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Post by the light works on Dec 18, 2012 3:57:04 GMT
I'll notice if the 100 mile round trip I made today with an extra 2 (us) tons out and 1 (us) ton back makes a significant difference...
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Post by c64 on Dec 18, 2012 18:40:08 GMT
I am having trouble working this one out... You take a vehicle and increase its size and weight and expect to get BETTER results on MPG?.... Yes driving slower than maximum will increase MPG, but driving with more weight size rolling resistance (through wheel friction) and the rest must SURELY have some effect on MPG...... My initial thoughts are, this is not going to be happening, but?......... Yeah I have to agree with ya. Sure wind resistance matters. But yeah. C64, have you ever driven a truck with a trailer? It definitely matters even after you have accelerated. More mass means more work maintaining speed. With my 6.7 I got between 23 and 25 on the highway empty. Loaded on the goosneck I got 19 to 20. It depends on the technology. The latest truck and trailer suspension systems won't add much friction with weight. It doesn't matter much if fully loaded or empty. And as long as you won't change speed or altitude, the cargo doesn't eat potential energy. Of course you get some more mpg out of the truck while empty but not that much. The downside of the "Blue Tech" system is, that when you are out of "horse pee", it refuses to keep running so you are stuck no matter how much Diesel you can get!
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Post by Cybermortis on Dec 19, 2012 12:26:08 GMT
{Moved a number of posts from here to their own thread in the watercooler, as the information had little or nothing to do with the OP - CM}
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Post by silverdragon on Dec 22, 2012 6:14:23 GMT
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Erm, WHAT?.... can you explain that... I "Think" it looks like no matter how much fuel you have the vehicle wont go anywhere in certain situation dependant on some electric gizmo's?...
Did I read that wrong?...
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Post by the light works on Dec 22, 2012 7:10:45 GMT
[/size] Erm, WHAT?.... can you explain that... I "Think" it looks like no matter how much fuel you have the vehicle wont go anywhere in certain situation dependant on some electric gizmo's?... Did I read that wrong?...[/quote] the"blue tec" system uses a urea injection system to reduce particulate emissions - it sounds like it refuses to run if it doesn't have the urea.
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Post by the light works on Dec 23, 2012 3:49:18 GMT
Fill up day - 11.5 MPG - right in the average.
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Post by silverdragon on Dec 23, 2012 7:44:45 GMT
(quote)- it sounds like it refuses to run if it doesn't have the urea.
Is that right?.... Chocolate teapot anyone?...
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Post by the light works on Dec 23, 2012 14:49:25 GMT
(quote)- it sounds like it refuses to run if it doesn't have the urea. Is that right?.... Chocolate teapot anyone?... it's a funny shape for chocolate, but sure, it'll taste the same as any other shape. (keep in mind that Blue tec is a pollution measures thing, not a fuel efficiency thing.)
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