06-02-2008, 12:58 AM
|
#1 (permalink)
|
|
EcoModding Lurker
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 1
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
Installed a new "Aero Turbine" Muffler, gained 11% mpg!
I drive a Scion Xb. After about 3yrs of driving it. I love the car by the way. It's indestructable! and fun to drive. Also cheap to buy! Ive been wanting to get better MPG out of it. I looked at the muffler and it looked very contricted to me. So, I googled mufflers that gained MPG. I discovered ************.COM . It's a company based in Utah. They claim that the muffler gives more HP and better MPG. their mufflers are mostly used in long distance endurance race cars and big diesel turbo trucks. I read alot of message boards and it seemed people were indeed getting improvements. So, I shelled out about $130 bucks for one. An Aero Turbine 2540i. the car is wee bit louder. But the sound is great. The car definetly seems peppier but after about 5 gas tank loads my average is a solid 11% gain in mpg! Im a happy camper! 11% gain is 3.3 mile gain. Every little bit helps. Now Im looking at intakes and tires., Anyone have any tire suggestions?
BTW, Aero exhaust makes mufflers for every car and truck. But their Turbine and Turbine XL (the quieter version) are the mufflers that are the real gas savers!
|
|
|
|
 Today
|
|
|
|
Other popular topics in this forum...
|
|
|
|
|
06-02-2008, 01:13 AM
|
#2 (permalink)
|
|
Some Guy
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Lodi, CA
Posts: 45
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
Pics/Vids or it didn't happen.
|
|
|
|
|
06-02-2008, 01:40 AM
|
#3 (permalink)
|
|
EcoModding Seige Tank
Join Date: May 2008
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 159
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
hmmm I agree, join the garage, post all your data
drop a line in the introductions section  |
|
|
|
|
06-02-2008, 02:12 AM
|
#4 (permalink)
|
|
Awesomeness personified
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Columbia, MO
Posts: 642
Thanks: 0
Thanked 28 Times in 18 Posts
|
Frackin' doubt it.
Really.
A muffler gained you 11%? Not (at all) likely.
You gotta show me some serious numbers to back that kinda claim up.
__________________
"I got 350 heads on a 305 engine. I get 10 miles to the gallon. I ain't got no good intentions." - The Drive By Truckers.
|
|
|
|
|
06-02-2008, 04:41 AM
|
#5 (permalink)
|
|
Curious....
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Oregon
Posts: 98
Thanks: 1
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
Perhaps the previous muffler had a potato stuck in it somewhere?
|
|
|
|
|
06-02-2008, 09:26 AM
|
#6 (permalink)
|
|
Batman Junior
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: 1000 Islands, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 22,530
Thanks: 4,078
Thanked 6,978 Times in 3,613 Posts
|
Ziiiing! Thanks for the morning chuckle, koihoshi.
"A fool and his potato are soon parted?"
My initial instinct was to delete the post, it's so spammy. I just removed the web URL instead. We'll see where this goes, if anywhere...
|
|
|
|
|
06-02-2008, 11:00 PM
|
#7 (permalink)
|
|
Did you get that thing?
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Buffalo NY
Posts: 162
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
Thats almost as good as the guy who extended his gas line and wrapped it around his coolant lines and netted over 62MPG in a 3.0L Dodge Stealth.
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
06-02-2008, 11:05 PM
|
#8 (permalink)
|
|
Future EV Owner
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Sussex Wisconsin
Posts: 674
Thanks: 0
Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts
|
First post. Hhhmmmm.
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
06-03-2008, 01:23 AM
|
#9 (permalink)
|
|
EcoModding Apprentice
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Mid TN
Posts: 152
Thanks: 4
Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by koihoshi
Perhaps the previous muffler had a potato stuck in it somewhere?
|
Potato growing in muffler.....hmmmmmm.....when I was young, mom said my ears got so dirty that taters could be growing in them. It may be time to really check out that burnt tater skin smell when the engine gets warm 
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
06-03-2008, 01:25 AM
|
#10 (permalink)
|
|
Future EV Owner
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Sussex Wisconsin
Posts: 674
Thanks: 0
Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by scionguy
I drive a Scion Xb. After about 3yrs of driving it. I love the car by the way. It's indestructable! and fun to drive. Also cheap to buy! Ive been wanting to get better MPG out of it. I looked at the muffler and it looked very contricted to me. So, I googled mufflers that gained MPG. I discovered ************.COM . It's a company based in Utah. They claim that the muffler gives more HP and better MPG. their mufflers are mostly used in long distance endurance race cars and big diesel turbo trucks. I read alot of message boards and it seemed people were indeed getting improvements. So, I shelled out about $130 bucks for one. An Aero Turbine 2540i. the car is wee bit louder. But the sound is great. The car definetly seems peppier but after about 5 gas tank loads my average is a solid 11% gain in mpg! Im a happy camper! 11% gain is 3.3 mile gain. Every little bit helps. Now Im looking at intakes and tires., Anyone have any tire suggestions?
BTW, Aero exhaust makes mufflers for every car and truck. But their Turbine and Turbine XL (the quieter version) are the mufflers that are the real gas savers!
|
The difference between what you just said and a bucket of manure is..... the bucket.
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
