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Old 05-23-2011, 02:17 AM   #28 (permalink)
Frank Lee
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Blue - '93 Ford Tempo
Last 3: 27.29 mpg (US)

F150 - '94 Ford F150 XLT 4x4
90 day: 18.5 mpg (US)

Sport Coupe - '92 Ford Tempo GL
Last 3: 69.62 mpg (US)

ShWing! - '82 honda gold wing Interstate
90 day: 33.65 mpg (US)

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Old-school Tempo 3-sp no locking converter definitely got better mpgs with taller tires- it was revving too much. F150 4-sp a/t w/locking converter got worse mpgs with taller tires- was probably at max tall gearing for efficiency with the stock tire size.
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