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Old 09-14-2010, 09:57 AM   #703 (permalink)
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SO let me get this straight. Your brother moved 18,000 miles from his current location, but the earth is only 24,900 miles around. Unless we're talking about multiple trips, he'd have saved a lot of gas going the other direction!
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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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