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PAUL SS · 06-12-2012, 11:28 AM

I installed my Cold Air Inductions this winter with about 4300 miles on the odometer and the DIC showing fuel mileage of 17.8 mpg. I did not reset the fuel mileage calculator when the CAI was installed. I have driven a little over 600 miles and the DIC is showing 18.4 mpg. that seems like a pretty good improvement considering the previous 4300 miles were rolled into that calculation and since I am enjoying the new sound it's kind of hard to keep my foot out of it.

I guess I will reset my mpg calc in the DIC and see what happens.

IndeedSS1 · 06-12-2012, 01:25 PM

Winter gas versus summer

? I've never seen any mpg difference plus or minus, between stock, C.A.I., Halltech, or Vararam. If there was a difference it wasn't enough to make note of. I've averaged 19.x to 20.x mpg combined over the past 37k miles.

ActNup NY · 06-12-2012, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by FASTSS

cold air intake should help you gain some MPG but i dont think it will help tremendously. Maybe extra 2 mpg if your lucky.

Hey with the way these gas prices are today lol ! I'll take that extra 2 mpg

TRIPWIRE · 06-12-2012, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ZIPNBY

Hey with the way these gas prices are today lol ! I'll take that extra 2 mpg

casvg5 · 06-12-2012, 01:59 PM

I got a huge bump in MPG after I installed long tube headers, full exhaust, and a CAI and got a custom tune. At 65mph on flat ground, in cruise control, my MPG reading is a steady 28.1. While this may not be completely accurate, it shows an improvement of the same speed on the same road the day before the tune when the car showed 23.9mpg.

Needless to say, my tuner is a guru!

PAUL SS · 06-12-2012, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by FASTSS

cold air intake should help you gain some MPG but i dont think it will help tremendously. Maybe extra 2 mpg if your lucky.

I will take 2 mpg.

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Originally Posted by IndeedSS1

Winter gas versus summer

? I've never seen any mpg difference plus or minus, between stock, C.A.I., Halltech, or Vararam. If there was a difference it wasn't enough to make note of. I've averaged 19.x to 20.x mpg combined over the past 37k miles.

I don't put winter gas in my car.

geaux_tigerss · 06-12-2012, 06:19 PM

My biggest gas mileage gains came from driving 65-70 and airing my tires up to 36 psi. I can maintain ~26 that way. Drive 80 and it drops to around 21.

Bo White · 06-12-2012, 06:43 PM

My mileage went up about that as long as I drove like I did before the cold air kit......

SC2150 · 06-12-2012, 06:57 PM

If your factory tune is on the rich side you should always see a improvement if driven the same. Winter/Summer fuel mix also has a impact.

Birm · 06-12-2012, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by IndeedSS1

Winter gas versus summer

? I've never seen any mpg difference plus or minus, between stock, C.A.I., Halltech, or Vararam. If there was a difference it wasn't enough to make note of. I've averaged 19.x to 20.x mpg combined over the past 37k miles.

Sales @ CAI Inc · 06-13-2012, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by ZIPNBY

Hey with the way these gas prices are today lol ! I'll take that extra 2 mpg

+1, Especially on my truck which gets 12 mpg at best! We hear anywhere from a 1-4 mpg gain, but I would say around 2-2.5 is most common. It mostly comes down to driving habits. Curious to see what the OP gets!

PAUL SS · 06-13-2012, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by SC2150

If your factory tune is on the rich side you should always see a improvement if driven the same. Winter/Summer fuel mix also has a impact.

I did a dyno pull and the f/a ratio was quite rich.

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Originally Posted by Bill @ CAI Inc

+1, Especially on my truck which gets 12 mpg at best! We hear anywhere from a 1-4 mpg gain, but I would say around 2-2.5 is most common. It mostly comes down to driving habits. Curious to see what the OP gets!

Stay tuned (no pun) I will reset the DIC and see what number it throws after several hundred miles.

Sales @ CAI Inc · 06-13-2012, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by PAUL SS

Stay tuned (no pun) I will reset the DIC and see what number it throws after several hundred miles.

It is tuned HAHA...really though, it is.

Jrichards73 · 06-13-2012, 06:32 PM

mine went from 13.5 to 14.5, but that is no highway and not driven daily.

06-12-2012, 11:28 AM	#1
PAUL SS The Mark of Excellence Drives: 2010 ABM 1SS RS LS3 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Smallest State in the Union Posts: 8,688 View My Garage	Fuel Mileage Improvement with CAI intake. I installed my Cold Air Inductions this winter with about 4300 miles on the odometer and the DIC showing fuel mileage of 17.8 mpg. I did not reset the fuel mileage calculator when the CAI was installed. I have driven a little over 600 miles and the DIC is showing 18.4 mpg. that seems like a pretty good improvement considering the previous 4300 miles were rolled into that calculation and since I am enjoying the new sound it's kind of hard to keep my foot out of it. I guess I will reset my mpg calc in the DIC and see what happens. __________________ BMR, CAI, DynoMax, Elite Eng., Hurst, Jannetty, Clear Image Headers & Hi Flow cats, Jet Hot, LSR, TSW, VMax, Vredestein

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IndeedSS1 Drives: 2010 Camaro SS LS3 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Eastern MO Posts: 3,786	Winter gas versus summer? I've never seen any mpg difference plus or minus, between stock, C.A.I., Halltech, or Vararam. If there was a difference it wasn't enough to make note of. I've averaged 19.x to 20.x mpg combined over the past 37k miles. __________________ She is only memory now.

06-12-2012, 06:19 PM	#7
geaux_tigerss Drives: 2019 GMC Sierra 1500 AT4 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Orange, TX Posts: 740	My biggest gas mileage gains came from driving 65-70 and airing my tires up to 36 psi. I can maintain ~26 that way. Drive 80 and it drops to around 21. __________________ 2019 GMC Sierra 1500 AT4 Summit White 6" Lift, 37x13.50R24's

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Bo White Drives: 2015 Summit White 2SS 1LE Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Vance Alabama Posts: 8,090	My mileage went up about that as long as I drove like I did before the cold air kit...... __________________ Retired wanna be cylinder head porter 2015 2SS 1LE Clutch reservoir, Vararam DRX, ported TB, TSP 2" headers, MGW shifter, stage 4 cam and Wilkes 11° 65cc heads Totalled: 2010 1SS Wilkes Performance/Eagle 416 shortblock, TSP custom valvetrain, PRC 260 heads, Edelbrock Pro Flo 102, th400 swap, 8" PTC 5500 stall= 535/435 at the wheels tuned Gen 3 Performance and Dyno 10.97 @ 124 full weight in 3100 DA CamaroFest X

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casvg5 Account Suspended Drives: 2010 Cyber Grey 2SS Join Date: May 2012 Location: Houston Tx Posts: 210	I got a huge bump in MPG after I installed long tube headers, full exhaust, and a CAI and got a custom tune. At 65mph on flat ground, in cruise control, my MPG reading is a steady 28.1. While this may not be completely accurate, it shows an improvement of the same speed on the same road the day before the tune when the car showed 23.9mpg. Needless to say, my tuner is a guru!

06-12-2012, 06:57 PM	#9
SC2150 Account Suspended Drives: 2012 Camaro RS, RX supercharged Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bradenton, FL Posts: 6,063	If your factory tune is on the rich side you should always see a improvement if driven the same. Winter/Summer fuel mix also has a impact.