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Old 09-11-2007, 04:33 PM   #1
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It looks like Ford's lightest F150 is 4670 lbs. So knocking 80 lbs off that nets 4590, or a 1.7% weight reduction. One would be lucky if that translates to even half that much in fuel economy improvement considering all of the time most vehicles spend either cruising or stopped idling.
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