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Old 06-17-2004, 05:44 PM
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Hi SteveJust:

___A 4 minute drive in an all-urban environment? You are doing great to receive what you do! The real high mileage comes from the highway drivers doing some distance after warm up and a great overall setup.

___Since you have a multitude of information available to you from the various FCD’s, the next time you are out on a very flat portion of highway with no wind and a warmed up automobile, drive 50 miles per hour for a stretch and see where your instantaneous is. Drive 55 miles per hour for a stretch after that and see where it is. And so on and so on. High pressure in the tires will help tremendously here. Leave the advance techniques and setup in the tool box for the moment and just see what she is capable of on the highway in case you were concerned. I believe Hot-Georgia_2004 sees short bursts of 70 - 80 mpg on the Instantaneous at 50 + miles per hour himself with his CVT base HCH. I am sure he will chime in within the hour to provide additional feedback.

___Good Luck

___Wayne R. Gerdes
___Hunt Club Farms Landscaping Ltd.
___Waynegerdes@earthlink.net

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