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Old 06-21-2009, 03:02 AM   #14 (permalink)
Allch Chcar
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It's +0.1 mpg. And it's just for the idle speed.

Thank the last poster of comments on that page for the source.
"The noise-cancellation system also allowed engineers to drop the idle speed of the I-4, which yielded about 0.1-mpg-better fuel economy."

It's could be a warranty issue, people who hear the noise might assume something is wrong and take the vehicle in claiming the engine is damaged. But even that's far fetched.
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