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Old 06-22-2010, 05:21 PM   #61 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by tasdrouille View Post
When bean counters pull the strings, designs mostly work instead of never fail...

Isn't that the truth.

I understand having to do the right thing despite public opinion against it. When I mentioned to my mom years ago that my wife could reliably get 2 mpg more in my Sentra than I could, she thought I was silly for keeping such close track of my economy.

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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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