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Old 05-31-2008, 08:45 PM   #16 (permalink)
digitaldissent
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yarii - '07 Yaris 4dr (auto)
90 day: 41.37 mpg (US)

Bullet Bill - '07 Yaris 2dr hatch
90 day: 36.19 mpg (US)
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I will most likely go with moonies for now they are cheap, but my thinking is this:
I am not going for looks, just function. I do think that taking weight off the drive train is a lot different than lets say taking that duffel out of the trunk. Yes I agree with the un-sprung weight point. I mean I believe that any weight removed from the drive system like the flywheel, axles, rotors, wheels, pulleys,,,, you get the idea, will make the engine spin easier and if I don't hod rod it actually save energy. My biggest problem right now is I can't find how much the steel wheels weigh.


and to complicate things I found a set of factory alloys for cheap
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