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Old 09-17-2010, 12:12 PM   #16 (permalink)
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I assume that cycleguy would be referring to his 94 Metro that he has listed. If this is the case, bigger tires may help a bit with making the gear ratio a touch better. Thing about the metro is, he won't be able to get much bigger than stock without some serious mods, so it would make little difference. My suspicion is the change in gearing ratio will make a bigger difference. However, I have noticed many cars, especially the fuel efficient ones, tend to lean a bit forward. Is this possibly by design?
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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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