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May 18, 2009 | 07:57 AM

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pdavis53

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Originally Posted by hutch1973

Is that the mpg from just the intake swap, or did you do more swapping at the same time? I might be wrong on this, but seem to remember you saying on a thread that you did a large amount of swap at the same time.

Also curious why you chose the 50mm t.b. over the 52?

Fastman Dan Recommendations. I explained to him what I do with the truck and he told me 50mm would be the way to go. I wasn't going to argue with the expert.

Also for the 15mpg prior that would be highway as well. To compare apples to apples. As for around town before I was getting 11.5-12mpg

I hope I have answered all of your questions.

May 18, 2009 | 01:10 PM

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I'm happy that others have it and are happy. I wanted to be the first but knowing it was worth spending the money on makes it all better lol. I can't wait to have my truck back on the road. I miss the roar of the Dodge. The ex is too quiet

May 18, 2009 | 02:27 PM

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One more yr jinx. one more yr. Than we can race! Yea u will beat me but idc ill still drag u anytime.

May 18, 2009 | 02:39 PM

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LOL I hope its not a year

May 18, 2009 | 02:45 PM

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When is the big 1yr later and nothing to so for it expect a room full of parts party?

May 18, 2009 | 04:03 PM

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acsamples79

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im excited now! i just ordered my Airgap with 2nd day air shipping! i cant wait for it to come in

May 18, 2009 | 04:10 PM

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lastrights

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where you get the air gap at ?

May 18, 2009 | 04:15 PM

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hutch1973

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Originally Posted by pdavis53

I don't blame you there. The trucks even though they have the same driveline are different trucks. To answer the question Yes I did a couple of other mods at the same time. I did the TB and a CAI. The TB however is not any bigger then the stock just refined to flow better and the CAI is a CAI, I have never seen a mpg gain from a CAI. So yes I contribute 98% of the gain to the intake. To me it is all about flow. The more flow you get in the more power you create. I have also said that I believe the increase in mpg is due to the trans not shifting while on the interstate. Which goes back to the whole flow thing. Plus I have 3.55's which favor the Interstate mpg. As for around town mpg I have not really seen a difference there(.5-1mpg) It is hard to keep your foot out of all that power. If you want you 5.9 to run like a HEMI then this intake should be on your list. One last thing, I do not think you will ever find someone that will do a stand alone Mod on this, It is to complex of a job and to easy to put others mods back on instead of stock. I hope this info clears some things up.

That does clear a lot up, thanks for the response. Keep in mind, I'm not questioning your mileage gains, just never seen that big of a jump off of a single mod before, so naturally I'm going to be leary. If I recalled correctly, I thought I saw you state on another thread you did all the mods, plus a full tune up, at the same time. If that's true, I can see how you could easily have picked up a .5 gpm here, 1 gpm there, and helped boost the intake. Also, if you did all the mods at the same time, it's probably fairly difficult to say this mod did this, this mod did that. I'm going to continue to do mods individually to determine if they are worth it.

I expect someone will do the mod as a stand alone item. You're right, it's a lot of work, but at the same time, guys seem to do a mod at a time on here. Seen a few comments from guys who have the fastman, 14x3, and are waiting for the $ to do the 1.7's...in your case, you've done everything but the 1.7's.

I'm doing the fastman and 1.7's now, will wait until the plenum needs attention to do the intake, which seems like the logical time to do it.