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Old 09-30-2011, 09:37 PM   #13 (permalink)
redpoint5
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Originally Posted by Joe1234 View Post
That's all good and well but where's the actual testing by several different people that shows a consistent improvement percentage. If you don't know the percent mpg improvement you can't ever judge if it is worth doing.
Well said; that was my complaint about this thread. This could be significantly more valuable to the EM community if we had quantifiable data obtained from controlled testing.

I'm hoping to avoid hypocrisy when I install my grill block this winter. Best way to test is a coast-down? Maybe combine it with ABA MPG runs?
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