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Old 11-12-2005, 06:03 PM
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What about ACETONE????
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Old 11-16-2005, 10:31 AM
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I have done and still do the acetone in my car. It had no noticable effect on my MPG, however I did notice an increas in power.

As for K&N, screw that! K&N sucks big *****, if you have a K&N on your car you might as well take it out and leave it open.


This is an independant studdy on several filter brands, including K&N.

This study proves that,
-K&N lets an enormous amount of dirt through
-K&N has negligable increase in flow (especialy at the rates that most of our engines run)
-K&N is more restictive than other brands as it gets dirty

And that in general K&N sucks. If you want a filter get an AC Delco filter, that is 150 times more effective at dirt removal than K&N, and does not require rutine mainainance.

http://home.usadatanet.net/~jbplock/ISO5011/SPICER.htm
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Old 11-17-2005, 01:59 AM
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i increased mileage by changing oil when time is due, fuel injector cleaner, headers, CAI, o/r pipe, and flows. went from 14 to 16-18 (depends how hard i drive)
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Old 11-23-2005, 10:36 AM
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The airtemp intake chip does work. You can feel it right away. Ya just have to watch which ones you buy. There is alot if junk on ebay with price ranging from 1.00 to 100.00 they are basicly just a resistor that tricks your computer into more air and timing advance. I got mine through A&A the brand escapes me now. They are a snap to put in and mine came with all wires and crimp connectors. This one dosent abandon existing ATS it wires in parrell with it which was different from most. Im sure some guys will blow holes in this chip, all I can say is the proof is in the way it accelerets compaired to before. Anyhow for 50.00 its cheap horsepower and about the same MPG.

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Old 12-03-2005, 03:36 PM
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good question. same as when all the hybrid cars, such as the prius, came out saying 72 mpg now they claim way less. they prob. test the product in optimal coditions. they prob. used a vehicle with the wind pushing at their back going down slope, with stuff like synthetic oil, lucas injection cleaner, octane booster, etc...that's my theory on it. or instead of using a car, they just put it on an engine dyno and ran it at low rpm's constantly. i was reading an article about how they were able to make such claims on the hybrids, they used only dry conditions, with winds at the car's back on down slopes, with smaller tires, and some other crap.
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Old 12-06-2005, 05:14 PM
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what about the steeda cold air intake?
http://www.steeda.com/store/-catalog/555-3122.htm
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Old 12-06-2005, 05:32 PM
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ORIGINAL: freewilly05

what about the steeda cold air intake?
http://www.steeda.com/store/-catalog/555-3122.htm
You can get a MAC from AutoBadges.com for less. And it's just as good. With Steeda, you are paying more for the name.
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Old 12-06-2005, 05:59 PM
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whats the difference between cold air, mass air, and straigh shot?
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Old 12-20-2005, 01:21 PM
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Does anybody know if these modules work?

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yea those things are horrible
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