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Old 04-10-2009, 05:02 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Bringing it to the mainstream

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Over 4000 views and 40 comments in less than 2 days!

A couple comments are from people saying that they are considering doing the same.


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Good stuff, thanks for posting this here. Ecomodding can do a lot to improve fuel economy, and this is a good display of that, .
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Old 04-10-2009, 05:28 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Old 06-04-2009, 11:41 AM   #4 (permalink)
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I entered my eco-modding insturctable in their energy efficency design contest.
I found out this morning that, while I didn't win the grand prize, I did win one of the runner-up prizes.

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