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Old Aug 1, 2010 | 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by migdaddy
you divide the miles you got on the tank by the number of gallons put in to fill you back up. Not by the size of the tank
Well there's your problem...
 
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Old Aug 1, 2010 | 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by avfrog
Well there's your problem...
If you think about it, dividing the miles by the size of the tank will actually yield a lower mpg than if you divide the miles by the amount of gas it required to fill the tank again.

377/27 = 13.96 mpg
377/24 = 15.7 mpg
 
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Old Aug 1, 2010 | 12:39 PM
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I think this guy is just a
 
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Old Aug 1, 2010 | 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by avfrog
I think this guy is just a
Me or the OP?
 
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Old Aug 1, 2010 | 12:50 PM
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Has anyone done a dyno to prove it doesn't help?
 
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Old Aug 1, 2010 | 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by DarkShadowSTX
Me or the OP?
OP. I know you are a ! Na, just joking!
 
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Old Aug 1, 2010 | 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by rednoved
Has anyone done a dyno to prove it doesn't help?
I did a seat of the pants feel: when i placed it on the paper stack next to the printer, i felt a lot more umph when i raised my chair from its lowest setting, i also saw a 3mpg improvement when lowering it from its highest setting
 
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Old Aug 1, 2010 | 02:47 PM
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^^^ I had very similar results. What if you started stacking them?
 
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Old Aug 1, 2010 | 03:08 PM
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^^I saw a slight decrease in reliability when stacking them, but everything went back to normal once i realized it wasn't a very effective mod in the first place haha
 
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Old Sep 3, 2010 | 03:38 PM
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I think you're all missing the point.

His Throttle Body Spacer is working....

Just like my Tornado....

I can remember when just a few years ago, when I bought a Cold Air Intake, Airaid sent me a free Throttle Body Spacer. I sold it immediately for $50 on eBay, to help offset the cost of my CAI.
 
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Old Sep 3, 2010 | 03:49 PM
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 06:11 PM
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I just installed the Airaid TBS and it has a way better throttle response and a little more power, gas mileage...not so much. The whistle is pissing me off though. About to take it off
 
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 06:59 PM
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Originally Posted by jcourtright
so im on my first tank of gas since i installed my poweraid TB spacer. first off i noticed the whistling when the motor is under a load accelerating but then goes away when cruising. no big deal, kinda sounds like a turbo or something. throttle response has vastly improved too. it didnt show any noticable power though. BUT... i have an '06 4.6 285/70r17 BFG AT on stock rims, 2" leveling kit up front, glass pack single in dual out, k&n replacement filter. last time i checked was getting average of 10.7 mpgs. SUCKS!!!!!!! i was pretty upset with it! NOW i have gone 314 miles including driving on the Orgen Inlet beach which is pretty soft for a couple miles and still have right at a quarter of tank left. best i can figure i should get at least 400 miles, maybe more. so heres the math

10.7 mpgs before
going to be around 14.8 after tb spacer
4.1 mpg better
4.1 x 27 gallon tank =110.7 more miles out of a tank.
110.7 / 10.7 = 10.3 gallons saved each tank at say 3.00 a gallon
10.3 gallons x $3= 30 bucks saved every tank.

so theres the math in three tanks it will have paid for itself and put cash in my pocket! thanks airaid!
More stickers= more power? (grin)
 
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 11:21 PM
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why are you all calling this BS. Everyone knows who Doc Brown and Marty McFly are. And now thanks to their research: (Flux Capacitor) and Apple we all can go back to the Future and buy real gas CHEAP! Great minds think alike
 

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