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Originally Posted by Trevor
To be a little more helpful, the problem is that the rear wheel drive machinery and the resulting friction/load and weight remains in place. Even though disconnected, the rear drive is still turned via the rear wheels and constitutes a remaining drag.
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My thought exactly. Would gutting the rear end and "converting" it to be a FWD only vehicle make a MPG difference though. I would assume with the removed weight in the rear end you might see a MPG or 2 but I doubt it would warrant the work needed to do so.