i just installed my test pipe from testpipe.com today i feel a slight diff on the highway a definate improvement, but i think my gas mileage is way down. anyone else with this mod?

 

there are plenty with this mod..



i too felt a slight improvement.. but my gas milage was about the same..

 

With all of the free-flowing mods out there, they will make your car eat more fuel when you accelerate hard. More air into the engine means more fuel that needs to be burned to make more power. My car with an intake alone eats fuel like a mother.

 

Are you also driving it harder to hear/feel the difference today as well? That could affect it also.

SuDZ

 

your car is slow anyways.. why bother?

 

my car is slow too but your slower than me

 

not if you have 4 flat tires..

 

and sunglasses to keep the pink glare out of my eyes

 

Nobody is letting this one die huh?

SuDZ

 

NO they won't !!!

 

guess not its an on going battle whats wrong you don't like powered by pinky

 

 

You wanna run me???

 

sure bring it on stock boy..



and if you win, my car still looks better..

 

Pink MaximaJeffy

 

when i installed an intake i got slightly better gas mileage...this test pipe makes me get dodge viper gas mileage..seriously.....it was raining night last night so i wasnt driving hard to test it out. i might ****** this thing off

 

that is the most naive thing I've heard here other than craig mack's witty ideas.....

 

?? what?

 

Well, you obviously have no idea of the effects modding and fuel consumption. You seem to be naive nor can you read.

 

deezo daddymac

 

I guess your car doesn't use a MAF?

 

PM me and i will let you verify my reading capabilities.

 

Dude, calm yourself. I wasn't even talking to you. If look above at the garbage that was posted by Daddymac, you'd see that I gave you informative information.

I'm not going to PM you to get into a pu$$y word match.

 

cool

 

 

Good pic! I think I'll keep this one.

 

 

*sigh*

obviously some people just don't get it (deezo) and I will not get into details because it will take more effort than what it's worth, so I'll just leave it at that

Jeff, that pic is good but this guy "deezo" needs that special olympic's pic

 

GOOD CHOICE!!!!! you shouldn't get into details because you'd just look even stupider trying to prove your point.....

 

why are you so excited you retarded monkey ?
just STFU if you cannot back up "deezo" with some facts to prove him right. ok chimp

 

okay lets see...so you're telling me when the ECU senses increased air flow, it doesn't cause the injectors to respond by dumping more fuel please enlighten me, I beg of you?? now once you non-automtovie *** can prove me wrong, you STFU.

and once you figure out some sort of proof(which I STILL haven't seen you post) and can come at me maturely and present it, then I'll actually consider you as having some sort of brain cells.

 

This shows that you don't know what the hell you are talking about.

Well what's your point in posting in this thread then? You are the true idiot to come in and try to disrespect me. You are the typical f@g, sitting behind a keyboard trash talkin' to people. Get my sac out of your mouth and come with the facts!

 

*FIGHT*FIGHT*FIGHT* Daddymac you should know that Deezo knows what he's talking about. He's been on here way longer than you, and he's not the only one who says test-pipes give horrible MPG. stupid*ss
-Cyrus

 

Here's one for your dumba$$ DaddyMac:

 

and to think i didnt click on this thread cause i thought it was another "test pipe" questanoire

 

I guess he couldn't prove it and went off acting like he had something better to do.

 

An intake, y-pipe, or exhaust mods won't cause you to consume more fuel under normal driving. If anything, you'll probably get better gas mileage due to less restriction (ie the engine doesn't work as hard) and chances are you'll be running leaner. I've got an intake, y-pipe, and B-pipe and I still get 25mpg in the city and about 32mpg on a highway cruise.

Now for the Test Pipe . I don't own one or have any direct experience with one, but I would think a test pipe would make you consume more fuel. Most guys run test pipes with y-pipes which means you've removed all three cats therefore there's a good chance the car will be running rich at part throttle due to the O2 sensors getting strange readings. The 97+ VQ seems to be more affected by this than the 95-96s (ie the 97+ tends to throw a code). At WOT, the ECU reverts to preset air/fuel map so the consumption in fuel shouldn't be that much higher vs running a cat.

All in all, a test pipe is a poor choice when it comes to mods on an NA car or any street car for that matter simply due to the environmental problems associated with running catless. The NA VQ doesn't work hard enough to take advantage of not running a cat. If the Max is boosted, then a test pipe might yield 5-10hp depending on max power. On an NA VQ, the gains might be 2-3hp at the expense of worse gas mileage.


Dave

 

What I was explaining in my prior thread is that when you lay on it hard, you will use more fuel to keep up with the increase of air being fed into the engine. My commute to work is now 33 miles and I try to be a little easier with acceleration because of the added fuel consumption.

When I'm traveling and keeping a constant speed of about 75mph, my mileage is much better than before. I think I'm getting upward of 33 miles per gallon.

 

i have a 97 and i use to have the test pipe.

no codes were thrown and i didnt notice any gas mileage difference.

as dave said i gained about 3hp.

 

"deezo" you just contradicted yourself on your last post.

Why do I get this feeling that everyone that is trying to put me down is black

Anyway thanks for the heads up Dave, you saved me some typing and apparently these members will actually listen to you.

and you Vyrus, Cyrus, or Anus whatever you call yourself. What does being a member for a long time prove ?