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Old 08-05-2014, 08:11 PM   #16 (permalink)
serialk11r
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Originally Posted by Bataleon View Post
Wow, 3300 @ 60 does seem high. Is it possible to change the gear ratios?

I'm travelling 250 miles this afternoon. I'll have the Torque app running so I'll report back tomorrow. When it's cold and I do short trips my car's fuel economy also sucks--around 25 MPG US.
With difficulty, yes. The sad thing is, a Lotus Elise runs 3300 as well, but it's got an 8500rpm rev limit instead of a 6700rpm rev limit. I'm putting taller tires on next time to drop it to more like 3100, so at least I can keep up with traffic without hitting 3500rpm.

Yea those cold trips suck, Torque tells me I get like 21mpg on short trips.
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