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Old May 9, 2004 | 07:47 PM
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Change the speedometer gear in the tranny so your speedo turns slower. :lolg:
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Old May 9, 2004 | 08:00 PM
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Trash the 502 and put the body on a Honda Civic chasis.
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Old May 9, 2004 | 10:42 PM
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$1.98/gal. for 87 octane in MD. Yep, I run 87 and get 15 mpg (a/c on) with 330 hp. and no ping or overheating. It's going to stay home more if the prices go much higher. :steering:
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Old May 9, 2004 | 11:12 PM
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Drive faster to get there quicker so the engine is not running as long burning gas. :jester
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Old May 10, 2004 | 09:11 AM
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Ya know, it bothers me more on my daily driver to pay so much for decomposed dinos, but I'd pay $5.00/gal to drive the vette. Heck, I pay $3.00/gal to fly my plane and that burns 8 gallons an hour. That's $24 an hour :) Although, at highway speeds I can go 75 Miles in an hour, and I only get 14mpg or so in the vette so it's about $11/hr at $2/gal :) A bargain at twice the price :)

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Old May 10, 2004 | 09:31 AM
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Anybody know to what degree your mileage would improve by leaning out the air fuel mixture?
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