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Old 06-01-2011, 11:25 AM   #20 (permalink)
Fat Charlie
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Al the Third, year four - '13 Honda Fit Base
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I went the other way, kind of like an ecomodding ricer. The day after I bought the car I removed the "2.5 GT" nameplate to make it look slower and more efficient:


Here's the original look (not the blue paint, silly):



Removing that chrome gave me 3 MPG and a lower FA on traffic radar.
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Originally Posted by sheepdog44 View Post
Transmission type Efficiency
Manual neutral engine off.100% @MPG <----- Fun Fact.
Manual 1:1 gear ratio .......98%
CVT belt ............................88%
Automatic .........................86%

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