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Old 11-07-2012, 12:01 PM   #18 (permalink)
redyaris
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The simple way to reduce duration and valve over lap is to increas valve clearance.

The stock final drive is 15T/44T, the furthest [available] from that is 17T/34T.
At 70 mph the change in final drive will drop the rpm from 5200rpm > 3500rpm.

The stock FE is 48mpg combined.
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