better mpgs?

[kickitandholdit]

the BEST thing you can do mgp wise is drive like a grandma.. slowly accelerate and coast to stops if that doesnt work haha they have these things called izuzu pups you should try one of those

 

[bluebear15]

ha ya i dont like K&N either. i've heard good things bout AEM so i was thinkin that route but i'll be sure to check out volant too

 

[foreverfalcon40]

Volsnt best intake out there with the 4" collector and sealed airbox that bolts up to where OEM airbox is in the filter.

Glad to know your Volant pleases you

 

[sparg93]

i love the design of the Volant too...its architecture makes a ton more sense than some of the other aftermarkets out there.

It would be interesting to see a side-by-side comparison.

 

[AtomicHoe094]

im sure youve seen pictures of my volant (or if you didnt its in my album) but mine being TBI probably looks a bit different then yours. I really didnt notice anything about the mpg gain, but i dont fill up all the way every time either. When im in my truck, its full throttle or nothing. haha I couldnt even tell a diff in mpg with the fans either, and those 2 mods should put me about 3+ for sure. but beats meee.

 

[04SS99Denali]

when i got my tune in my ss silverado i saw a significant DEcrease in mpg it went from like 14-15 to 12-13. but thats just me lol

 

[sparg93]

performance tune?

 

[fyremanpat]

Im running 305's with 3.42 gears. E-fans, high flow cats, all new O2's, 40 series flowmaster, k&n fipk, hypertech 93 flash tune, new fuel filter,plugs,cap synthetic oil change every 2500 the whole nine yards and i cant get any more then 10mpg city.

oh yea and seafoamed at every oil change and new pcv, and mallory msd and mallory coil

 

[AtomicHoe094]

Im running 305's with 3.42 gears. E-fans, high flow cats, all new O2's, 40 series flowmaster, k&n fipk, hypertech 93 flash tune, new fuel filter,plugs,cap synthetic oil change every 2500 the whole nine yards and i cant get any more then 10mpg city.

your not kidding man. 3.73s,16inch rims, efans,volant intake, msd ignition, brand new tuneup with acdelco shit, new fuel filter, fully synthetic oil with mobil1 filter, injectors cleaned, brand new Ypipe with cat, brand new manifolds, brand new EGR and PCV valve and *** load more stuff all done in the last year and half and still getting terrible mileage. heavy foot i guess. I needa get a new O2 mines a little old. ill do it when i put in the headers. all the fluids have been changed as well including antifreeze. idkk ooh well, i didnt buy the truck to get good gas mileage... ahhaha

 

[bluebear15]

haha ya i know it may sound like i'm trying to contradict myself (want the truck but dont want the mpgs) but i'm just looking to pick up a few more mpgs. i avg 13mpg so getting up into the 15-18mpg range isnt too far off from me. even if i stay constant at 15mpg i'll be happy. that $10 or so more at fill up makes a diff even tho it doesnt sound like much.

the guys with the volant CAI how much did you get it for and from where? i know i will prolly end up paying $100+ but i want to find the best deal on one that i can

 

[AtomicHoe094]

brand new there anywhere from 3 to 400bucks depends where ya get it i guess

Bought mine used for 100 bucks, then some dude on this forum who works for volant sent me all new shit for free! talk about a good man and company

 

[sparg93]

there is a thread on here where the guy called Volant company directly and they made him an awesome deal.

I couldn't find the thread...but search around b/c i think the Volant rep in on this site.

 

[04SS99Denali]

performance tune?

idk if your talkin to me but it was a basic mail order tune from whatley back when i only had my volant and my corsa

 

[bluebear15]

brand new there anywhere from 3 to 400bucks depends where ya get it i guess

Bought mine used for 100 bucks, then some dude on this forum who works for volant sent me all new shit for free! talk about a good man and company

awesome! i will def search for the thread/guy and see what i can get. if anyone remembers please post a link or other helpful info!

 

[haks310]

His member name is, volant1. Ordered a CAI from him for my 95 TBI a while back, it was $250 shipped. Did take a while though.

 

[AtomicHoe094]

His member name is, volant1. Ordered a CAI from him for my 95 TBI a while back, it was $250 shipped. Did take a while though.

haha like 3months!! lol

 

[TheBeast99]

i do get 16-18mpg... and i drive, well, normal *shrug*
does it count that there's nothing extra in the truck besides me? i keep my beast nice and clean inside

 

[bluebear15]

haha like 3months!! lol

ha doesnt matter to me how long it takes to ship if i get a good deal

i do get 16-18mpg... and i drive, well, normal *shrug*
does it count that there's nothing extra in the truck besides me? i keep my beast nice and clean inside

do you have any mods done? anything like exhaust, CAI, e-fan, etc?

 

[haks310]

LoL I don't think it took that long..maybe 3-5 weeks if I recall. My debit card got charged Monday and I got the CAI on Wednesday, so I wasn't charged until it was shipped.

 

[jb2286]

Alright... this is just my $.02 and no offense to anyone, but I think I only saw 1 person on here even CONSIDER tires (and it only had to do with tread pattern). When you're on something like a bicycle, do you notice a difference between your mountain bike running at 35PSI with knobby tires compared to your road bike running at 110PSI with 1/3-1/4 of the overall tire contact area??? I think you'll notice a huge difference.

My opinion... get yourself a high load range tire that is rated to run @ 65PSI and run your tires at that! I would keep your tires you have now as your off-road tires and what not. For the new tires though, if you're in a smaller town, not much freeway driving, etc... then go closer to stock size aka 245's or 265's... it will improve your acceleration and you won't have to use as much throttle to get going. If you're not super worried about top end freeway speeds then it won't hurt you. If you drive 60 miles on the freeway every day, then 265's or 285's or whatever you should be fine (too big and you get into the whole wind resistance factors again). As long as you don't go too much over stock size, then the size won't matter as much as air pressure.