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Old 12-02-2009, 08:52 PM   #89 (permalink)
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
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Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

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90 day: 54.46 mpg (US)

Even Fancier Metro - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage top spec
90 day: 70.75 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by cfg83 View Post
I seem to remember that when COZX2 did it to his ZX2, he had a friend machine a 5th gear set for maybe $200. But that's the insider-friend price, because COZX2 is an NHRA dude.
Well, I'm not an NHRA dude, but just (finally) got an estimate of ~$200 for the job. I was surprised.

(EDIT: the guy is a customer of my brother's, and my brother said he gave him a good deal on some work, so this is probably returning the favour.)

So it is going ahead. At this pace, I expect to have a the new gearset in hand next summer.
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