Re: Weight of tops

["Matt and Stacy Sopher" <sopher@domain.elided>]

All I know is that when I pulled off my hard top and put on a soft top, not
only was there more power, more torque, I got a little better gas mileage!
Matt Sopher

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1970 IH Scout 800A
Original White Paint                        "I USE CB CHANNEL 4"
Black Soft Top with "moonroofs"
304 V8 Stock
4" Suspension lift, custom        ICQ# 18862563
31X10.5 AT, thinking about 33 MT's
Mustang Seats
3-speed transmission
Prerunner shocks
Soon to have: Stereo, steering stabilizer shock, 2" body lift, "new" door
panels, roll bar, Hi Lift jack
Eventually have: power steering, front disc brakes, steering wheel,
body and paint done
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-----Original Message-----
From: josad@domain.elided <josad@domain.elided>
To: ihc@domain.elided <ihc@domain.elided>
Date: Monday, December 21, 1998 7:53 PM
Subject: Weight of tops


>hey, y'all,
>
>Just was thinking about how weight affects gas mileage (more weight, more
to pull), and was wondering, if I pulled my hardtop and put in roll bars and
a soft top, what diffrence would I be looking at?  anyone know?
>
>Also, I eventually plan to do a deisel swap, but until then what are some
cheap tricks I can use to coax a little more out of those presious gallons
of gas? (.88/gal when I filled the metro, it was .74 last week :-(, just
keeps rising.)
>
>Joe
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