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12-16-2008, 05:37 PM

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Increasing tire pressure increases handling, traction and tread life as well as mileage. I run mine at 60 PSI, as do thousands of other hypermilers.

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Originally Posted by YAR1S

Besides... from what I've heard the differnce isnt much... give or take a few miles, right?

Fuel efficiency is all about many tactics adding up to significant gains. Tire pressure is one of the larger factors.

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