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Old 05-08-2012, 12:13 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Pizza Geo - '92 Geo Metro
Last 3: 47.52 mpg (US)

Blazing Glory - '07 Yamaha C3
90 day: 108.96 mpg (US)

The Beast - '86 Pontiac Subird
90 day: 15.6 mpg (US)

Mom's Firefly - '92 Pontiac Firefly
90 day: 35.65 mpg (US)

Noris - '08 Toyota Yaris
90 day: 35.45 mpg (US)

Mirage - '15 Mitsubishi Mirage
90 day: 48.11 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
Pretty much. Except first gear - you'll be slipping the clutch a bit more to get going, as mentioned.

Do you already have the transmission? Where'd you get it?
I don't already have the transmission, though I've found a local salvage yard that'll sell me a used one for $250; I've just been telling people I have a '92 4 cylinder SOHC Swift with a manual transmission. (Is there really any other way to go on this one?)

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Originally Posted by Gasoline Fumes View Post
The 3.79 transmission from the 1995+ 1.3L Metro/Swift/Firefly is another option. Same as the XFi transmission. And I think the 1998+ 1.3L cars even had a slightly shorter first gear for less clutch wear.
Would this actually be a better option, then? The other thing I should mention is that I'm in Canada, so I believe the years and models of Geos, etc. are slightly different here in general. (I've heard the xfi never came out here and some stuff like that)
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