If you drop 28 pounds from wheels, you can multiply the number by a factor of at least 2, maybe 4, to account for rotational mass. So 28 pounds dead weight is more like 56 or 112 lbs in effect.
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.
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