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Old 01-10-2012, 09:58 PM   #71
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Re: what are you guys getting for mpg?

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Originally Posted by stroker87 View Post
if that was true why is it that with my 22" rims witch is just a touch smaller Overall Diameter then my stock 17" rims I loose 2.5mpg??

driving the same trip cruise set at the same speeds??? I run from Chicago IL. to Cleavland OH. on business a lot I have made the run many times on my stock rims and on my big rims with my stock rims I get about 65 mile more to a tank

Sorry for the hijack, every one
What is your gear ratio, tranny type, and what are the two different tire sizes that you are running? If you put your engine at a point where it is now running at an RPM that is just out of the band on the opposite end, it works the other way.
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