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Old 10-20-2011, 09:16 AM   #13 (permalink)
arcosine
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sc1 - '98 saturn sc1
Team Saturn
90 day: 43.17 mpg (US)

Airplane Bike - '11 home built Carp line Tour

rans - '97 rans tailwind

tractor - '66 International Cub cadet 129

2002 Space Odyssey - '02 Honda Odyssey EX-L
90 day: 28.25 mpg (US)

red bug - '00 VW beetle TDI

big tractor - '66 ford 3400

red vw - '00 VW new beetle TDI
90 day: 58.42 mpg (US)

RV - '88 Winnebago LeSharo
90 day: 16.67 mpg (US)
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I made a 800 cc honda accord, terribly slow, out accelerated by semi-trucks. mpg only 14% better than full 1600 cc engine. Consider putting in a HF transmission in the car first. With 165/80R15 tires on Saturn rims the RPM will be 1630 at 60 mph.
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