on crappy HE tars and I would much rather fill my tank a little sooner to have a good ride and enjoy spirited driving when I feel like it.
Totally.
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CaleDeRoo wrote: Mon May 25, 2020 9:15 am
max225 wrote: Mon May 25, 2020 12:28 am In case anyone wonders ... the Conti esc tires are about 2mpg Worse than the stock run craps. Went from 26-8 to 24-26.

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Are you driving harder and not noticing?
:nope: drove 200 miles yesterday mostly freeway. Couldn’t crack 30 on the freeway, before I was able to average around 30-32 freeway, now it’s at 28-9
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max225 wrote: Mon May 25, 2020 11:59 am
CaleDeRoo wrote: Mon May 25, 2020 9:15 am

Are you driving harder and not noticing?
:nope: drove 200 miles yesterday mostly freeway. Couldn’t crack 30 on the freeway, before I was able to average out
Damn I went up to z06 sizes and to summer compound and didn't lose any :(
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max225 wrote: Mon May 25, 2020 11:59 am
CaleDeRoo wrote: Mon May 25, 2020 9:15 am

Are you driving harder and not noticing?
:nope: drove 200 miles yesterday mostly freeway. Couldn’t crack 30 on the freeway, before I was able to average around 30-32 freeway, now it’s at 28-9
Isnt that about what your buddy's house gets?
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Johnny_P wrote: Tue May 26, 2020 4:58 pm
max225 wrote: Mon May 25, 2020 11:59 am

:nope: drove 200 miles yesterday mostly freeway. Couldn’t crack 30 on the freeway, before I was able to average around 30-32 freeway, now it’s at 28-9
Isnt that about what your buddy's house gets?
Close to it... a 5800lb ram 1500 eco diesel averages about 20-21mpg for him. But we do drive under different driving conditions.
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max225 wrote: Mon May 25, 2020 11:59 am
CaleDeRoo wrote: Mon May 25, 2020 9:15 am

Are you driving harder and not noticing?
:nope: drove 200 miles yesterday mostly freeway. Couldn’t crack 30 on the freeway, before I was able to average around 30-32 freeway, now it’s at 28-9
Switch back to bicycle tires.
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Desertbreh wrote: Tue May 26, 2020 6:45 pm
max225 wrote: Mon May 25, 2020 11:59 am

:nope: drove 200 miles yesterday mostly freeway. Couldn’t crack 30 on the freeway, before I was able to average around 30-32 freeway, now it’s at 28-9
Switch back to bicycle tires.
What does the brown rocket average ?
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My last tank in the Rado was 23.4. :lol:
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Apex wrote: Tue May 26, 2020 6:56 pm My last tank in the Rado was 23.4. :lol:
:impressive:

I don't know what my truck gets, the dash has never read above 18 ever, so what's the point in wasting braincells to calculate?

My ZR2 was pretty bad too. Aero is a bitch.
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Detroit wrote: Tue May 26, 2020 7:22 pm
Apex wrote: Tue May 26, 2020 6:56 pm My last tank in the Rado was 23.4. :lol:
:impressive:

I don't know what my truck gets, the dash has never read above 18 ever, so what's the point in wasting braincells to calculate?

My ZR2 was pretty bad too. Aero is a bitch.
Hard to imagine a JT having better aero than a zr2.
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max225 wrote: Tue May 26, 2020 6:53 pm
Desertbreh wrote: Tue May 26, 2020 6:45 pm

Switch back to bicycle tires.
What does the brown rocket average ?
Around town about 20. @ even 70 cruise on level ground I can pull 30-31. high 20s @80. 90+ starts to require a ton of pedal and it all goes to hell.
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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max225 wrote: Tue May 26, 2020 7:30 pm
Detroit wrote: Tue May 26, 2020 7:22 pm
:impressive:

I don't know what my truck gets, the dash has never read above 18 ever, so what's the point in wasting braincells to calculate?

