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Old Jul 6, 2009 | 11:13 PM
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yup i loose about 1mpg with my 20s on. And my truck is calibratwd for the different size.

we got 1.5" of rain this morning in about 2 hours of steady rain
 
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Old Jul 6, 2009 | 11:14 PM
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My speedo is about 3 mph fast when going 60 mph. I haven't checked to see exactly how much it went down, but I can tell it went down.
 
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Old Jul 6, 2009 | 11:19 PM
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They do look sweet though Lee. Makes your truck. Are you running a custom exhaust system?
 
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Old Jul 6, 2009 | 11:24 PM
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Good evening young slackers
 
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Old Jul 6, 2009 | 11:25 PM
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Thanks man. I'm just running the stock exhaust. I have the V6 in there so I can't just throw a muffler on there or it will sound horrible. I've heard you can put the 3.8 longtubes from a Mustang on there, but I haven't been able to find a sound clip with that set up. I would rather it be quiet than annoyingly loud and obnoxious like most V6's with exhaust sound.
 
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Old Jul 6, 2009 | 11:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Bluejay
Good evening young slackers


We learn from the best!
 
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Old Jul 6, 2009 | 11:26 PM
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3 mph fast at 60 would mean you are reading over by 5%. so you need to take whatever your truck reads and knock off 5% to get your actual mileage.

if that isnt precise enough for you, you can look up the RPM of your stock tires, tune, and your new tires rpm and figure out the exact percentage difference
 

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Old Jul 6, 2009 | 11:28 PM
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No man.. Evening Blue
 
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Old Jul 6, 2009 | 11:30 PM
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The best way to find out exact speed is with a GPS.
 
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Old Jul 6, 2009 | 11:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Patman03SprCrw
3 mph fast at 60 would mean you are reading over by 5%. so you need to take whatever your truck reads and knock off 5% to get your actual mileage.

if that isnt precise enough for you, you can look up the RPM of your stock tires, tune, and your new tires 10
I can't decide if I want a lock on the passenger side handle or not.
 
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Old Jul 6, 2009 | 11:32 PM
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I can't decide if I want a lock on the passenger side handle or not.
You mean a key hole in the handle? if so, it's totally useless. My truck came with it and never used it. If i did not have the key fob, maybe I might use it.
 
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Old Jul 6, 2009 | 11:35 PM
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I have manual locks though. I do use it from time to time and now that I think of it, it would suck to be on that side of the truck and have to go all the way around to the drivers side and reach across to open the door. I guess I just answered my own question.
 
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Old Jul 6, 2009 | 11:39 PM
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yah but i vote go without the hole, and then its just motivation to do PW/PL
 
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Old Jul 6, 2009 | 11:39 PM
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Woopsies, in my last post I didn't finish it... yikes meant No problem man at LEE This laptop is hard to get used too.
 
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Old Jul 6, 2009 | 11:41 PM
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The hell with handles, shave em!
 
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