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Old 02-03-2016, 08:25 AM   #3 (permalink)
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^Clearly an editing mistake!

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You should also remember to remove any gear you don’t need. If you’re just driving to work, for example, unload your off-road equipment and leave it in the garage.
I'd say leave your entire off-roading toy in the garage and commute in something intelligent. But for the most part it looked like a good list.

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Exhaust upgrades - Depending on what’s on your vehicle currently, you can sometimes achieve sizeable fuel economy increases by switching out the exhaust. Low-restriction mufflers, cat-back exhaust systems with mandrel bent pipes, and long-tube headers can all be effective. Your gains might range from 1% to 10%. If you have a very inefficient factory manifold, you might also see a nice improvement from installing shorty headers.
Except for this. Very suspicious that most everything else was only good for 1% gain while screwing with the pipes was worth up to 10%. I don't think anyone here has proven +10% from exhaust mods. As if boys needed another excuse to do a muffler delete. :/
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