12-30-2001, 08:07 PM
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the admiral formerly known as overclocked
  
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I tried an experiment
I disconnected the ram-air on my Metro (stop laughing) to let the engine breathe warm under-hood air to see what impact it would have on fuel economy. Averaging the last three tanks, up from 38.5 to 42.1mpg. Over 9% improvement, just from warm air. On the other hand, my passing "power" is noticeably less.
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12-30-2001, 08:17 PM
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  nice improvment tho |
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12-30-2001, 08:24 PM
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http://tornadofuelsaver.com/info/
im sure this is a repost of some sorta but its on the same type of topic |
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12-30-2001, 08:33 PM
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Did u have the filter on? for you to get that increase?
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12-30-2001, 08:51 PM
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Quote:
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12-30-2001, 08:59 PM
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OHHH so u just changed the air tube location! I thought u just took off the hose so just the air filter is there! |
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12-30-2001, 09:05 PM
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Quote:
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12-30-2001, 09:47 PM
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lol maybe u wanna work on my car
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12-30-2001, 10:24 PM
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Hmm... that's interesting, OC. I know on older Ford pick-ups there is a tube that sucks warm air directly into the carburetor. I never realized that it did that much for the mileage though.
One thing you might want to try (if you are having less power while passing) is to see if you can set it to suck air from behind the radiator. That way, you should be able to get both warm air and a good air flow. Just a thought.
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12-30-2001, 11:33 PM
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thats a complete hoax d00d  just ask any true car guy. all it does is block airflow and kills HP.
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