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MazdaMatt · 12-08-2008, 04:18 PM

The lowest speed limits outside of parking lots here is 40km/h.... that also happens to be the speed at which I shift into my top gear. I wish it was economical to make a swap, or better yet a new FD with DOUBLE the ratio.

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MazdaMatt Master EcoModder Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: London, Ontario Posts: 1,096 2k2Prot5 - '02 Mazda Protege5 90 day: 33.82 mpg (US) Thanks: 0 Thanked 17 Times in 14 Posts	The lowest speed limits outside of parking lots here is 40km/h.... that also happens to be the speed at which I shift into my top gear. I wish it was economical to make a swap, or better yet a new FD with DOUBLE the ratio.