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Old 01-07-2008, 05:00 PM   #42 (permalink)
trebuchet03
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... but it also doesn't have the spit and polish look of a professional engineer with a team of highly trained machinists at his beck and call.
I think that's the best part of it though You don't need to be a professional engineer, have a team of machinists, etc. to get the results But I too am a function over form kinda guy (for the most part)


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I'm not bashing basjoos at all, in fact this has inspired me to look at what I can do with my Jetta to break above my 25MPG handicap.
Upgrade to a 2.Slow My FE at the moment is right around 34 (Best tank ever is 39.8)
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