Fuel Mileage

[buswarrior]

@buswarrior Well my thought is, these engines are not as efficient at all RPM ranges, So I'm going to experiment with it more.   

Or I'm going to install one of these http://www.greenshieldsproject.com/about

You're already around 1550 rpm when you change up from 3rd... not far away from "the range"

Find the fuel curve graph for your engine, you'll see a much gentler curve than some modern engines, the "efficient rpm range" is a relative thing, not critical like some Cats were as the emissions came on...

Engines are bound by their vintage. You get what they got.

Price out your obsession... how much time are you thinking about how much fuel money?

Happy coaching!
Buswarrior

[neoneddy]

Price out your obsession... how much time are you thinking about how much fuel money?

Quite a bit, but I'm hoping to put 3-4k miles on this every year. The different in cost is $400 from 5 -> 6 mpg at current prices.    That's the cost of a trip or two.

[belfert]

@buswarrior Well my thought is, these engines are not as efficient at all RPM ranges, So I'm going to experiment with it more.   

Or I'm going to install one of these http://www.greenshieldsproject.com/about

If that Greenshield could truly increase mileage by 10% to 20% why wouldn't a school bus manufacturer already be doing that?  Any manufacturer that could deliver 10% to 20% fuel savings would increase sales substantially.

[luvrbus]

If that Greenshield could truly increase mileage by 10% to 20% why wouldn't a school bus manufacturer already be doing that?  Any manufacturer that could deliver 10% to 20% fuel savings would increase sales substantially.

If the school bus manufacture thought they could get a 20 % better mileage they would have redesign their buses to be more areo  dynamic,they try and do it with new engines designs.with that gimzo what is 20% increase of 5 mpg ? nothing   

[buswarrior]

Snake oil.

A path would have already been beaten and paved to their door, if this worked.

20% off the First Student fuel bill, fleet wide? That ain't chump change, baby!

That guy is making money by duping investors and the taxman.

Happy coaching!
Buswarrior

[luvrbus]

The guy is looking in the wrong for fuel mileage he needs to look no farther than his right foot,2 things a Detroit will do, that is use more fuel and more oil at higher rpm