Looking for ways to gain a little fuel mileage with my 98 F150 with the 4.6 Triton V8.
Have a friend who went to the complete cold air induction system on a chevy pickup he had & picked up several mpg(about 20%). I have seen several reviews where folks have reported what looks like an avg of about 15% mileage increase.
At that rate I can pay the $280. cost off in about 6 months.
Any real world experience out there? Actual users?

 

There is tons of existing info on google haha. You'd be lucky to see any increase in MPG, search for the "Gotts mod" and just do that. It's better and basically free

 

Very false claims. Give it a ground up tune up, clean throttle body and MAF, and change all fluids in drive train. Maintenance, and light acceleration are your only fuel economy savers.

 

Agrees with KMA and Darren:
K&N might show good flow #'s..But to get that good flow you must sacrifice filtration.

3/4 of the extra #'s is marketing! Kinda like selling vacuum cleaners!! Ours Sucks Better then Theirs!

Save your money!

 

Not quite true... Additional area can also make a huge difference. Different materials can make a difference.

I am not saying this is the case with K&N, just that your statement is flawed.

Obviously nobody has showed up yet to say it made a noticeable difference on their vehicle...

 

Pulling the throttle body and cleaning out the EGR passages will do more for mileage than any intake mod.

The stock intake can flow considerably more air than the engine can handle under any conditions. That's not the bottleneck.