On Fri, 9 Oct 1998 fawcett@uism.bu.edu wrote:
> <<Another trade-off is gas mileage. You have to turn a higher RPM
> for a given speed, so you'll generally burn more fuel. (Though I've
> heard that sometimes your gas mileage can actually get better if
> your normal cruising RPM is in a part
> of the powerband where the engine "lugs" a bit.)
>
>
> -Jon->>
>
>
> Forget about the improved gas mileage angle with 3.55s... I've got those gears
> and my mileage is piss-poor. My op., get the 3.92s and a V8 and have some fun!
>
True. We're never gonna see 35mpg, so the difference between the two
is probably minimal in the grand scheme of things...
-Jon-
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