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Old 11-10-2007, 05:48 PM
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Put a chunk of 2 X 4 between the pedal and the floor.

Other than that just the basics, avoid jackrabit starts, add an extra 2 pounds of air to the tires, avoid long warmups, keep it in tune with clean air filter, reduce your highway speed, etc.

All counterintuitive when you have a V8.
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