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Originally Posted by Odin
Time to look into a metro! 1640 is incredibly light so i wonder how much better you would do without an interior just the drivers seat
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Honestly, not much better. Nothing in the car weighs all that much and I would be surprised if you saved 50 lbs. There really isn't any sound deadening in the car to speak of either and driving without an interior is like sitting in an echo chamber with a weed eater running at full throttle. Trust me, I've tried it. If you want to up your fuel economy though there are a few things you can do that aren't that expensive. Changing the cam to either the 3 Tech econo cam is reportedly worth 5 mpg for less than $200. About the same is true for a 3.79 transmission from either a Metro XFI or a 4 cylinder/5 speed 95+ Metro. You could also switch to 155 80 R13's on 13 in 95+ wheels for the same effect. I'm doing all of the above plus I had the fuel economy head package done by 3 Tech for my other Metro. My hope is that it will see 50 mpg city on a regular basis and touch 70 mpg on the highway. Whether it will or not is just speculation at this point as I am still gathering parts.
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(Note: the car sees 100% city driving and is EPA rated at 37 mpg city)