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I'm not dumb but I cant understand ....
I installed 5.14 gears in my truck last week . It had 3.54 gears in there before. My mileage went from 11.5 mpg to 13.8 mpg . Thats right. I GAINED 2.3 mpg by going to MUCH steeper gears . Am I missing something here ? No other changes were made .
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Did you change the speedo adaptor to compensate for the new gears?? The speedo might be registering a lot more miles than you are really traveling, hence the mileage improvement.
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Depends on your driving. I went to 4.10 from 3.07 and my mileage went way up around town. Not so on the highway. Your results will probably be similar. Needs less gas to get going with more gear, but will take way more on the highway.
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I'm with class of 69 on this one: speedo gear is probably the reason.
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I second the speedo.
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Hahahaha . Maybe I am dumb after all. That works out to a more believable 9.6 mpg. Thats more like it. I just changed to 4.57's today. Lets see how that does.
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"why she walked like a woman and talked like a man Lo Lo Lo Lola" Thought this was a song quiz. lol
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LOL!!! I was thinking the same thing when I first replied.
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LMFAO....We are showing our age here....
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HEY!!! They still play those old songs on the classic hits stations. Any one of any age could know the line. OK. OK. so the young people don't listen to the classic hits station... right?? Still showing my age, but I have a 7 year old! NO, he's not my grandson.
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Always thought that song was too freaky.
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Yeah it the Kinks...1970
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Yeah I think it was the "Kinks" when Eric Clapton was with them and there is nothing wrong with listening to the "oldies" stations. Just reliving lost youth and listening to some GOOD music. I do like some of the new stuff including Eminem (AAHHH did I say that). My youngest just turned 9 yesterday.
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I didn't know Clapton ever was with the Kinks. I think Ray Davies was lead singer at one time. I could easily be wrong, however.
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Right On with the Good music brotha... what is all this hog wrestle, and rap crap now days.... they talk so fast I can't understand them.. and poor Mike is sitting there wondering how the he11 his thread went so far astray!!! Ask a simple question, and look what ya get.....sorry Mike.
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Hey, its all in good communication. I don't think anyone is getting pi$$ed. If mikep didn't like it he'd comment. If it was a thread I started I'd enjoy the expansion.
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I dont think Clapton was ever with The Kinks. Ray Davies was but Clapton was still in Cream or Derek and the Dominoes about that time. I may be wrong though. I was wrong once before if you dont count my first two marriages.
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Your right about Clapton, my little pea brain got titles Layla and Lola crossed in there somehow. Clapton was with a lot of groups but not the Kinks. Some were Bluesbreakers, Cream, Blind Faith and Derek and the Dominoes. Probably too much Peppermint Schnapps and Wild Turkey back then got my mind jumbled.
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Glad to hear I'm not the only one with sticky cob webs in the brain from too much schnapps, and other such things!! Oh, and Mike...opinions of ex's definately don't count!! Took me three try's to find one that doesn't nag or talk back!!!
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Class of 69, I didn't know your wife couldn't speak.
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Walks, talks, cooks, washes clothes, and makes very good money!!! I know, I know, you think I'm lying.
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well hey you guys where talking about youngsters listining to all this new age crap, well i am 18 and i hate all the new music, i listen to classic rock all of the time, but most of what i listen to is from the 80's and early 90's when i was little
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The young guys just have to be exposed to the old rock and roll, My son is 18 and he was listening to a song over and over and said I really like this guys voice, I said oh yeh thats mick jagger, I said heres a bunch more stuff listen to this grass hopper
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