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Old 01-25-2019, 09:18 PM   #5 (permalink)
Isaac Zackary
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Originally Posted by oil pan 4 View Post
The only time a performance air intake will increase fuel economy is if it's on a diesel.
This is basically true.

On a gasoline engine most of the time you are running around with the intake choked off by the throttle plate. Making a better intake on a gasoline engine will do absolutely nothing for fuel mileage, unless you drive everywhere at full throttle.
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