Lose of mpg with CAI?
04-27-2008 | 05:38 PM
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Lose of mpg with CAI?
I installed a injen CAI the other day and it seems I'm losin mpg but I can't tell if it's just in my head. Anyone else have this problem or is just me lol.
04-27-2008 | 08:12 PM
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It seems that I used to drive at 1500 rpms when I was drivin econmically but now it seems it stays around 2000 and I haven't been givin it gas to hear it...even though I want to lol. I try to reason in my head..
20 seconds of intake sucking < $5 in gas
haha
20 seconds of intake sucking < $5 in gas
haha
04-29-2008 | 02:44 PM
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a CAI would increase your MPG..not decrease.
Virtually every "bolt on" (including turbo/supercharger) would increase your MPG...
However, with more power, it takes less to get up to speed...so if your still driving it the exact same way as before, your adding more load, and will result in a loss of MPG.
And WTF do you mean you bought an intake and you havnt gotten on it to hear it? What the hell is wrong with you?
That should of been the very first thing you do when installing a performance mod...is to get on it.
Hell, the shop told me not to get on my car after i got the kit installed until they can check some things out...
I turned out of the driveway and floored it.
Virtually every "bolt on" (including turbo/supercharger) would increase your MPG...
However, with more power, it takes less to get up to speed...so if your still driving it the exact same way as before, your adding more load, and will result in a loss of MPG.
And WTF do you mean you bought an intake and you havnt gotten on it to hear it? What the hell is wrong with you?
That should of been the very first thing you do when installing a performance mod...is to get on it.
Hell, the shop told me not to get on my car after i got the kit installed until they can check some things out...
I turned out of the driveway and floored it.
04-29-2008 | 03:55 PM
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a CAI would increase your MPG..not decrease.
Virtually every "bolt on" (including turbo/supercharger) would increase your MPG...
However, with more power, it takes less to get up to speed...so if your still driving it the exact same way as before, your adding more load, and will result in a loss of MPG.
And WTF do you mean you bought an intake and you havnt gotten on it to hear it? What the hell is wrong with you?
That should of been the very first thing you do when installing a performance mod...is to get on it.
Hell, the shop told me not to get on my car after i got the kit installed until they can check some things out...
I turned out of the driveway and floored it.
Virtually every "bolt on" (including turbo/supercharger) would increase your MPG...
However, with more power, it takes less to get up to speed...so if your still driving it the exact same way as before, your adding more load, and will result in a loss of MPG.
And WTF do you mean you bought an intake and you havnt gotten on it to hear it? What the hell is wrong with you?
That should of been the very first thing you do when installing a performance mod...is to get on it.
Hell, the shop told me not to get on my car after i got the kit installed until they can check some things out...
I turned out of the driveway and floored it.
04-30-2008 | 12:37 PM
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So just let me know if this is weird, I've been watching the gas gauge and it seems that when I drive it stays at about 2k rpms. Before, doing the same kind of driving, it would be around 1.5k rpms. Before when I got to a stable mileage and stayed there it would drop to 1.5k but it now looks like it's always at 2k or a little over. Could there be something wrong with the intake, or throttle body?
04-30-2008 | 12:51 PM
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a CAI would increase your MPG..not decrease.
Virtually every "bolt on" (including turbo/supercharger) would increase your MPG...
However, with more power, it takes less to get up to speed...so if your still driving it the exact same way as before, your adding more load, and will result in a loss of MPG.
And WTF do you mean you bought an intake and you havnt gotten on it to hear it? What the hell is wrong with you?
That should of been the very first thing you do when installing a performance mod...is to get on it.
Hell, the shop told me not to get on my car after i got the kit installed until they can check some things out...
I turned out of the driveway and floored it.
Virtually every "bolt on" (including turbo/supercharger) would increase your MPG...
However, with more power, it takes less to get up to speed...so if your still driving it the exact same way as before, your adding more load, and will result in a loss of MPG.
And WTF do you mean you bought an intake and you havnt gotten on it to hear it? What the hell is wrong with you?
That should of been the very first thing you do when installing a performance mod...is to get on it.
Hell, the shop told me not to get on my car after i got the kit installed until they can check some things out...
I turned out of the driveway and floored it.
turbo's yes, they do increase mpg.... but however, superchargers do not... that is why GM stoped making the SS/SC because of the federal governments new 30mpg rule for all 4cyl cars.... SS/SC was only getting 25mpg as per EPA specs
04-30-2008 | 01:59 PM
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So just let me know if this is weird, I've been watching the gas gauge and it seems that when I drive it stays at about 2k rpms. Before, doing the same kind of driving, it would be around 1.5k rpms. Before when I got to a stable mileage and stayed there it would drop to 1.5k but it now looks like it's always at 2k or a little over. Could there be something wrong with the intake, or throttle body?
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