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brucey · 10-30-2009, 06:05 PM

At 70 I'm at 2850 rpm. So yeah, taller gearing with the torque converter locked.

Larger/Wider Tires though.

Obviously taller ride height.

And the wagon shape itself leaving that huge gap in the wake.

I'll be working on it a bit more after haloween. Along with the A B A B tests.

Also worth mentioning, I have overload coils in the rear. These are great to fix the problem of the back of the car sagging when I have it loaded down with oak, but in normal use actually gives the car a slight rake, I think this is also hurting mileage somewhat.

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brucey A madman Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: WV Posts: 1,018 Pequod - '17 Subaru Outback 90 day: 22.79 mpg (US) Thanks: 73 Thanked 183 Times in 98 Posts	At 70 I'm at 2850 rpm. So yeah, taller gearing with the torque converter locked. Larger/Wider Tires though. Obviously taller ride height. And the wagon shape itself leaving that huge gap in the wake. I'll be working on it a bit more after haloween. Along with the A B A B tests. Also worth mentioning, I have overload coils in the rear. These are great to fix the problem of the back of the car sagging when I have it loaded down with oak, but in normal use actually gives the car a slight rake, I think this is also hurting mileage somewhat.