cai question

[7502wh33ls]

is it just meor did you guys lose major mpg with this upgrade i get like 300miles a tank now i get like 200 being nice if i push into it bad i get like 160 everything is plugged in when i put my stock stuff back milage is normal HELP!!!!!

[sleepyalero]

you shouldnt have lost mpg really, cai are supposed to gain like 1-2 mpg lol or a little more sometimes.

[7502wh33ls]

i know i threw out the crappy filter and replaced it with the k and n filter 2 its really weird and starting to piss me off never had the issue b4 either in any other car i mean my lsj had the issue cause i had to tune it right after dame saturn fast but a money pit i hope i dont have the same issue here do i first time ive ever modded an alero

[sleepyalero]

v6 or 4 cyl?

[a.graham52]

v6 or 4 cyl?

it is in the 3400 specific forum....

are you sure your getting crappy millage? sometimes the guage readings can differ. dont ask how, they just do. best way to make sure is to divide your trip milage by the number of gallons you add to your tank to fill it. thats really the only good way to do it. i average 23-25 mpg

[MMGT1]

What CAI do you have in there? Down in the fender, a proper CAI or did you just put a filter on the end of the MAF? Where is the location of your IAT in this CAI set up?

[a.graham52]

how bout some pics?

[TaurineMike]

I noticed a change in my mpg when I drove my car hard with the CAI on it compared to the stock.

[a.graham52]

driving hard will kill your fuel milage period. and when i first got mine i stepped on it a little harder just to hear the noise.

[7502wh33ls]

ok i have no idea how to upload pics but like he said 3400 and its in the fender wall i can see it if i look in my bumper i can see it up in the fender and i did the trip im averaging about 12 to 13 mpgs and i know what you mean about the lead foot i love the way it sounds so i stopped pushing it to the floor and started drivin the way i should pusshing it i get arount 6 mpg sounds like a v8 and guzzles gas like one to i checked my fuel lines my injectors for leaks nothing at all but a little dirtyness i have a aem wideband and its not running rich im really confused either my gauge is really wrong and im about to burn up my valves or my gas is evaporating but the gauge is brand new and i know what rich exhast smells like my lsj ran way to rich after my ecu melted down

[03glgold]

when you click reply to thread click on the area clicked in red and a box will pop up where you can upload pictures. After you upload it the image will automatically go in the post that you uploaded it with even though nothing will appear in the box

[sleepyalero]

it is in the 3400 specific forum....

are you sure your getting crappy millage? sometimes the guage readings can differ. dont ask how, they just do. best way to make sure is to divide your trip milage by the number of gallons you add to your tank to fill it. thats really the only good way to do it. i average 23-25 mpg

whoops my bad i totally spaced it.

[a.graham52]

sure your not leaking gas?
how much oil is on your filter?
how are you chekcing your fuel millage?
is your CEL on?

[7502wh33ls]

no cel no oil on my air filter if thats what ya meant and im checking milage by my trip and i know my car has 14.2 gallon tank so i used simple algebra to get my equasion good at math not spelling apparently and i dont smell any gas anywere its got me baffled and thank you for the insight on uploading pics

[whiterider00]

please. use. punctuation.

[03glgold]

Figure off what the pump says you put in and not the size of the tank. It ends up more accurate that way

[7502wh33ls]

i understand im new and all but i dont really see how that please use punctuation really helps my topic and im not trying to start anything but if u can read what im saying then there really isnt any reason for you to say what you said thank you all for saying what you said the ones that posted something relevant to the thread .......................................theres your punctuation

[7502wh33ls]

and ill try that i never thought of that but either way im still getting crappy gas mpgs i think it would just be easier to switch back to stock intake piping and figure it out from there because apparently my car only like cosmetic mods:( just sucks cause i just spent about 500 on the exhaust and its in the mail hopefully it gets better

[JLw7123]

i understand im new and all but i dont really see how that please use punctuation really helps my topic and im not trying to start anything but if u can read what im saying then there really isnt any reason for you to say what you said thank you all for saying what you said the ones that posted something relevant to the thread .......................................theres your punctuation

because it is easier to read.

[7502wh33ls]

yes I understand your reasoning. i respond well to reasoning. not some random guy trying to be a smart ass. if he wouldnt have put periods at the end of everyword it wouldnt have bugged me. but the guy said nothing at all relivant. its like he went threw my post to find something to say about someone. like he had nothing better to do. im sorry but if your ganna help help but if u wanna be a smart ass go **** yourself. if i can help i will or i can direct you to someone i kno who has an answer. if not im not ganna say anything and go to the other posts. if this is how the whole forum is im not staying in it very long. because hate to break it to ya forums are supposed to help you along with your projects and show off your car. now days its a bunch of little kids thinking oh well i figured it out they should have to as well. i think im ganna make them look stupid cause it'll be funny. grow the hell up dude. thank you all that tried helping me i comend you for that there are very few of u guys left as for the others this isnt high school but whatever makes you feel better i would appreciate all that look at my posts to understand im not looking for that kinda crap keep it to yourself im here to learn and someday sit in your chairs and be able to give info like you guys

[a.graham52]

i would fill yoru gas tank, reset your tripmeter, drive till when ever you want to fill up again. fill all the way up again. and then take your millage you have just driven and divide it by the amount of gallons you just put in. that will give you an accurate reading.

[7502wh33ls]

ok cool stuff! ill try it and let ya know.