Here is an expert that totally refutes your mpg beliefs. And before you go "aha! he says fuel efficiency" note that he is talking FUEL not 4-cycle engine efficiency.
Quoted from the Spokesman Review, Spokane WA, 091705 page D2 spokesmanreview.com This was a 10 question test on how to drive for economy. Only question 10 is quoted.
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Test your mile-per-gallon knowledge
car pays a mileage penalty of how many miles per gallon? a) .5 mpg. b) 1 mpg. c) 1.5 mpg d) 3 mpg. e) 5 mpg
Answers:
10. c) Every 5 mph past 45 mph loses you 1.5 mpg in fuel efficiency. An engine that ges 20 mpg at 45 mph, for example, will get only 17 at 55 mph. Speed doesn't pay, in short it costs.
Bob Sikorsky, an award-winning journalist who has written several bes-selling books on automotive care, is a consultant in that field and a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers and of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers. Questions or comments of general interest should be sent viea e-mail to questions individually. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Why don't you write or E-mail him and impress him with your theory. You can even call him an liar too. I'm sure your credentials trump his.
Harry K
