truth or fiction???
Apr 13, 2005 | 10:05 AM
#61
Originally Posted by Chingon
Hmmm...do you guys think this small increase in mileage is due to you keeping off the pedal perhaps, and not the acetone? I'll try it on my cars and see if I get any noticeable results as well...
Apr 13, 2005 | 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Chingon
Hmmm...do you guys think this small increase in mileage is due to you keeping off the pedal perhaps, and not the acetone? I'll try it on my cars and see if I get any noticeable results as well...
I will also add the tahoe has just a hair over 40k miles and got the 18.2mpg when it was new. I then saw a slight but steady decline in gas mileage up unitl I ran this test.
Apr 13, 2005 | 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by thunder550
How do you guys get that kind of mileage??? Even when I drive nice I'm lucky to hit 15 mpg.
Apr 13, 2005 | 12:53 PM
#65
Originally Posted by JERRY2500
From what i've read so far on this forum, ( I'm not bashing Radix) it looks like the Radix is giving good Hp and TQ but hurting gas mileage were as the turbo has helped mileage. Good example https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=305357 Radix towing 3500lbs.= 11 mpg vs. STS towing 8500lbs.= 14 mpg
Apr 13, 2005 | 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by thunder550
But even before the Radix I was about the same. My very first tank of gas ever (got the truck with 8 miles on it) I was about 16, never again since then.
Before i put the turbo on i never got above 12 mpg towing.
Apr 13, 2005 | 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by JERRY2500
No, i think i have a small increase because i've been romping on it more than normal.
Uh, ok.I still don't think it does anything from what you guys are saying. You guys are reporting increases of 1 to less than two miles to the gallon increases which don't necessarily mean it's the acetone. It's one thing if you got a 10MPG increase, but barely two? That could mean anything...
Apr 13, 2005 | 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by thunder550
How do you guys get that kind of mileage??? Even when I drive nice I'm lucky to hit 15 mpg.
Apr 13, 2005 | 06:25 PM
#69
Originally Posted by Chingon
Uh, ok.I still don't think it does anything from what you guys are saying. You guys are reporting increases of 1 to less than two miles to the gallon increases which don't necessarily mean it's the acetone. It's one thing if you got a 10MPG increase, but barely two? That could mean anything...
Apr 13, 2005 | 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by quicksilverado
If you got 18 mpg and jumped to 28 mpg, that would be over a 50% increase in gas mileage. Going from 18 to 19.8 would be a 10 % increase. Looks like it works pretty darn good to me.