VTECPINOI

Sup guys...just curious about intakes. I know that air filters such as the Comptech one and K&N one give better fuel economy through increased air flow. And I was wondering since intakes provide even more direct air flow then air filters do, does this help created even better fuel economy???

Opinions, advice, thoughts?

I'm in particular looking at the results the Comptech IceBox would give me.

Any and all advice would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

fsttyms1

highly doubtfull you would see any gins. you might see losses cause of the new found HP and sounds though!

demons rage

iTrader: (1)

intake = hp gain(most of the times)
hp gain = more power
more power = worse fuel economy

*IMPORTANT*
intake = better sound

vancityguy01

ya man it's a givin, the more power u got the more fuel u need to feed it, some wacko's justify them doin mods and they r like i get more horsies and better mileage, not true, i put flows on my jeep grand cherokee ltd b4 and my mileage sunk down even more than it already was!

VTECPINOI

alright cool..I know now...thanks for the info guys.

ronrecr

you drove the car the same ..and you will see better mileage on highway over what you get now on highway..colder air better efficiency

spyder5786

ronrecr is right..you get better efficiency IF you lay of the pedal..b/c of the added power, you dont need to go down on the throttle as much..

lilirish

whenever u do anything on ur car, plan on worse gas mileage.

SilverUA5

intake helps when you rev it high, and reving it high means bad on gas mileage, sort of like headers. headers gives more hp but most of it is high end, you actually loose a little low end power.

VTECPINOI

Ok...now I'm getting confused. Some of you guys here are saying that it will make my fuel economy worse regardless because of the increased HP. While others are saying that it can help my gas mileage if I stick to the same driving habits and not WOT all the time when I drive.

Can I get a consensus here? What is it that you guys all agree on? Is the answer I look for actually a combination of what everyone has been saying?

EddieXo

they are just saying if you have more power and you floor it all the time you will eat more gas up beacuse you are feeding more horsies that let you get your rpms higher or stay at high rpm...

but it can save you if you are drving like a grammy because you will be at a lower rpm being that you have more power and wont have to take it to a high rpm??? am i rite? or am i just as lost as vtecpino???

ronrecr

All things the same, intake would give you a little better mileage...your engine breathes better...