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Re: Below freezing MPG [ray80]
by smogdung
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Jan 18, 2007 (4:47 pm)
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Replying to: ray80 (Jan 18, 2007 3:51 am)
It did get down to 1 F .... MPG down may be due to temp tire pressure down.....?
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- #32 of 93
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Re: Below freezing MPG [smogdung]
by ray80
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Jan 18, 2007 (6:26 pm)
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Replying to: smogdung (Jan 18, 2007 4:47 pm)
Tire pressure is always a good thing to check after major temp change. With the cold temps milage will still suffer. It will be better when warmth comes back.
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Re: Below freezing MPG [ray80]
by smogdung
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Feb 03, 2007 (2:22 am)
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Replying to: ray80 (Jan 18, 2007 6:26 pm)
Pumped tires up to 35 from 30....temps this week 5-21 F....2.4 auto...mpg improved to 24. I think the wife is using that remote start thing a lot & letting it idle to warm up before she leaves work...
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- #34 of 93
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Re: Below freezing MPG [smogdung]
by ray80
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Feb 03, 2007 (5:05 am)
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Replying to: smogdung (Feb 03, 2007 2:22 am)
One other thing that may help a tad is to not leave defrost on when not needed as A/C compressor is turned on while using it. My milage has been on steady decline since cold weather made an appearance here in northeast
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Re: Below freezing MPG [ray80]
by smogdung
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Feb 12, 2007 (5:05 pm)
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Replying to: ray80 (Feb 03, 2007 5:05 am)
Back up over 26....big difference between 5-15 degrees & 30-40 degrees. Big difference between when I drive vs the old lady!!
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Re: Below freezing MPG [smogdung]
by ray80
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Feb 12, 2007 (5:13 pm)
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Replying to: smogdung (Feb 12, 2007 5:05 pm)
Good to hear its a little better, those cold days are tough, as it would be if she looks over your shoulder at what you wrote 
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Re: Below freezing MPG [ray80]
by smogdung
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Feb 13, 2007 (4:38 pm)
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Replying to: ray80 (Feb 12, 2007 5:13 pm)
Married 36 years (since age 18), suspect she'd forgive me for this one insensitive statement....retirement from Fed = 12.5 more weeks!!!! 31 years VA, 6 years USNAR, 36 married, 27 father, 17 school = 117 years, no wonder I feel old!!!
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- #38 of 93
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F & N Filter System (Air Filter)
by steveandbelind
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Feb 15, 2007 (5:35 pm)
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Do this setup really help fuel economy?
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- #39 of 93
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Re: F & N Filter System (Air Filter) [steveandbelind]
by ray80
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Feb 16, 2007 (4:56 am)
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Replying to: steveandbelind (Feb 15, 2007 5:35 pm)
I assume you mean K& N filter. I don't have any personal experiance with them, but I checked their website and see nothing there thats indicates their air filter increases economy (other then a clean filter does better then a dirty one). There is no shortage of claims from people who claim better economy though (perhaps they only check after replacing the dirty one with brand new shiny new one without checking similar MPF (miles per filter)
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Better MPG
by steveandbelind
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Feb 16, 2007 (5:33 am)
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Is there a way to get any better MPG that someone knows of? I just bought my 07 last Saturday, and other than it showing most the time about 23.8 city, and around 31 or so highway, I haven't really had a chance to see what it really gets. I will be taking a 1000 mile trip probably tomorrow, so I WILL find out. I seen on Ebay that there are several things that they say helps out on mpg, like Turbnado, which is just a piece of metal that slips in the air intake hose, supposedly creating a vortex. I put the original Turbinator in my Explorer, and didn't really monitor it. Don't really think that it did much, but not sure. 
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