Gas Mileage and Bricks
Hello All,
I own a ford ranger and mercury mountianeer v8. It is possible to get 25 MPG without HHO. I was able to get my v8 302 to do 25mpg(it has an onboard stock MPG thing built into it) so i am ceritan of the milage. However, i didnt get it going 75MPH and gunning the engine all the time. I got it by using cruise control and going 50-55 MPH on the freeway and coasting down hills in neutral. I also have 3.73 gears and an automatic. So im not sure that 25 MPG is impossible.
You have to keep im mind that trucks and SUVs are big bricks that you are pushing through the air. getting one to get great effieiceny in a time when china has surpassed us and everything in the USA is now imported isnt going to happen. I wish people would realize that trucks and SUVS are now for the rich. I love my SUV and truck as much as you guys do. But the reality is that its very expensive. I have to sell mine under bluebook. That is sad but it is the way it is.
HHO isnt going to work in the way people have hoped. It would be nice if it did. but it doesn't. Its time to drive vehicles that ARE efficient. This is the only way to help. By efficient i do not mean a prius or conversions. I've seen many old datsuns and toyotas lately that i havent seen in a long time. Buy a $1000 car and fix it and drive it. make sure it will get 30 MPG. that is the only way to save $$$. Otherwise your just wasting more money.