Quote, originally posted by CM2RAS » |
Maybe I screwed something up when I put it in? But my mileage is down and the Miles to empty jumps all over the place. Could I have screwed up MAFS when I installed it in the AMS unit?
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Quote, originally posted by PureDrive07 » |
HAHA no you didnt screw up, its called your playing with the intake to hear the noise it makes; your basically racing the engine for now, but that will all subside once you get it out of your system. |
Quote, originally posted by CM2RAS » |
Your probably right. Just curious has anyone ran 112 octane unleaded? I can get it at the pump at Infineon Raceway(not cheap) on the way home and have been thinking about running a tank. |
Quote, originally posted by tomedkaz » |
I had an open intake like that on my old S40 and my MPG went down as well. Part of it had to do with the amazing sound it produced and me stepping on the throttle too hard, and part of it was that the engine was simply sucking more air. More air = more gas added to the mix, and there goes your MPG. |
Quote, originally posted by xman03 » |
Unless you have negative pressure within the airbox, which is probably not the case with an S40; you're not getting anymore air with an open filter element. |
Quote, originally posted by CM2RAS » |
Just curious has anyone ran 112 octane unleaded? I can get it at the pump at Infineon Raceway(not cheap) on the way home and have been thinking about running a tank. |
Quote, originally posted by kmg_S60R » |
Look at the SRT-4, 30 mpg stock for a 2.4 liter engine that can run 14.00 out the box... |
Quote, originally posted by kmg_S60R » |
How are you all coming to the conclusion that you are getting worse gas mileage than before. Actual testing or just assumptions on previous averages... On my 2000 S40 I had prior, to the R (sucker hauled) I had an EST Intake and mileage improved on a 150 trip that was pretty much cruise control all the way from 25.6 / 26.1 to an increase of 29.8 / 31.1 on the exact same trip. So I would consider that conclusive testing considering the same road same cruise set speed, adjusted for averages on wind speed, humidity and temperature and you notice the fluctations in the numbers. Turbo cars if tuned well produce good gas mileage to power for the size of the engine. Look at the SRT-4, 30 mpg stock for a 2.4 liter engine that can run 14.00 out the box... The R is easily capable of 30 mpg on a cruise control highway drive with the right add ons
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Quote, originally posted by tomedkaz » |
Maybe I'm just crazy |
Quote, originally posted by 850arrrsaylikepirate » |
Totally not needed as someone has already said. I know here on the West Coast we can only get 91octane, but this completely sufficient for our R's. Maybe and only maybe if you were running insane boost and were trying to deter detonation I would say you could add some octane boost. |