[TheForge] Hellooooooo!

[Chris Kilpatrick]

Hi Bob,
     Most machinery runs at it's highest efficiency at about 67% of red line.  If that is 55 mph for your mitsubishi, excellent!

-Chris K.

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: schade at acegroup.cc
> To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Hellooooooo!
> Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 13:34:17 -0500
> 
> 
> 
> On May 4, 2006, at 11:09 AM, <debmiller at fuse.net> wrote:
> 
> >
> > I guess we could start a huge off topic thread on energy policy,
> > Ray
> > Cincinnati
> >
> >
> 
> I drive a small 1995 4cyl Mitsubishi pickup. I consistently get 24 
> mpg. Last week after filling up for $400 or so (it seemed like 
> it!!) I decided to see what kind of mpg I would get if I drove 
> 55mph as Nixon had us do back in the early opec days (1973?). I 
> kept it between 55-60mph on mostly highway driving. I got 34mpg! 
> The test was somewhat limited but I filled again yesterday and will 
> try it again.
> 
> It will work fine if I don't go too far from home but if I get on 
> the interstate in a more heavily traveled area I would be afraid of 
> getting run over or shot or both. Pretty amazing how much gas could 
> be saved by just slowing down.
> 
> But I guess as Americans we have more important things to worry 
> about. If the price gets too high we can always invade another 
> country.
> 
> Bob
> 
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