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View Poll Results: Dis-Placed-Ment------what do you drive?
| 6 3 4.00%
350 50 66.67%
383 2 2.67%
454 10 13.33%
other (please list) 11 14.67%
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Old 07-06-2010, 02:15 AM   #1
bikes&bowties
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Re: yet another MPG thread

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well flat bed should help, u got a stick so u can coast and guage shift points better than we can /w/ our 3 speeds.... nice and thanks for the imput... just another inspiritation to convert to stick!!!!
my rear end ratio isnt great for the transmission and tires and my motor doesnt have enough torque to pull 3rd (top gear) super strong... when i shift (depending at what rpm i shift) it drops to 1200-1600rpm. and its reletively slow till it hits the 2k mark and then it pulls really strong... i know the 3.73's are helping my mileage though cause when im doing like 75 its only at 2500rpm and 2100rpm when im doing 60-65.... I did the conversion and i wouldnt consider it a weekend transmission swap... its kinda in depth but only barely...
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