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MPG Mods

Discussion in '4 Cylinder' started by kylefrdavis, Apr 20, 2009.

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  1. May 26, 2014 at 6:57 PM
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    Cut in half approximately. I am planning to do an e-fan swap in the next few days, as it still has the loud belt driven one.
     
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  2. May 26, 2014 at 7:02 PM
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    Really? I figured it would increase. E-Fan?
     
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  3. May 26, 2014 at 7:14 PM
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    Much of the road noise you hear comes from drag. The belly panel reduces the turbulent airflow. 12V Electric radiator fan*
     
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  4. May 26, 2014 at 7:26 PM
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    Where did you get your belly panels? What material are they made of? Any problem with heat from the exhaust system?
     
    o0oSHADOWo0o, May 26, 2014
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  5. May 26, 2014 at 7:48 PM
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    They are made of 4mm coroplast. I got them from Piedmont Plastics for $10 per 96''x48'' piece. There is plenty of clearance with the pipe and I cut out a small hole for the cat so there wouldn't be any issues.
     
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  6. May 26, 2014 at 8:02 PM
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  7. May 26, 2014 at 8:36 PM
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    Wanna do a how to? or some tips on how to go about this mod? Seems simple but curious what points you used for attaching etc.
     
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  8. May 27, 2014 at 4:34 AM
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    Would that mod apply to 2nd gens?

    Yes Mikey needs to really do a writeup on all of his DIY mods
     
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  9. May 27, 2014 at 8:03 AM
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    I'm right at 2000 RPM @ 70mph, but I have a V6, lift, and 285/75/16 tires so I really have no business even looking at this thread, but it's always nice to know if you can improve something.
     
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  10. May 27, 2014 at 10:12 AM
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    I will have tires *almost that big, and a lift, and I still think you/we can look for improvements here. I personally would not mind paneling some parts of the truck and removing/replacing the antenna and wipers like Mikey did.

    If anything, the lift and tires are more incentive for you to boost MPGs!
     
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  11. May 27, 2014 at 11:16 AM
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    I might be willing to do that if there's interest. Which mod are you referring to, the fan or the panels? I would say yes to either one.
     
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  12. May 27, 2014 at 12:02 PM
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    I just think that in general anything you do to your truck you should make a thread about!

    But you, in particular, are attempting something unheard of here. I'm sure many would follow you, they just need to see how!

    But what do I know, I posted a leaf-spring refurbishment thread to track the progress of my lift-in-progress and it has no replies. So maybe I'm wrong about it all. But I still think you should do writeups so we all can try our own hand at the MPG biz.
     
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  13. May 27, 2014 at 1:23 PM
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    I'll be posting my progress in the thread in my signature. Feel free to follow along :)
     
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  14. May 27, 2014 at 2:11 PM
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    Will be doing so!
     
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  17. Jun 14, 2014 at 12:38 PM
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