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Old Mar 19, 2010 | 12:29 PM
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Revised EPA fuel economy ratings for the FD

EPA calculator: http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/findacar.htm

Some of you may be aware that the EPA revised their fuel economy testing a couple years ago to better reflect real world driving. Almost every rating went down. Here's what they say about the FD:



It seems like the power-to-mpg ratio can actually improve on these cars when you mod them.
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Old Mar 19, 2010 | 01:06 PM
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I would tend to agree, I'd say that's pretty close to what I've seen mostly stock. With the usual boltons (intake/exhaust), I end up around 28 highway, city varies so much, but usually I was getting ~19-20 daily driving in baton rouge.
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