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Renewing old flames
Wow do I have some catching up to do!
Around the beginning of September of last year my motor finally went kaput. Make a long story short I got a heckuva deal on a used motor and off she goes again. I haven't been as thorough checking the MPG as i used to be, but it still gets over 20 mpg usually, and this engine had 70k on it when I got it. But the van doesn't struggle up the hills as bad as before with the worn out engine.
I'll need to get some more updated fuel economy figures for the ole girl, but it isn't driven nearly as much now since my wife got her a Maxima. But I'm glad to be back on here, and hope to do some research on a fairly ambitious project I have in mind for an EV--namely, making my Explorer electric. Yes, I know, it's huge. But it's practical for my area. But that's for another thread.
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 RIP Maxima 1997-2012
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Originally Posted by jamesqf
I think you missed the point I was trying to make, which is that it's not rational to do either speed or fuel economy mods for economic reasons. You do it as a form of recreation, for the fun and for the challenge.
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