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Old 02-05-2008, 01:28 PM   #9 (permalink)
trebuchet03
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THE FACT IS THERE IS NOT MUCH YOU CAN DO TO A MOTOR TO RAISE MPG.
Sure there is - you answered it yourself... Don't do much to the motor The less work it has to do - the less you can use it, and increase your mpg

That aside - most of us know this already... Which is why reducing friction (aero and mechanical) is a big deal and the focus of many of modification
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