WAI offset "bad" hypermiling...

[tasdrouille]

Originally Posted by wwkayaker

WAI may work great on Hondas and Saturns, but don't put one on a Mazda or a Mitsubishi. I had a friend put one on his 01 Eclipse to try to improve mpg and he lost 10 mpg. He didn't change his driving habits after the mod. Then, he modified the WAI to a CAI with dryer hose and sheet metal. He gained 8 mpg over EPA. Mazdas and Mitsus react really well to CAI. I bought a CAI that I can just leave off the long metal pipe for it to be a WAI for my 05 Mitsu Lancer just in case. Now if I can just get the stupid stock air intake apart.

That WAI/CAI be the cause of such huge variations in FE is more than highly unlikely.

[wwkayaker]

I am not going to argue any point with anyone over CAI/WAI. That has already been going on all over this website. I am just stating what I have seen and experienced.