I want better mileage
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Originally posted by Joe Blowe
i went from 23 mpg to 17 mpg in course of one week! sure enough, it was the odometer.
turns out that both the odometer and speedometer are off by 17.5%, as i found out during an extended highway trip (used the mileage markers and my watch's tachymetre). when i got home, i plotted my trip out on mapquest and then recalculated my mileage.
turns out i'm getting close to 27.5 mpg!
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my opinion: always start with the odometer. they are notorious for going out of calibration. once you establish it is in good working order, move on to IP timing, dragging brakes, etc...