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Old 11 Apr 2006, 09:55 pm
kevin
 
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Default cold-air intakes

i was woundering will a cold-air intake really do me a lot of good i
was just woundering if it will really help my mpg and increase my horse
power enough that i would know? and do u have to get expensive ones to
work b/c i see a lot on ebay for about 30+ bucks thats look the same as
othere will they work or is it a waste of money? I just want to know
what to do aboout getting better mpg?

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Old 11 Apr 2006, 10:12 pm
jim beam
 
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Default Re: cold-air intakes

kevin wrote:
> i was woundering will a cold-air intake really do me a lot of good i
> was just woundering if it will really help my mpg and increase my horse
> power enough that i would know? and do u have to get expensive ones to
> work b/c i see a lot on ebay for about 30+ bucks thats look the same as
> othere will they work or is it a waste of money? I just want to know
> what to do aboout getting better mpg?
>

want better mpg? address the following:

new plugs
new distributor cap/rotor
new leads
new stock air filter
check ignition timing
adjust valve lash
check valve timing
use fuel injector cleaner
correct tire pressure
use silica compound tires
clean pcv valve
clean egr valve [if automatic]
new oxygen sensor
use high lubricity synthetic oil

there's others too, but that'll keep you busy for a while.
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Old 11 Apr 2006, 10:32 pm
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Default Re: cold-air intakes

will a cold-air intake do anything

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Old 11 Apr 2006, 11:48 pm
Jeremy Marten
 
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Default Re: cold-air intakes

I found that a K&N cone filter made a small but noticable difference
accelerating under heavy revs on my 91 Accord. Not sure about any
change in feul economy, the swap was early on in my ownership of the
vehicle.

hth, Jeremy

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Old 12 Apr 2006, 01:14 am
Kevin McMurtrie
 
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Default Re: cold-air intakes

In article <1144810546.735264.111620@g10g2000cwb.googlegroups .com>,
"kevin" <teewalk200@aol.com> wrote:

> i was woundering will a cold-air intake really do me a lot of good i
> was just woundering if it will really help my mpg and increase my horse
> power enough that i would know? and do u have to get expensive ones to
> work b/c i see a lot on ebay for about 30+ bucks thats look the same as
> othere will they work or is it a waste of money? I just want to know
> what to do aboout getting better mpg?


I doubt it will help much, especially with the cheap ones. Don't forget
that the intake manifold is heated to prevent icing and improve fuel
vaporization. You can't slap any cold intake on any car and expect
everything to get better. Find somebody who's already figured it out
for your exact car model.
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Old 25 Apr 2006, 06:08 am
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"kevin" <teewalk200@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1144812736.039778.196180@z34g2000cwc.googlegr oups.com...
> will a cold-air intake do anything



For fuel consumption?

No.

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