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Originally Posted by Megadan
The engines peak horsepower may have been 50% higher, but it only takes X hp to go a certain speed. The dip in mileage would have been more severe if you drove everywhere at full throttle all the time, but at cruising speed, 10% is plenty reasonable for a 40% increase in displacement.
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Actually now that I remember correctly, it was a 60% gain in power with the head work, 4 into 1 exhaust and a pod air filter. But yeah, that's what I figured too. The extra power meant you didn't have to press the pedal down as far, so it sort of equals out at a constant speed.