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If the goal is to make the car capable of getting 40mpg on the highway, I'd say its possible with:
+weight reduction (I'm talking seats, glass, etc, etc, etc)
+Gearing (2.73 or similiar)
+Intake & exhaust manifold swap (shoot to make the torque WHERE you need it)
+LRR tires
+serious aero mods
+Alternator/Powersteering/AC deletes....basically all parasitic loads
+Lower her to the ground!
And thats just to get you started.
If the goal is to make this vehicle 40mpg capable city/hwy combined...I'd say you have your work cut out for you. Possible, but way more ambitious than anything I would undertake.
All of this stuff has been mentioned before, but it seems like their are 2 trains of thought here: 40mpg on highway, 40mpg combined. It is my contention that 40mpg on highway is very doable.
Only one way to find out right?
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