MPG Testing AR-5 + 93 Octane

[vt_maverick]

eternal what gear oil do you plan to run? Buffy put in Royal Purple 10w30 but I replaced it with 5w40 for better summer performance. I only did it as preventative maintenance since everything was fine, but I feel like the shifting is smoother than before. Fuel economy is best ever now also, though I'm not sure if the weight shift had anything to do with it.

[tom4bren]

Ash,

FWIW, I measured 21.5 mpg on the last tank in the Amigo (90% Hwy but heavy traffic). It has the 3.2L & 5spd so that is comparable to what you're running but I think the Amigo is significantly lighter than the VX so ...

Tom

P.S. I don't keep track of it in the VX since it's soooo depressing. I think I get better mpg in the 7 Ton Coachman with a 6.8L & auto tranny.

[Marlin]

It was 27DEC

[eternal21]

eternal what gear oil do you plan to run? Buffy put in Royal Purple 10w30 but I replaced it with 5w40 for better summer performance. I only did it as preventative maintenance since everything was fine, but I feel like the shifting is smoother than before. Fuel economy is best ever now also, though I'm not sure if the weight shift had anything to do with it.

RP 10W-30 FTW. This weekend it looks like I'll be putting ~750 miles on it, so hopefully I can get a better assessment of the gas mileage.