Winter Gas Causing Drop in MPG?

[b_hickman11]

Your engine likes warm and hot air to be brought into it from the intake. The hotter it is outside, the better mpg's you will get. I recorded my best mpg on a day it was 105+ degrees outside.

[MadMax]

Originally Posted by b_hickman11

Your engine likes warm and hot air to be brought into it from the intake. The hotter it is outside, the better mpg's you will get. I recorded my best mpg on a day it was 105+ degrees outside.

Maybe that explains the good mileage I got this past summer, when we had all those 100+ degree days...

I can't wait for those days to return!

[Hard_Yaris]

So in this case Hot Air is Good!

[BailOut]

Originally Posted by b_hickman11

Your engine likes warm and hot air to be brought into it from the intake. The hotter it is outside, the better mpg's you will get. I recorded my best mpg on a day it was 105+ degrees outside.

Precisely. This is why many of us hypermilers block our grilles in the cold months, and why some also set up DIY warm air intakes.

[docB]

Originally Posted by b_hickman11

Your engine likes warm and hot air to be brought into it from the intake. The hotter it is outside, the better mpg's you will get. I recorded my best mpg on a day it was 105+ degrees outside.

Was this mileage determination made with a Scan Gage or be refilling the tank?
doc

[b_hickman11]

Originally Posted by docB

Was this mileage determination made with a Scan Gage or be refilling the tank?
doc

By refilling the tank with the last bar started blinking and divided miles driven by amount of gas filled.