Thread: Help me get over 40mpg.
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Old 05-31-2009, 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Ein View Post
Synthetic will not help, it's still the same viscosity. Even using 0W-20, I doubt anyone will notice any difference.

Its not the viscosity, its the reduction in fluid resistance to flow. The power to pump synthetic oil is considerably less than for napthenic or parafin based oils at the same flow.
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