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[GasSavers_DaX]

Originally Posted by MetroMPG

DaX: that's awesome. Another drivetrain upgrade worth the effort. Could you have driven past 500, based on fuel remaining in the tank? (Is it a 12 gal tank?)

Did you do any/much CODfishing on this tank?

I did NO codfishing...I want to re-establish a baseline with the new transmission before I start adding other variables. I think I have a 12 gallon tank, so yes, I theoretically could have pushed past 500, but since it was my first tank, I didn't. I think I may take it past 500 this tank.

[MetroMPG]

Originally Posted by DaX

want to re-establish a baseline with the new transmission before I start adding other variables

Fair enough - commendable actually.

The big upside is that, depending on your driving patterns, you can send those mpg figures even higher with coasting and/or CODfishing. 50 MPG will be a distant memory in not too long.

EDIT: do you have to update your car's EPA rating to manual tranny figures?

[GasSavers_DaX]

Originally Posted by MetroMPG

EDIT: do you have to update your car's EPA rating to manual tranny figures?

I was wondering about that. I could probably update it to the 5-speed's EPA rating, but there isn't anything comparable to the powertrain combo I have.