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Subject: Fuel economy and improving it, among other things.
From: gforbess at attglobal.net (Gordon Forbess)
Date: Fri Jul 1 09:16:07 2005
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On Fri, 1 Jul 2005 06:44:42 -0700 (PDT), Anthony Pelletier
<vwnuts@yahoo.com> wrote:

>as for better mileage the only thing I can think of
>that *might* help is a .80 5th gear.  

The only thing that got me close to 30mpg was a .71 5th gear of an FN
trans.  I don't remember what the EPA numbers were for a 75 carbed
car, but I never saw 30mpg with the 4 speed.. even with stock motor.

Gordon
75 Mk I/Drake 1.9
http://pws.prserv.net/gforbess/scirocco/scirocco.htm

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