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Christ · 10-23-2009, 02:32 AM

Not out of her range, but it would be a learning curve for awhile until she got used to flipping it.

Realistically, it could get her a possibly better increase than orange4boy got, especially if she's always cruising around at lower gear/higher engine speeds. The TC lock would allow her to more properly load the engine down for better efficiency at a given speed.

I wouldn't scoff at the possibility of a 30% increase, honestly.

10-23-2009, 02:32 AM	#131 (permalink)
Christ Moderate your Moderation. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Troy, Pa. Posts: 8,919 Pasta - '96 Volkswagen Passat TDi 90 day: 45.22 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,369 Thanked 430 Times in 353 Posts	Not out of her range, but it would be a learning curve for awhile until she got used to flipping it. Realistically, it could get her a possibly better increase than orange4boy got, especially if she's always cruising around at lower gear/higher engine speeds. The TC lock would allow her to more properly load the engine down for better efficiency at a given speed. I wouldn't scoff at the possibility of a 30% increase, honestly. __________________ "¿ʞɐǝɹɟ ɐ ǝɹ,noʎ uǝɥʍ 'ʇı ʇ,usı 'ʎlǝuol s,ʇı"