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Old 07-07-2008, 03:29 AM   #3 (permalink)
jamesqf
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Originally Posted by bgd73 View Post
Adding roughly 21 pounds of steel permanently in strategic locations of structure added fuel mileage...
Even if your theory's correct, though, it's not the 21 pounds that increased the mileage, it's the added stiffness. If you could have somehow added the same stiffness with zero weight increase, you'd do even better.
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