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Big Dave · 01-10-2009, 06:57 PM

I'm with Metro. I've never seen lower RPM cause reduced MPG. Claims that higher RPM gives more MPG are never substantiated,

I substantiate the opposite premise (that lower RPM promotes better MPG) every day.

01-10-2009, 06:57 PM	#10 (permalink)
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