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MetroMPG · 08-16-2012, 12:51 PM

Fumes: great writeup! Thanks for posting all the details.

Nice preliminary results too.

On your comment about the "tallness" of the Suzuki 3.52 vs. HF 2.95, I still sometimes wish I had a taller 5th gear for the Metro (but definitely not a taller f.d.).

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