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Old 05-13-2013, 01:46 PM   #8 (permalink)
pdexta
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Originally Posted by some_other_dave View Post
Dropping the RPMs will improve your gas mileage.

Dropping the speed by 5 MPH would improve it as well.

-soD
Thank you for the input. I felt like lower RPMs would help, but I hate to invest significant time/effort/money into something that isn't going to make a substantial difference.

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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
Out of curiosity, how far is the 80 MPH freeway portion of your commute?
32 miles a day.
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