Hi Cakely:
___Although not an Insight, I have a small paragraph for you to digest …
___When picking up my son from the U of I in Champaign ~ 2 months ago, I was traveling through temperatures (as shown on the LCD) between 51 and 57 degrees. Here is the interesting part. While driving at ~ 60 mph, the temp differences seen on the LCD within ~ 1/2 - 3/4 of a mile, were as high as 5 degrees F different that night. I was using the game gauge in the X for maximizing mileage as usual and with temps at 54 or above; I was in my usual 30 to 32.5 mpg instantaneous range. When I would drive through one of those areas where it was 51 - 53 degrees, the instantaneous would drop back to 27.5 to 30 mpg? I could almost see the change happen at 53 degrees and below! I know this is hard to believe but the X’s efficiency would drop by almost 10% with that small change in temperature and there wasn’t anything I could do about it! While driving the X in below freezing temps the other day, it was very hard to keep it in the 25 – 27.5 mpg range. Over 180 miles roundtrip in those temps, my trip mpg was only 25.1 and I haven’t seen that low since it was a brand new vehicle purchased 9 months ago … These cold temps simply suck the life out of the MDX, the Corolla, and apparently, the Insight’s as well.
___Finally, have you read any of the Warm Air intake threads over in the Honda-Hybrid-Electric vehicle forums over at Yahoo? There is a lot of back and forth as to why temps do what they do to the Insight but most are simply speculating. The most interesting information comes from Burt (otherwise known as [email protected] ) himself where he is only losing 2 mpg throughout the winter months with the warm air intake mod. That is pretty amazing to me and that is why I think there is something to it? I have read Rick Reece’s comments from years ago as well and after installing his (including the blow dryer mod), it sounds like he left it on year round? All but turning on the blow dryer anyway.
___Good Luck
___Wayne R. Gerdes
___Hunt Club Farms Landscaping Ltd.
___[email:1wc1zd25][email protected][/email:1wc1zd25]
___Although not an Insight, I have a small paragraph for you to digest …
___When picking up my son from the U of I in Champaign ~ 2 months ago, I was traveling through temperatures (as shown on the LCD) between 51 and 57 degrees. Here is the interesting part. While driving at ~ 60 mph, the temp differences seen on the LCD within ~ 1/2 - 3/4 of a mile, were as high as 5 degrees F different that night. I was using the game gauge in the X for maximizing mileage as usual and with temps at 54 or above; I was in my usual 30 to 32.5 mpg instantaneous range. When I would drive through one of those areas where it was 51 - 53 degrees, the instantaneous would drop back to 27.5 to 30 mpg? I could almost see the change happen at 53 degrees and below! I know this is hard to believe but the X’s efficiency would drop by almost 10% with that small change in temperature and there wasn’t anything I could do about it! While driving the X in below freezing temps the other day, it was very hard to keep it in the 25 – 27.5 mpg range. Over 180 miles roundtrip in those temps, my trip mpg was only 25.1 and I haven’t seen that low since it was a brand new vehicle purchased 9 months ago … These cold temps simply suck the life out of the MDX, the Corolla, and apparently, the Insight’s as well.
___Finally, have you read any of the Warm Air intake threads over in the Honda-Hybrid-Electric vehicle forums over at Yahoo? There is a lot of back and forth as to why temps do what they do to the Insight but most are simply speculating. The most interesting information comes from Burt (otherwise known as [email protected] ) himself where he is only losing 2 mpg throughout the winter months with the warm air intake mod. That is pretty amazing to me and that is why I think there is something to it? I have read Rick Reece’s comments from years ago as well and after installing his (including the blow dryer mod), it sounds like he left it on year round? All but turning on the blow dryer anyway.
___Good Luck
___Wayne R. Gerdes
___Hunt Club Farms Landscaping Ltd.
___[email:1wc1zd25][email protected][/email:1wc1zd25]