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Old 04-01-2011, 05:09 PM #1
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Cold air intake and exhaust help with mpg
Recently I have noticed a big change in MPGs I was averaging about 15.5 and now I am at 12.2. My driving habits have not changed and I keep up on the maintanice of my Rig. I understand that when its cold the air is thicker and thus making it hard to get better MPGs, but the weather has been about 50-60 as of late in my area. I was told by a gas attendent(dont know how much he knew) that the gas is being distilled with more ethenol and this is why the Gallon is not going as far. I am thinking of adding a KN cold air intake and a Magnaglow Exhaust. But would adding that actually help the MPGs?
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You should try removing the hydrocarbon filter first ...Just removed Hydrocarbon filter
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imo, its rare that a performance mod gets u better mpg,
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imo, its rare that a performance mod gets u better mpg,
Or that it would be worth the $$ in the long run.
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new guy here.. just my .02 when i had my 4.0L Tacoma.. i changed out the stock muffler for a Magnaflow and it dropped the RPMs about 200..but didnt have it long enough to notice a significant diff in Mpg.
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You should try removing the hydrocarbon filter first ...Just removed Hydrocarbon filter
+1 good for 1.5mpg to me
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I was reading about the hydrocarbon filter, does it really work?
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