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Old 07-23-2009, 05:49 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by Rattlesnake Guy View Post
Dave R,
I bought a MPG readout a couple of years back but it never seems to get onto my honey do list for some reason. My dream was to generate a curve of mph vs mpg. Your comment has re sparked my interest. I had always assumed that the optimum mpg was very slow and then just on plane. Do you have any mpg numbers for minimum speed. Maximum wake. almost on plane. On plane. faster? Thanks for your comments.
Sure.

idle speed (4 MPH) 4 to 5 MPG
6 MPH 3 MPG
maximum wake 1 to 1.5 MPG
20 to 24 MPH 2 MPG
25 to 27 MPH 2.2 MPG
28 to 32 MPH 2.5 MPG
33 to 40 MPH 2.2 MPG
40+ MPH 2 MPG
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