I finally got tired of having to special-order air filters for the Insight, so I ordered a K&N filter instead. Got it Friday, and yesterday filled the tank and headed off on a ~100 mile round trip to visit friends. I do this trip every month or so, and generally have trouble managing 70 mpg. (Headwinds going, which die down by the time I return.)
Well, this time I got 80 mpg. The weather was pretty hot: close to 100, so I'd disconnected the hot air mod, otherwise the headwinds and everything were pretty much as usual.
So what do you all think? The K&N? Not having the intake air TOO hot? (It was ~100F, with the hot air mod I would have expected it to run 120-130.) Just dumb luck?
Well, this time I got 80 mpg. The weather was pretty hot: close to 100, so I'd disconnected the hot air mod, otherwise the headwinds and everything were pretty much as usual.
So what do you all think? The K&N? Not having the intake air TOO hot? (It was ~100F, with the hot air mod I would have expected it to run 120-130.) Just dumb luck?