anygunanywhere wrote:9mmGuy wrote:KD5NRH wrote:boomerang wrote:I think it's a good idea to allow motorcycles in the HOV lane if the goal is to reduce congestion and save fuel. Maybe we can get the laws fine tuned even more. If a little Honda Civic needs two people to use the HOV lane, maybe Suburbans and Expeditions and Hummers should have at least three people.
Base it on person-miles/gallon:
Economy car - 30mpg, 1 person = 30 p-m/g
SUV - 15mpg, 2 people = 30 p-m/g
F350 - 10mpg, 2 people = 20 p-m/g
No reason the Accord should be kept out of the lane when the trucks get to use it.
my boss has a turbo diesel F350 and gets about 25 mpg on the highway. just cause there big does not mean they aren’t efficient.
I am going to throw down the bull pile flag on this one.
My F250 turbodiesel achieved 22 mpg once, usually 18-19. highway unloaded while maintaining 600 degF exhaust temp which is the 7.3 most efficient point.
Anygun
I have a friend who has a 1-ton 4x4 with 7.3, a power chip and Banks power pack. If he keeps it at 55-60 he rolls out about 25-26, with an average on a 200 mile trip at about 23-24. He said the chip and exhaust really made a difference and gained him about 3-4 on the the highway.