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Originally Posted by brucepick
IHMO the biggest improvement would be to wean American drivers off vehicles that have twice the power needed.
My '89 Euro-beast weighs about 3070 lb and the engine is 115 hp.
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My 84CJ is rated at 115hp and about 3000lbs, it can do 75mph on the flat, it has trouble maintaining speed with hills, but thats because most of its power is taken up by the fact that it has the aero of a cinderblock. With the gearbox I want to put in it, if I can get the tires to stick it will be able to climb a tree.
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG
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Originally Posted by DifferentPointofView
Some trucks that have a v8 get better fuel economy than the v6 version cause they don't have to work as hard to do the same amount of work.
That sure sounds like an urban myth to me! (But I'm willing to stand corrected if you can point me to EPA figures that show this.)
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Its more of a case of cherry picking the data. Under very specific circumstances the vehicle with the larger engine will get better FE.