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Originally Posted by redpoint5
The most repeated myth I find on car forums is that a CAI will improve FE. There is no amount of reasoning with people because it's a religious topic.
Below is just part of a discussion I attempted to have on the jeepkj forum. |
As far as the fuel economy vs. altitude argument goes, I like to point out that airliners cruise at 30000+ foot altitude more for fuel economy than noise abatement. (You can't even hear them from ground level.) They would cruise at lower altitude if it burned less fuel. The "pulse" to altitude burns a lot of fuel, but the engine-on "glide" back down makes up for it.
I've had a number of people call <bovine excrement> on me when I tell them I've gotten over 30 MPG with a Mustang. Some ask me what I've done to it. I tell them, "I've
driven it! And I've
adjusted the "nut" behind the steering wheel".
One of my co-workers once asked me, "Why don't
all Mustangs get that kind of gas mileage?" I told him, "Because I'm not driving them." Some people don't understand that it's not just the machine; the operator makes a difference.