My ZR2 was pretty bad too. Aero is a bitch.
Hard to imagine a JT having better aero than a zr2.
Lift, cut open fascia, both get about the same MPG
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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Dang. According to the computer in the :jeep: I was averaging 25.9 at 60 MPG, ended up at 23.7 with about half at 60 and half at 78 plus maybe 15% in towns. Curious to see the actual results, will probably fill up today. Dat 4 cylinder lyfe.
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D Griff wrote: Sat May 30, 2020 4:02 pm Dang. According to the computer in the :jeep: I was averaging 25.9 at 60 MPG, ended up at 23.7 with about half at 60 and half at 78 plus maybe 15% in towns. Curious to see the actual results, will probably fill up today. Dat 4 cylinder lyfe.
After more than 6k miles, we are still over 23mpg with the mud terrains.
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D Griff wrote: Sat May 30, 2020 4:02 pm Dang. According to the computer in the :jeep: I was averaging 25.9 at 60 MPG, ended up at 23.7 with about half at 60 and half at 78 plus maybe 15% in towns. Curious to see the actual results, will probably fill up today. Dat 4 cylinder lyfe.
Curious about actual mpgay. Same as my mini with the same size engine 🥴
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max225 wrote: Sun May 31, 2020 4:17 am
D Griff wrote: Sat May 30, 2020 4:02 pm Dang. According to the computer in the :jeep: I was averaging 25.9 at 60 MPG, ended up at 23.7 with about half at 60 and half at 78 plus maybe 15% in towns. Curious to see the actual results, will probably fill up today. Dat 4 cylinder lyfe.
Curious about actual mpgay. Same as my mini with the same size engine 🥴
No pop pops burning excess fuel.
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Apex wrote: Sat May 30, 2020 4:59 pm
D Griff wrote: Sat May 30, 2020 4:02 pm Dang. According to the computer in the :jeep: I was averaging 25.9 at 60 MPG, ended up at 23.7 with about half at 60 and half at 78 plus maybe 15% in towns. Curious to see the actual results, will probably fill up today. Dat 4 cylinder lyfe.
After more than 6k miles, we are still over 23mpg with the mud terrains.
You guys have more miles on your JL than my wife has on hers, and she's had it twice as long. :impressive:

Hers is the hybrid, but it's getting the same 23MPG indicated. The hybrid is nice because the start/stop system is undetectable, and the extra torque boost is :notbad:
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Detroit wrote: Mon Jun 01, 2020 12:15 pm
Apex wrote: Sat May 30, 2020 4:59 pm

After more than 6k miles, we are still over 23mpg with the mud terrains.
You guys have more miles on your JL than my wife has on hers, and she's had it twice as long. :impressive:

Hers is the hybrid, but it's getting the same 23MPG indicated. The hybrid is nice because the start/stop system is undetectable, and the extra torque boost is :notbad:
We don’t like to sit around... :lol:
Not getting nearly as many miles these days, but it’s such a sweet :jeep:
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Apex wrote: Mon Jun 01, 2020 12:45 pm
Detroit wrote: Mon Jun 01, 2020 12:15 pm
You guys have more miles on your JL than my wife has on hers, and she's had it twice as long. :impressive:

Hers is the hybrid, but it's getting the same 23MPG indicated. The hybrid is nice because the start/stop system is undetectable, and the extra torque boost is :notbad:
We don’t like to sit around... :lol:
Not getting nearly as many miles these days, but it’s such a sweet :jeep:
:wub:
It really is.

:dillerman: I drive by all the time just put a Bikini Willys out front. Thought of you, that thing looks so awesome.
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max225 wrote: Sun May 31, 2020 4:17 am
D Griff wrote: Sat May 30, 2020 4:02 pm Dang. According to the computer in the :jeep: I was averaging 25.9 at 60 MPG, ended up at 23.7 with about half at 60 and half at 78 plus maybe 15% in towns. Curious to see the actual results, will probably fill up today. Dat 4 cylinder lyfe.
Curious about actual mpgay. Same as my mini with the same size engine 🥴
The first tank resulted in 19.8 MPG real world calculation. The MPGee counter and mileage weren't reset at the same time so I'm :notsure: on the disparity between the two. This tank included a 210 mile highway/back road road trip, a bunch of around town :derp: and a bit of off roading on the sand.
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Apex wrote: Sat May 30, 2020 4:59 pm

After more than 6k miles, we are still over 23mpg with the mud terrains.
Hot damn. That’s a yuge improvement.

I averaged 16 in the JKU.
Both JLU's I had (a V6 and a turbo 4) averaged somewhere near 23-24 MPG. Lots of highway driving, some town type speeds. They were on minivan tires though.
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