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Old 10-29-2008 | 08:41 PM
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K&N drop in/ CAI
Higher flow exhaust


Totally worth 17mpg city, or so. My friend did it to his 5.2, 12 city to 15. Pretty good improvement if you ask me.
 
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Old 10-29-2008 | 08:50 PM
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lets see these real world results aka some numbers and math calculations.
 
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Old 10-29-2008 | 10:01 PM
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umm i get 17 city bone stock try me again lol although 20 city would be sweet i dont think that is really plausible with the size/weight and aerodynamics of these bricks
 
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Old 10-29-2008 | 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by f0x672
lets see these real world results aka some numbers and math calculations.
Ok, it would look like this lol

Before:
x/y=15

After
x/y=17

I honestly am not going to find all the numbers.


I'm pretty sure a rear end swap would help gas mileage, and a body kit could help, along with weight reduction.
 
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Old 10-29-2008 | 10:42 PM
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Noobish question.

What does CAI stand for?
 
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Old 10-29-2008 | 10:52 PM
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yea 3.55 gears may help, but they may also make the situation worse, thats why i like the 3.92, all around in between gears. well if you dont show the numbers via miles driven versus gallons of fuel consumed before and after results, sorry bud cant believe it.
 
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Old 10-29-2008 | 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Jimmeh
Noobish question.

What does CAI stand for?
Cold Air Intake
 
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Old 10-29-2008 | 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by f0x672
yea 3.55 gears may help, but they may also make the situation worse, thats why i like the 3.92, all around in between gears. well if you dont show the numbers via miles driven versus gallons of fuel consumed before and after results, sorry bud cant believe it.
I could make up numbers...

I honestly don't care if you believe it or not, just saying it works.
 
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Old 10-29-2008 | 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by MadisonDakota
Ok, it would look like this lol

Before:
x/y=15

After
x/y=17

I honestly am not going to find all the numbers.


I'm pretty sure a rear end swap would help gas mileage, and a body kit could help, along with weight reduction.

Yes because spending hundreds if not a thousand dollars is worth 2 mpg. Seriously a lot people do all these things to gain to a couple mpg, which does help, but not if you have to spend a grand to get that. In how many years is it going to take to make back a thousand dollars with a 2-3 mpg gain? We all want a gain in milage but is it worth it to spend that much money to get it???
 
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Old 10-30-2008 | 12:03 AM
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Originally Posted by bpark8824
Yes because spending hundreds if not a thousand dollars is worth 2 mpg. Seriously a lot people do all these things to gain to a couple mpg, which does help, but not if you have to spend a grand to get that. In how many years is it going to take to make back a thousand dollars with a 2-3 mpg gain? We all want a gain in milage but is it worth it to spend that much money to get it???
*looks around*

Clutch fan...$0
K$N Drop in...$50, but you don't ever have to replace it
Exhaust... cat delete and higher flowing muffler... Not too much.

You're talking 500 or so, max.

The most expensive part is something that most guys with v8's do anyway, they want that sound. You have a v6, you wouldn't know.
 

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