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Will gears help mpg

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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 04:36 PM
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" Nutshell " more torque= less skinny peddle= better Mpg
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 07:51 PM
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Old Mar 2, 2012 | 05:43 AM
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Originally Posted by highoctane
Your one of those. Show me a "car" that you can rock crawl in. Mpg is a factor. 16 mpg is much better than 11. Gears do wonders for mpg with bigger tires.

No your right they do help. And if you look at the chart, it is almost a necessity. I am just sick of people talking about this. Makes it sound like a hyper miler forum. We have a car and a jeep, so if we want to save on gas on a long trip we just take the car. But honestly I could care less. My business makes enough money to not have to worry at all about gas prices, mpg, and the like. I bought a jeep for different reasons than that. I mean everyone knows wranglers suck on gas mileage. The new engine is a bit better. I think we should all have diesel, but thats just me. And I can see by your RON PAUL avatar that your one of those. Lol

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Old Mar 2, 2012 | 06:19 AM
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Originally Posted by surf9

No your right they do help. And if you look at the chart, it is almost a necessity. I am just sick of people talking about this. Makes it sound like a hyper miler forum. We have a car and a jeep, so if we want to save on gas on a long trip we just take the car. But honestly I could care less. My business makes enough money to not have to worry at all about gas prices, mpg, and the like. I bought a jeep for different reasons than that. I mean everyone knows wranglers suck on gas mileage. The new engine is a bit better. I think we should all have diesel, but thats just me. And I can see by your RON PAUL avatar that your one of those. Lol
Yep. And damn proud of it. No reason to deny that. Way to turn a tech thread into a political thread. You know there's threads pertaining to politics in anything and everything?
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Old Mar 2, 2012 | 07:45 AM
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What good is politics w/o a little religion thrown in....

WWJD? = what would Jesus drive?

Of course, he's American and thus would drive a jeep.

so that's why I re-geared to the new testament; but I still pray for better mpg's.

"Clinging to Guns and Religion" - Ridelots...
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Old Mar 2, 2012 | 08:13 AM
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Fuel economy is directly proportional to range. I don't care if your Donald Trump. When your range is 200 miles, and the trail head is 75 miles from the nearest gas station, you are most likely going to have a bad day. Sure you could bring a fuel can. In my jeep I'm cramped for cargo space with a tool box, cooler, trail spares, etc, I don't have room for it. Increasing my fuel economy from 11-12 to 15-17 by regearing has significantly increased my range.
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Old Mar 2, 2012 | 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by highoctane
Yep. And damn proud of it. No reason to deny that. Way to turn a tech thread into a political thread. You know there's threads pertaining to politics in anything and everything?
Nah, I just mentioned it to get a rise out of you and obviously I did. Why do you feel the need then to advertise your political beliefs on your avatar. If don't want anyone mentioning it then don't use a political Avatar. Pretty simple dude. And this 'way to go' shit you are trying to pull is pathetic. I mean is that all you got?
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Old Mar 2, 2012 | 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by surf9
Nah, I just mentioned it to get a rise out of you and obviously I did. Why do you feel the need then to advertise your political beliefs on your avatar. If don't want anyone mentioning it then don't use a political Avatar. Pretty simple dude. And this 'way to go' shit you are trying to pull is pathetic. I mean is that all you got?
You are a troll who is getting his last meal from me. There's an anything and everything section for your BS. Why don't you follow the forum rules and stop trolling. There are PMs for a reason. Welcome to my ignore list.
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Old Mar 2, 2012 | 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by highoctane
You are a troll who is getting his last meal from me. There's an anything and everything section for your BS. Why don't you follow the forum rules and stop trolling. There are PMs for a reason. Welcome to my ignore list.

Not trolling bud, just disagreeing with you. But I guess if you can't handle it, you can go run away lol.
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