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Old 12-04-2009, 09:47 AM   #8 (permalink)
thatguitarguy
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Location: Leadville, CO
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Maroon Ballon - '98 Chrysler Town & Country LXI
90 day: 26.42 mpg (US)

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I can't detune it too much because it still has to climb steep mountains. That's always going to be a FE killer, but the power has to be available for when I need it. And the mods have to be cheap. Contrary to what you may have heard from U2 and Jay-Z, traveling musicians don't make much money at all.

I'd like to see if I can work out some kind of adjustable jetting like they have in airplanes, so it can be leaned out once up to cruise speed, but there is a lot of low hanging fruit in the aero department. I can move or enclose the draggy stuff on the roof, build a full belly pan, build a kammback, enclose the wheelwells, and replace the mirrors with rearview video.

This project will take a while, and it won't be done this winter.
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