Katmandu wrote:
There are actually ALOT more mods you can do to increase your MPG. Like changing all your lubricants to synthetics, adding an air dam, custom chip etc...
There is a man on the Explorer forums that is getting 31+ MPG out of a 99 Explorer with a 4.0 V6 engine!! NO BS!! Click on the link below and see for your self!!
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/sho ... ge=1&pp=40
Skeptical!
In my opinion there are two possibilities here. 1. He's not getting 30mpg. 2. He's doing something he's not telling us, like drafting behind a semi at dangerous distances for 90% of his highway only trips.
I do almost everything he does (less the full synthetics and air dam) and I get gas mileage increases measured in fractions of a percent. I've been reading articles about some of the new technology for cars coming up. Bottom line: Car companies are spending BILLIONS in research for increases in fuel economy measuring from 2 to 5%. Again, that's 2 - 5%. Think about that. Billions of dollars invested to get an extra .8 to 3 mpg (depending on your base mileage, of course).
There's a new research push to recycle exhaust heat into electricity for cars, some mfg's claiming they *might* go live with this technology in 2014. Think about that. 2014. They're expecting economy increases of 5%. Meaning if I took their billion dollar idea, I'd get .85mpg higher than what I'm getting now.
If it's too good to be true...
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