Jus-A-CMax

Coasting, whats that? :shift:

No worries but I saw the prices, my wife will have kittens...and she thought my Heatshield was expensive :finger:

Mate, that was such a long time ago but improbable because that was in mid Feb sometime and the new CMax with 3.5.1 were already coming out...but thanks for the mention anyway, lol :rockon: As for me, I am not seeing significant improvements at all, Yeah, 1 or 3 MPG but my hill climb is still that, and it still sucks. Now, I didn't really drive surface streets like I did for my 800 tank with the 3.1.3. I guess I need to do a run to Camarillo one day to see if there are any but my quams is that I am not sure if this is still due to engine breakin or not. Don't forget, I did document increasing MPGS from 300 to 12,000 based on my car and coming from Mammoth with same load and temps and exact same route. I think Matt also reported engine breakin improvement post 15,000 as well. Its a hard one to prove either way but if you are now enjoying better MPG, lets shaddap and jus enjoy life. Adair...do we need to waterboard this guy to get the full goya? :stirpot:

Let me re-write this in the "Jus" world...$80 - $40 = $40. $40 divided by $5 = 8. So therefore, Jus can have 8 beers from the savings. 8 beers, thats a lot of savings there..woohoo... :happy feet: Or if I was to put into my golf world, then thats, 1 Friday mid-day rate 18 hole round at the LA City and 1 beer & 1 soda plus tip afterwards... :) Told ya I was a simple :shift:

As promised, all the Ladies are in Pink, I'll acknowledge 1st, 2nd and 3rd spots for the Ladies :hi5:

re-read my Nutz thread...I saw this coming months back, its all based on your history. Ssss...according to some posters, there is NO difference between Premium and Regular. Don't disturb the ZEN in that Lake of Wisdom, no ripples or falling leaf...ssshh.

Done! Wow... :worship: BALLSY :drool: ...13.21 gallons...hell...even I dare not go that low on the gallons used :rockon:

Please welcome Adair, our 33rd member of the 600+ Mile CMax club and 2nd female member.

Lemon Rooting Tootin... ...next HOOTIN from Adair :woohoo:

No worries CMaxGo....don't thank me, it was passed onto me, I didn't know such a flash mob existed so I am carrying on the good wishes and spirit. Personally, I think this is one of the best flash mobs (when it was craze back then) that I've seen. I am off to teach the juniors golf, have a sweet day everyone. Adair - go girl...remember, easy peasy LEMON squeezy ;)

I always thought there would have been more American posters here who would have dropped a well wish post. It is after all, it is to celebrate the birth of your country which has played a significant part of world history, and I freely admit I whilst, I am not a citizen here, I am puzzled by this. Yeah, yeah, its LOUNGE and OT in a car forum...but seriously, what does it hurt? Have a great weekend all - and everyone thus far whos posted - you guys :rockon: especially u fotomoto, the OP :drool: - what a great pic and creativity :)

Easy Peasy LEMON squeezy :stirpot:

Are there any seat covers that will keep the back cool in the HOT summer heat when I do my MPG runs? ;) No, seriously, I get a sweaty back to a point where I have to wear a shirt and change out before I get into the office and when I leave. Need something cool. AC is not cutting it.

I just found this...enjoy!

That is very cool and creative. A point deduction for not including the CMax in the picture since you are posting this on the CMax forum ;) j/k :)

I would me more interested in the handling of the CMax - given the extra weight on the top of the box, and any effects from the cross winds. I use to have boxes all the time on top of my Jaguar...but thank goodness, all the sh*t now fits inside the CMax without the need for a box, thereby giving us 140% increase in the MPG.

Oh...I see...said the blind man, now its an AGE and LEMON thing now...care to add anything else while you're at it... :hysterical:

We heard it here and and many other place where people tout: "Drive slowly, don't gun it! Accelerate S L O W L Y. You save gas and increase your MPGs" Based on my experience, I don't believe that statement to be true so I decided to do a couple of runs to do some testing. So here are my test conditions and criterias: Measurement Tool: I used my Trip2 computer to record the data. I do not have Scangauge. Trip2 has 2 decimal for the gas used vs 1 in the Trip Summary. Where: Found a "quiet" stretch of level road and used the same side of the road on all the runs. This eliminated any chance of slope bias that would have influenced the result. How it was tested: Reset the Trip2. Accelerate from zero immediately in ICE to 35 mph with the 1 bar or 2 bar (dependent on run). As soon as 35mph is hit, foot off the gas, brake and pull over. Turn on camer and snap the pic. 2 runs were done for 1 bar, 2 runs done for 2 bars, results averaged. So which one was the most Fuel Efficient? MPG: they are both pretty close, with the 2 bar burn pipping the 1 bar burn. Distance: it took 3 to 4 times the distance to reach the same speed. Time: whilst there is some whim at how long it would take me to reset the Trip2 and kick in the gas, and the time to turn on the S4 camera and focus, it still show at least double the time for a 1 bar burn vs 2 bar burn to reach the 35mph cut off speed. Gas: To me, this is the most telling and if you want to hypermile and get the most out of the LIMITED gas and break the 600, 700, 800 or dare I saw, 900...then 0.00 is always far better than 0.02. Now I am going to throw a monkey wrench into the works.....what the readings does not show is the LEVEL of battery regen. I have no way to measure the state of charge (SOC) and there is no practical way for me to drain the battery to the same level either - so this is based on my observation. The 1 bar does generate more battery than 2 bar because you are using the ICE to do this. I am not going to do into the glide phase for batt regen, thats another topic for discussion. This is Run 1, 2 bar burn: This is Run 1, 1 bar burn: Not shown is Run 2 pictures, yeah, too lazy but I think you guys get the picture by now. What does this mean to YOU? Heres what you have to understand with driving FE. You have limited gas. Gas is needed for ICE. ICE is needed for the power pulse phase. Pulse is what you need to get up to traffic speed (unless you like ENJOY getting RPGed :finger: by the rear driver :rant: along with the sound horn effects and the 1 finger salute :runaway: )....so burn the acceleration at a 2 bar and not 1 bar rate. Both burns still have regen - unless your SOC is already > 80% in which case the threshold for regen has dropped below the 2 bar (time to swtich strategy). Now...having said that I will still use 1 bar burn and keep it as a tool in the box. Huh? :headscratch: WTF are you talking about now Jus, after telling us all the crap above? A 1 bar burn is good for one thing: regen the battery and sometimes you need a higher SOC for a part of a road such as a mild upslope to get home, use it - BUT make sure there is no one behind one to PO. But do realize that you are sacrificing some gas for the higher battery - but as long as what you sacrifice in the 1 bar burn IS LESS than what it will cost you to kick in the ICE (say 3 bar burn) going upslope...then you are on a winner. You can't fight physics but you can make it slightly more palateable in your FE world. Happy 4th and enjoy, :shift: safely out there. :)

Go Adair :rockon:

Ugh :sad:

Jus face it, my Maxine is a TARDIS, there is no physical explanation, jus enjoy the show ;)

So says the one that drove a LEMON colored vehicle if I recall....lemonade anyone :hysterical:

hybridbear - I can definitely see you borrowing your parents car for the trips to HomeDepot ;) Congratz to the family on their purchase, wise choice indeed :rockon:

We need new pictures of the car overall with the lexan cover and your stealthy grill replacment covers ;) Sure you don't want a black matt paint job, Matt? :drool:

Keep going snitGTS....you're getting warmer.... :drool: :wub2: any high MPGs.