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Old 02-20-2010, 11:43 AM   #11 (permalink)
Domman56
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Lancaster Ca
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Tank - '76 Chevy El Camino Classic
90 day: 25.89 mpg (US)

Sabrina - '91 Mercedes Benz 190 E
90 day: 37.07 mpg (US)

Angel - '88 Mercedes-Benz 420SEL
Last 3: 23.01 mpg (US)

Quicksilver - '04 Mercedes-Benz CLK55 AMG Cabrio
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
Why are you giving the O.P. advice if you have no idea if it will help or hinder achieving his fuel economy goal?
Because we did it on our car and i told him the results, i didn't monitor before after FE results but looking at the mileage on that car I'd say it helped out a little, especially since less throttle is needed to achieve the same speed that extra throttle response can sometime save a bit of gas

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Tank:
(No actual EPA numbers for car just used F/E numbers when i first got it)
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