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Old 06-27-2014, 06:27 AM   #12 (permalink)
oldtamiyaphile
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Originally Posted by beluga View Post
I'm ALSO sad that my mpg increase from various mods is only helping me 8% or so vs a lot of 30-40+% increases in MPG I see from many other people here... not sure what I'm doing wrong.
The big gains are not from mods, they're from driving style. Most people (some extreme cars excluded) will probably see 30% from driving and 10% from mild mods. Both my signature cars are stock (even tyre pressures!), but still doing reasonably well.
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