Let's try to keep it where the ROI (Return On Investment) is realized in a few weeks or months with the fuel mileage gained.
Just like if the MicroBlue Racing Wheel Bearings treatment gained 1/2 mpg with $700 spent would payback in 3 weeks with a 5 mpg truck running 3,000 miles a week using $4 per gallon fuel.
Is 10 MPG Possible with a Fully Loaded (80K gross) 5 Axle Truck?
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I know this information from Cummins makes a difference when testing too.
Road Surface [FONT=Arial Narrow,Arial Narrow][FONT=Arial Narrow,Arial Narrow]Even road surface has a documented effect on fuel economy.[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Arial Narrow,Arial Narrow][FONT=Arial Narrow,Arial Narrow]
Using new concrete as the standard baseline, worn or polished concrete is even better. All other road surfaces are worse, some substantially. Table 7: Tire Rolling Resistance Pavement Type and Condition versus Relative Rolling Resistance [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Arial Narrow,Arial Narrow][FONT=Arial Narrow,Arial Narrow]Relative Rolling Road Surface Resistance %
[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Arial Narrow,Arial Narrow][FONT=Arial Narrow,Arial Narrow]Concrete polished (best MPG) 12%[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Arial Narrow,Arial Narrow][FONT=Arial Narrow,Arial Narrow]Road roughness can increase rolling resistance up to 20% due to energy dissipation in the tires and suspension (10% loss of MPG).
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Asphalt with finish coat 1%
medium coarse finish 4%
coarse aggregate 8%
Chip and Seal Blacktop (worst MPG) 33%
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The coating is only a mil thick and should not come off. In powder form the coating is a great oil additive from what I am told.
MicroBlue Racing's website: http://www.microblueracing.com/
There is alot of information on the micro-polishing and coating there along with all the parts in your motor and drive train they can do.
Here is one of the web pages that explain the process better:
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[SIZE=+1]Microblueracing's patent is a good read for understanding how tungsten disulfide works as a dry lubricant and why their process maximises the coating.[/SIZE]
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http://lowerfriction.com/product-page.php?categoryID=1
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http://www.ws2oil.com/index.html
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i can understand you dont need to care so much
since here now gallon 7.5$ are trucks are much efficient
here you can find lot of trucks which have cruising speed at only 1000rpm
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And there's one problem. They design these vehicles over here to get great mileage and then try to sell them for 5 times what they're worth. Of course nobody wants to buy one. Nobody likes getting ripped off.
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