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Old 09-24-2012, 08:18 PM   #43 (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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At 2000 rpm my Saturn single cam 1.9L 4 cylinder gasoline engine is cruising at 62 mph (100 kph) 20 mph is as slow as reasonable, that's about 640 rpm. It would be nice if is had another gear to bring it down to 1700 rpm or so at 100 kph
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