roadwarrior

Was wondering what are some cheap ways to increase mpg's with a 5 speed n/a 2.2?

XM15

Cold Air Intake.

BLAZIN07SS

iTrader: (7)

and a catback exhaust. as long as your not stepping on it all the time, these 2 make it easier for your engine to breath, thus increasing efficiency, thus increasing MPG

BigTizzle903

dont accelerate fast, shift around 2000-2500 rpm, neutral on hills, dont use your ac, keep the windows up, roll down the windows over ac, turn off the car if idling for more than 10 seconds, dont drive more than 55 mph.


lots of ways to do it, and a cold air intake would help, but chances are youll be on it more because of the power increase

XM15

But it can be hard not to step on it after the installs.

roadwarrior

whats a good cold air intake manufacturer? price?
whats a good cat bak manufacturer? price?

Blue_Balt

iTrader: (1)

There are plenty of threads regarding both, but since I'm nice.....

You can get most intakes from reputable companies in the mid $200 range(Injen, AEM, GMPP, K&N etc). You go the super cheap way and get an intake off Ebay, but alot of the people who did had to modify it a bit to for it to work(Most common I saw was filing down the slot for the MAF connector and creating their own mounts). I'd rather buy from a reputable company.

The price on the exhaust systems are a bit higher. You can find a GMPP exhaust for a lil more than $500 I believe. Some other systems are cheaper.

Obviously with the money you'll spend on the two you could just use directly for gas. They will increase mpg though as long as you don't bog on it, but most people who install the 2 former items don't do it for MPG.

ilovecars

iTrader: (4)

yea thats what i tell my parents for my upgrades im like but come on it helps gas milage. and everything i want to do does intake headers downpipe eshaust hiflow-cat i should be at like 40 at the end of it all

PimpLay2

CAI=Injen

Cat=GMPP