duyx817

does it? i got a cai and its like 20 degrees down here in texas,

also does 93 oct gas really give better mpg? i have to pump it because dad says to, but if it doesnt give higher mpg then im going lower

civicdrivr

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You get the most performance out of the car running 93. It also fights off knocking. Our motors are high compression, use high octane.

And a CAI wont get you better gas mileage. Its letting more air into the motor, so the ECU is compensating for that by injecting more fuel so you dont run lean.

CRV_33

You'll probably like the sound so much you'll constantly WOT (Wide Open Throttle) killing all potental gains MPG

duyx817

this sucks! with 10 dollars i only get 70 miles.. how about yall?

civicdrivr

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$10 these days are about 4 gallons (at least for me).

You must be beating on the car pretty hard to get less then 20mpg. Im consistently getting mid to high 20s, or 400-440miles on 15 gallons.

MrFluffy

CAI give you better gas mileage, but only based on this fact which never happens ! you will not have to put your foot as hard on the gas with the CAI then without. there for not reving it as high and getting better gas mileage, but this never happen because as soon as you get a CAI you willl be WOT all the time, IMO

aznboi2424

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winter blend usually yields worse MPGs anyways

duyx817

i dont wot at all.. with 20 dollars i get half a tank, i pump 93 and i get only like 110 or 120 miles. i drive really reserved with the gas..

ThegreatGATHby

city driving w/5AT you should get at least 320 miles per tank

darkness_cl

would that be 320 until the gas light? or through the gas light being on because i have a cai and i get like 300 till the gas light comes on

aznboi2424

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these talks about miles arent accurate at all unless you calculate by miles per gallon.

a CAI is a small part of saving gas. drive slower on the freeway IE. 55-60mph and you'll get near hybrid mileage

civicdrivr

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A CAI wont save gas. The air is denser, therefore the engine is sucking more air in, the ecu compensates by adding more fuel, thus more fuel consumption.

Some may see better gas mileage with a CAI, but most of the time thats because their old air filter was filthy.

ChucksCL-S

No. The colder air is denser and yes more fuel is added but the RESULT of that is an engine producing more power. The additional efficiency saves fuel.

richardparker

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^
Providing you drive the same with and without the cai.
Most would'nt.

S4 Esprit

Ditto. The engine is more efficient, so you use proportionally less of the engine's power to run the same speed, which gives more mpg. However, if you have a cai, you'll want to take advantage of it with your right foot, which doesn't help mileage

CL-S progression 01

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only the first month will adding the CAI give u the WOT syndrom...

welll... for me at least

friesm2000

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x2, and warm/hot air is actually better for MPG


but with that so called more power, the throttle body has to be closed more, to say cruise along at 65, which is added restriction to the flow of air into the engine, which makes the engine work harder/suck, which is an increase in pumping losses

and the car would still need 50 hp to cruise along wether the air is hot or cold (so same amount of fuel is needed)

and part of the reason diesels get better MPG then gas engines, is cause they have no throttle body to cause pumping losses

duyx817

i had a cai, and i just switched back to a short ram, and wow, because i had the cai for some long when i put in the short ram it was sucking so much air up that its making a load ass humming noise.. maybe the ecu will fix it and suck less air up for me to save gas!

friesm2000

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you mean less dense air, but anyways you will proably save some gas with it though

and that additional noise will not be going away any time soon

StreetKA

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from what i can see being easy on gas pedal i can increase my MPG from 16-17 to 22 max NJ/NY its like 30 hwy/70city

friesm2000

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how the f*** can you get that, do you push it in town or something???


and i get 20-24 on a regular basis, but i am more a surbuban area though, but i do have to drive in mourning rush hour traffic though

fsttyms1

Thats not the way it works. Also with the hotter air you will loose power. Also you are in the winter months where the car is running on winter blend fuels (i get 60 miles less per tank in the winter)

Rapture

I'm probably gonna have low MPG. I tend to get stuck behind dumbasses on the road. Like I'm getting on an onramp, and the car in front of me is just putt-putting along at about 25-30 MPH, so I have to slam on the gas when I finally merge onto the highway....

StreetKA

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sometimes i give her i dont think that i drive the car wrong way... i just like the acceleration... and trust me if you like to drive manual the way i do... nvm you'll never gonna know :P until i give a ride

but on the way to Torronto i had like 28-29 MPG without problem

civicdrivr

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I think he was talking about the 70mpg in the city.

Do tell.

StreetKA

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i always ad like 10-15 to speed limit but that depends... i dont rip it to red line but i do not speed more than 80 on hwy... ill make a vid soon that is gonna show my driving habbits i just cant get out of it... after two speeding tickets im calm and do not speed to much but i still like to burn some rubber or be first at the traffic lights i know i know still like a kid... BTW tomorrow im getting older 23 on my neck damn god

civicdrivr

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happy bday

StreetKA

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thanks you are the 2nd

just dont play with us show us the pictures !! from a side !!

friesm2000

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oldie

friesm2000

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yeah i was woundering how the hell you get 70 mpg in town

98JDMCL

LOL