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Old 01-24-2015, 07:40 PM   #17 (permalink)
JRMichler
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Originally Posted by Cynicz View Post
This car will be a purely eco mod project car. I'll be stripping everything I don't need in the car. Things I plan on removing is all the trim pieces carpet and stuff in the trunk area, rear panels, rear seats, all speakers except driver side door speaker. All carpeting in front and rear floor boards etc.
If you rip all that stuff out, driving it will sound like rolling down the road inside a bass drum. After a few hours listening to the never-ending roar, most people would park the car and go back to the FSP. Depends, of course, on your tolerance for noise on the road.
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06 Canyon: The vacuum gauge plus wheel covers helped increase summer 2015 mileage to 38.5 MPG, while summer 2016 mileage was 38.6 MPG without the wheel covers. Drove 33,021 miles 2016-2018 at 35.00 MPG.

22 Maverick: Summer 2022 burned 62.74 gallons in 3145.1 miles for 50.1 MPG. Winter 2023-2024 - 2416.7 miles, 58.66 gallons for 41 MPG.
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