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SportTrac Discussion
Engine & Drivetrain
Raising Gas Mileage on a 2003
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<blockquote data-quote="Dean Hedin" data-source="post: 1009481" data-attributes="member: 57230"><p>Rich, if I fill it to the neck at the start of the trip, and I fill it to the neck at the end of the trip, it will be a sufficiently accurate measure of fuel used.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm not interested in driving my car in mixed city/highway conditions over the course of a few months to determine the overall MPG.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This test is strictly a highway mileage test to see how well Proscan jives with reality. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>If I drive 140 miles and when I return to the station and it takes 6 gallons to fill it back up to the neck then I did 23.3 miles to the gallon. If Proscan is in agreement with this then I will be satisfied with it's accuracy. We can double check the actual mileage traveled with GPS or with google maps if you have doubts regarding the Sport trac's odometer reading.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>When I say "fill it up to the neck" I mean I will physically look into fill hole an use a visual reference point to make sure I fill to the same point each time. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This is a simple test and is sufficiently accurate to determine if Proscan is "WAY OFF" like you presently believe it is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dean Hedin, post: 1009481, member: 57230"] Rich, if I fill it to the neck at the start of the trip, and I fill it to the neck at the end of the trip, it will be a sufficiently accurate measure of fuel used. I'm not interested in driving my car in mixed city/highway conditions over the course of a few months to determine the overall MPG. This test is strictly a highway mileage test to see how well Proscan jives with reality. If I drive 140 miles and when I return to the station and it takes 6 gallons to fill it back up to the neck then I did 23.3 miles to the gallon. If Proscan is in agreement with this then I will be satisfied with it's accuracy. We can double check the actual mileage traveled with GPS or with google maps if you have doubts regarding the Sport trac's odometer reading. When I say "fill it up to the neck" I mean I will physically look into fill hole an use a visual reference point to make sure I fill to the same point each time. This is a simple test and is sufficiently accurate to determine if Proscan is "WAY OFF" like you presently believe it is. [/QUOTE]
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