Time to ecomod the gas hog

[COMP]

Originally Posted by Johnny Mullet

I do plan on a partial grille block on the truck. They also make fender skirts that are custom for these trucks, but I don't think I will do all that on my truck. That's what the Metro is for!

ya im Not doing skirts on the truck

[klrv6]

I'll be driving my '99 2wd suburban up your way next week. I have some family in Chesterland and Orwell. I love our Sub on long trips. You can take a weeks worth of gear and still have room to seat five. I have Jet DST and am working on getting the suburban above 25mpg. I can hit 21-22 right now. I know some of the old body style chevys can hit 25 if they are 2wd.

Care to sell the old metro?

[Johnny Mullet]

Originally Posted by klrv6

I'll be driving my '99 2wd suburban up your way next week. I have some family in Chesterland and Orwell.

Care to sell the old metro?

Orwell is really close to where I live actually.

Sorry, I decided to fix it since I can do it for around $400.00 and I would end up putting that in gas for the truck to drive it for a month, so with expectations of even higher gas prices in the future, I am keeping it no matter what

You can read up on the repairs and ecomods on the Metro by reading This thread............
Mullet's Metro Ecomods

[johnpr]

im happy for you're great find on the cap, sux about the metro though. anyhow i really like GM vehicles, i know many instances where they have lasted forever, recently a guy here in wisconsin logged his 1 millionth mile in a chevy pickup, its a delivery vehicle if i remember correct and has needed no major maintenance. it was a really big thing all over the news and i think GM even had a press crew out for the event.

[dancarne]

I know the poster meant well, but if you remove the tailgate you will have more drag, not less. There have been tests to prove it.

[klrv6]

Originally Posted by dancarne

I know the poster meant well, but if you remove the tailgate you will have more drag, not less. There have been tests to prove it.

For normal ride height trucks that may be true.

My '95 S10 did great with it down. The truck was lowered 4 up front and five in the rear with lower profile tires. Not one of those crappy lowering kits either. It costs $3600..made it like driving a go-cart. I think the thing is that if you can get air under the truck, you may have problems. The thing I don't understand is that removing it will drop your ET in drag racing. Doesn't this equate to more aerodynamic? I could always tell when mine was up.

I read the paper on the wind tunnel with a few current model trucks. I just wish they had taken the wheels off and set them nearly on the ground for some testing. Things may have been much different.