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Old 08-28-2010, 04:50 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by youcancallmeTEX View Post
I am not expecting a drastic from either the cold air intake or exhaust. Cold air intake and exhaust can effect mpgs , How affective are is debatable but any improvement is nice. Do you have any suggestions?
firstly, welcome

Secondly, i know why you like large engines-same reason as i do-lots of torque, lazy drive, easy acceleration etc.
They are a bit juicy though..

I'd suggest something similar to what i'm drivng just now. Its a saab 9-3 turbo.
As a 2.0 when your off boost, the mpg is decent compared to most of the us cars in the same class.
The turbo can be fettled to give decent power-the car is light so you dont need as much hp to shift it.

They seem fairly popular in the US and Š3500 would get you a good one and some tuning

Failing that if you go for the f150 you want a WARM air intake to boost mpg's!
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