I gotta tell ya . it's hard to have your cake and eat it too .
I have always found that MoPars have always gotten the worste mileage of
any of the major car manufacturers . It was that way with the old Mopars ,
and its that way with the new MoPars .
I once again thank the gas pricing gods for smiling on my little town in GA
! (regular unleaded went down again to $0.82 per gallon!)
At 10:12 PM 6/23/98 -0500, you wrote:
>I installed a 10x3 K&N open element air cleaner about a month ago. Power
>went up slightly, GPM went down, BIG TIME, from between 16-18 to 12-14. I
>had a MP SBEC on order so I dealt with it until I had it installed.(Got it
>used for $80+shipping!!!). NO difference in gas milage, very big kick in
>the butt difference. Installed Flowmaster cat back dual exhaust, NO GPM
>difference, but a big ego stroker. I haven't replaced the open element air
>with the stock closed air cleaner (92s have the round ACs with fresh air
>flex tube), so I don't know if it would improve my gas milage or not. My
>question is if many other DMLers have seen a significant decrease in GPM
>with the open element K&Ns(I have noticed a couple of people express this
>already), and what improvements could be made without reverting back to the
>stock air cleaner.
>Thanx
>Scooter
>92 CC 318 auto
>above mods
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
>> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Yukon Net
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 1998 9:03 PM
>> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>> Subject: DML: FABM 10" X 3 K&N Results
>>
>>
>> Well, the 5.2 LOVES the new K7N filter!!!! It runs much better
>> than with the
>> 2" paper filter. The noise it makes id much louder & I get a
>> noticable tromp
>> out of the gas pedal now. Had to replace the bolt to hold the cover down
>> Luckily the inexpensive 10" filter kit I bought cam ewith one ).
>>
>> The down side is ... milage SUCKS !!! I am getting milage like I would get
>> in 4X4 full time at 40 below zero. Has anyone else found the drop
>> in milage
>> with a setup like mine? I am wondering if I should disconnect the
>> battery &
>> let the OBDII re-calibrate itself ( if thats what you have to do ) or
>> something else. Any ideas ?
>>
>> Now, onto the cool air Vs CFM problem. Up in Canada's Yukon Territory hot
>> days are few & far between. I did take a look at where the stock
>> air cleaner
>> was getting its air & guess what ??!!?? There is no direct flow
>> of air from
>> the front of the truck !!! It has to suck the air form the side of the
>> fender before it even hits the stock filter !! Its a miracle that the poor
>> little 5.2 could even breath if left stock !!! Anyone else agree with the
>> poor coice Chrysler made with placement of the stock air induction ?
>>
>>
>> Later all'
>>
>> Chris Savard
>> 98 5.2 4X4, red, FABM ( 10X2.5"), skid plates, tire package, brushguard &
>> bug deflectors.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Bob DeChance <kbshadow@email.msn.com>
>> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>> Date: Tuesday, June 23, 1998 6:44 PM
>> Subject: DML: Fw: For all whats new in 99 Dodge trucks...
>>
>>
>> >I saw this posting about the 99 dodges that may be of intrest to the
>> members
>> >of the DML.
>> >Bob DeChance
>> >Stockton Ca.
>> >
>> >
>> >-->St. Stephen, Kim & Lacy Ames wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> I have created a page with everything new for the 1999 Dodge
>> trucks...Go
>> >>> here
>> >>> http://www.erols.com/sames/new99.html
>> >>> Your welcome!
>> >>> Till the next time,
>> >>> St. Stephen Ames
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>> >>> Click for pics of our new deck: http://www.erols.com/sames/deck.html
>> >>> If you want a Dodge car or truck:
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>> >>>
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>> >
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>> >
>>
>
>
W . Jack Hilton III
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