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Old 09-11-2012, 09:25 PM   #4 (permalink)
JRMichler
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Nameless - '06 GMC Canyon
90 day: 37.45 mpg (US)

22 Maverick - '22 Ford Maverick XL
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many GM cars have a fuse in the box for "ignition" or "injectors". see if you can find that one and then you can add a switch inline to that fuse.
That's exactly what I did for my kill switch. I took a spare fuse, carved away excess plastic, cut the fuse wire, soldered leads onto the terminals, and potted the solder connections with Bondo. If I need to remove it, I need only pull the connector, and replace with a stock fuse.
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06 Canyon: The vacuum gauge plus wheel covers helped increase summer 2015 mileage to 38.5 MPG, while summer 2016 mileage was 38.6 MPG without the wheel covers. Drove 33,021 miles 2016-2018 at 35.00 MPG.

22 Maverick: Summer 2022 burned 62.74 gallons in 3145.1 miles for 50.1 MPG. Winter 2023-2024 - 2416.7 miles, 58.66 gallons for 41 MPG.
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