My first 60 mpg tank!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE([email protected] @ May 6 2007, 10:36 PM) [snapback]436616[/snapback]</div>

This seems really high. Are you running a special tire. Are you worried about a blow out at high speed.

 

Congratulations, montelb! Keep up the good work.

 

Great job! Now if you can use an engine block heater your first five minute drop off won't be so severe and you won't be playing catch up the rest of your trip.

Wayne

 

Interesting story. I'm now averaging 41 mpg - my best since I bought my '06 Prius in September 2006. My stock tires say maximum pressure is 45 psi, so you must have put on a different brand that will allow you to inflate to 56-58 psi. Or alternatively, you are over-inflating the stock tires that came with the car. I'd be interested in knowing which tires you use. I'd love to see 60 mpg but to get there I'd have to do a lot of unique things that seem to detract from the main purpose of a motorised vehicle: getting from point A to point B safely, in a reasonable amount of time, and with a certain level of efficiency.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(FireEngineer @ May 7 2007, 06:24 AM) [snapback]436755[/snapback]</div>

Is a block heater still useful at improving your mileage in the first 5 minutes of driving, in the spring, fall and summer too? and is it a responsible use of energy? My first five minutes are killing my mileage and I wonder if a block heater would help.

I'm also would love to stop the ICE in certain situations where I just got the car ready to go but I'm not moving for a few minutes due to traffic - so I wonder if an EV mod would be useful there.

 

Yes, a block heater works year round to help your MPG. As to responsible use of energy, that you have to decide. Is it economical, use it for a week and compare your MPG to the MPG before and after use, then check your gas savings vs. cost to operate. And don't forget the environmental benefit of less greenhouse gas production because of a warmer engine.

Wayne

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(bestmapman @ May 6 2007, 08:18 PM) [snapback]436639[/snapback]</div>

That would be my worry. Unless he does have a special kind of tire.

Dave M.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Fibb222 @ May 7 2007, 11:42 AM) [snapback]436898[/snapback]</div>

I bought a timer at Lowe's for $20 for my EBH. It kicks on the current flow at 5am so that she is nice & toasty by 8am or so. Electricity use is kept to a minimum.

I live in Texas, and am using my EBH right now. Starting at 110 is much better than my 70 degree garage in the morning.

Both the EBH & EV switch mod are useful in the first 5 minutes, especially if you have glide opportunities right out of the gate.

 

I'm on my 2nd tank right now. I averaged just over 55 MPG on my first tank and as of right now I've traveled 184 miles and am averaging 58.7 MPG. I just took a long trip for an interview today that was actually 183 of those 184 miles. A total of 85 miles of freeway driving. I averaged 60MPG on the way there and my MPG dropped to 58.7 after I got back home. I don't have any mods on my prius, and I checked my tire pressure and from the dealer my prius is 42-40 psi. with the max psi of 44 on the tire. I have considered putting in a few more psi and going with 44-42 however I'm not sure what kind of MPG difference I'll see from that. I'd like to have a 60MPG tank this earlier in my car's life with no mods seeing how people say as the car breaks in it gets better MPG. I have just over 400 miles on the car.

For my 58.7 MPG that I'm getting now all I practice is my Pulse & Glide and "Pulse & Assist" as I call it for higher speeds. Since gliding isn't possible in some situations I just assist the car with a MFD reading of 60MPG or higher on the freeway which makes for a make shift glide.