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Fr3AkAzOiD · 05-26-2010, 10:47 AM

If they said 2.5% - 5% I would have believed it but 13% is BS.

I plan on lowering my car a little when I get some spare money (like there is even such a thing) but I would be shocked at more then a 2.0 mpg increase and more likely then not expect to only get between 1.0 - 1.5 mpg more.

Figuring if I get 1 mpg increase and use 400 gallons of gas a year and average 50 mpg thats less then $25 a year saved. I would never make back the cost of the parts and install over the life of my car.

05-26-2010, 10:47 AM	#16 (permalink)
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