Thread: Bad gasmileage
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Old 02-15-2011, 12:25 AM
chazzone chazzone is offline
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Default Re: Bad gasmileage

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Originally Posted by shadyroids View Post
well talked my father who owned it before me had motorcraft plugs new wires too put in 40k miles ago i have a k&n rechargeable air filter recently recharged oil changed 1000miles ago has no problem stayin at opperating temp or getting there at all
The K&N can definitley cause problems with the MAF sensor. The oil from the filter will foul the sensor, and that's only one reason that they are bad for a street engine.

Clean the MAF with a good cleaner designed for that purpose.

I'd never run one of those on a street motor. They do nothing for the performance on a stock/street engine, and until they are partially filled with particulates, will pass more dirt than a paper filter.

There is nothing better than a NAPA Gold airfilter for a street engine, and they have zero potential negatives.

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