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Old 05-09-2008, 08:17 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Re: My quest for 30mpg

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Originally Posted by Tygerr View Post
Removing the spare isn't going to save you much in terms of gas mileage.

You should easily be hitting 30mpg freeway without all that work, as long as you take it easy and do the speed limit.
I should probably weigh it, but with the seat, sub box, spare, and the extra weight of the stock hood I'm probably a good 200lbs lighter than where I was a few years ago when nobody cared about gas prices. Now, I figure that, especially in the city when you have to get up to speed from a cold stop, that extra 200lbs would make a difference. Is it going to double my gas mileage? No. But every little bit helps, and I'm giving it a shot with the stuff that's really easy to put back in if I want to.
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