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May 4, 2005 | 12:35 AM

VetteNoob

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From: Kyle TX (Because Mojo Made me fill it in)

A different MPG Question

I didnt want the question to be burried in the Avg MPG thread so I figured Id start a new one.

How are you guys calculating your Avg MPG? Are you going by what the DIC shows or are you actually doing the math?

Ive always found that the DIC isnt really correct if you put the calculator to it when you fill up the tank.

Just curious.

May 4, 2005 | 12:41 AM

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I agree, but if you reset the avg. mpg everytime you fill up it should be pretty close.

May 4, 2005 | 12:45 AM

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May 4, 2005 | 12:54 AM

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I never reset the average MPG, it stays between 20 and 22. I do reset the "trip A" at every fill up and calculate the mpg for my most recent tank, it's usually between 19 and 25 depending on how many longer trips I took. On marathon trips I've seen 35mpg average over a single tank. I also use "trip B" for oil changes.

May 4, 2005 | 07:41 AM

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I have found that a calculator shows about 1 MPG less that the DIC estimates.

May 4, 2005 | 07:50 AM

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May 4, 2005 | 08:04 AM

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May 4, 2005 | 08:10 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by MLC 02

I have found that a calculator shows about 1 MPG less that the DIC estimates.

I totally agree. I have done the calculations no less than 10 times and the DIC is right at 1 MPG high almost every time. Sometimes .8, sometimes 1.2 but the avg has to be about 1 MPG high.

my .02