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Old 07-30-2016, 09:17 AM   #15 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Baltothewolf View Post
Absolutely do not use the VX transmission. It SUCKS and lowered my highway mpg by 3-4 due to not being able to get into lean burn in 5th.
Yeah, if I remember right, you had difficulty reducing weight and aero load enough to sustain LB at speeds that still made sense for FE, or was that someone else? Was that the scenario?
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.
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