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#152632 - 08/08/06 07:34 PM

Looking to get better gas mileage

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Registered: 08/08/06
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Loc: north dakota

any recommendations out there?
like
which specific exhaust, chip, intakes?

aaron

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#152633 - 08/11/06 07:36 PM

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Registered: 06/22/06
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Loc: Canada

i've heard good things about the Tornado. i'll probly get it.

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#152634 - 08/12/06 08:59 PM

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please dont waste your money, if anything they reduce the amount of air flow and engines do better with a straight air flow.

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#152635 - 08/14/06 09:29 PM

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Registered: 04/14/06
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Loc: Reno, Nevada

Tornato, Those don't work, The newer cars are designed really well, I think one of those will make your mileage go down...lol

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#152636 - 08/15/06 12:11 AM

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Loc: Alexandria, Virginia

Don't get one period. By the way bill k thats a nice car, what kind of paint job is that.

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#152637 - 08/15/06 01:03 AM

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ILikeMyGP Offline

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Registered: 08/03/05
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Loc: Michigan

looks like that comelean paint job, after market right?

and yeah that actually does look pretty good on the GP, didn't expect it would, but it does

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#152638 - 08/19/06 06:42 PM

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Tornado?!?! I hope you are kidding...

Go with an intake and some exhaust work to get your mileage up

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#152639 - 08/20/06 12:01 AM

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Registered: 04/30/06
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Yeah, where did you hear the good things from? The manufacturer's website, probably...

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#152640 - 08/20/06 12:51 PM

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GTP246 Offline

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Registered: 06/22/06
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Loc: Canada

Quote:

Originally posted by drummerboy1307:
Yeah, where did you hear the good things from? The manufacturer's website, probably...

These good things come from different adds in magazines and commercials. From what i see here not many people like'em. i guess i'll hold off on getting it now.

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#152641 - 08/22/06 12:37 AM

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Registered: 12/29/05
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They dynoed one of those and they measured a HP loss...like 5 HP. Haha

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#152642 - 08/22/06 03:38 PM

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GTP246 Offline

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really? wow.

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#152643 - 08/22/06 08:14 PM

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ILikeMyGP Offline

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Registered: 08/03/05
Posts: 54
Loc: Michigan

Quote:

Originally posted by Kev-GTP:
They dynoed one of those and they measured a HP loss...like 5 HP. Haha

dang thats f ing funny, how about flow masters?

i know they tend to make it sound fairly good, if you get the right ones, but how are they for proformance and such?

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