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Old 06-16-2009, 08:33 PM   #26
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Originally Posted by AleroRacing View Post
hey i went with the oem tire size 225 50 16 when i got my new rims but could the extra airflow of the new rims vs the hubcaps create extra drag and lower my gas mileage, i drive the car even slower then i did b4 now

my mod are rims and tires, cosmo intake, and eibach springs, i did all this at once and have gone from 27-29mpg to 25-26.5 mpgs
LMAO i like how you talk about the "extra airflow", have you actually measure it?? I think is more due to weight, than that so called drag.
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