My very first car was a 1961 Rambler American with the flathead six engine. When I first bought it, the top speed was 60 MPH, at which speed it got 30 MPG. I soon found that the throttle plate would only open halfway with the gas pedal on the floor. Fixed the throttle linkage, and got 24 MPG.
So yes, a throttle limiter will save gas. But the performance is terrible.
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06 Canyon: The vacuum gauge plus wheel covers helped increase summer 2015 mileage to 38.5 MPG, while summer 2016 mileage was 38.6 MPG without the wheel covers. Drove 33,021 miles 2016-2018 at 35.00 MPG.
22 Maverick: Summer 2022 burned 62.74 gallons in 3145.1 miles for 50.1 MPG. Winter 2023-2024 - 2416.7 miles, 58.66 gallons for 41 MPG.
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