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Old 10-13-2008, 01:48 AM   #2 (permalink)
ConnClark
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Typically these things are only effective under hard acceleration, and if thats the case your fuel economy is out the window anyway. They provide no benefit under cruising conditions. I suppose they might have some benefit if you go up very steep hills a lot but thats it.
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