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Old 11-08-2010, 01:09 PM   #25 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by scopedope View Post
Ive got one more thing you might think about. You might ask where the truck was built for. I had a 95 sonoma with a 2.2 L engine. I bought it in Colorado and took it to California where I lived at the time. I got a good 30 MPG. When I moved back to Colorado I got 35 MPG. I found out that the computer is programed for a range of altitude. You might look that over as well.
what do you contribute that increase in FE to? you were likely crawling lots of hills there too...
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oh Brett polycarbonate is pricy, scratches easily ans is difficult to polish.
it takes over 400 f to manipulate its shape so ther sun wont be a concern
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bennelson, had you started with a VW rabit IDI based truck your baseline woulda been 40 mpg. what dia is the fan from the metro, is it able to keep the s-10 radiator cool under heavy load?
sideways hinging - good one! it will eliminate some problems. we still dont know at which speed you will be driving..?
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Metro, "some of the much easier to pick low-hanging aero fruit" i love it you should think about gettin into sales
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