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Old Nov 5, 2010 | 05:18 PM
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I hand calculate
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Old Nov 5, 2010 | 05:23 PM
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Oh i see.
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Old Nov 5, 2010 | 05:27 PM
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jefferycastgsy:
You are a moron and need to stop posting. Again this thread wasn't planned to be a big debate, and I am not here to educate ignorant fools such as your self. Again sit back stop typing and see that everything you think is so wrong you might be the only person to type it and admit it in public.

As my millage goes up you will see the truth and reality. again please don't waist our time and if we are all wrong then the numbers will show it. Then I will admit defeat if that becomes the case.
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Old Nov 8, 2010 | 05:58 AM
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Well I don't have any solid numbers as of yet but with 50% hi way and 50 % city(similar to my original numbers) I am at 370 miles and still have 1/8th of a tank. The tank is 40 gallon so at 9.0 mpg that is 360 mi. full to empty. I don't have the $120+ to fill it up till I get paid but I am getting 9.7 if I have 2 gallons left. Obviously more or less in the tank means that number can change a little bit.

Again this is muffler change only driving the same cruise controlled 70 mph on the hi way and like a grandpa in the city.
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Old Nov 10, 2010 | 12:29 PM
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Well, at least its going up instead of down. You have a 40 gal tank? I thought mine was big at 34 gallons. Is it aftermarket?
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Old Nov 10, 2010 | 07:46 PM
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Nope factory. The truck originaly was bought to tow a camper so they had everything set up for that.
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Old Nov 10, 2010 | 08:15 PM
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does the 'salad bowl' mod for the 350s work on the 454?
i have seen that those hydrogen generator systems actually work decently on the TPI motors. seen a mid-90s dodge 360 go from 9mpg to 14mpg with one
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Old Nov 10, 2010 | 09:06 PM
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Yeah, sure. That is a more than 50% improvement. Totally believable.
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Old Nov 10, 2010 | 09:09 PM
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And the factories don't put hydrogen generators on production vehicles is because they are joined in a conspiracy with the oil companies.
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Old Nov 10, 2010 | 10:31 PM
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I hear about but never searched the "salad bowl". Can someone post a pick. I think the next mod is going to be free(at least close to it) or synthetic fluid in the motor and diff. Not sure if I want to mess with the trans fluid because I am a 100% firm believer in if the trans fluid is old and never changed, DON'T SCREW WITH IT. But I really love synthetic and know it helps.
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