On Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:50:35 -0400, "Steve W." <csr684NOT@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
>GKShadow wrote:
>> "Steve W." <csr684NOT@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>> news:g7ij2i$63s$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> GKShadow wrote:
>>>> "GKShadow" <GKShadow@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>> news:MuJgk.42$dg.20@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>> I bought a new 2007 1500 Silverado EXT. Cab 4X4 4.8L V-8 with the L1
>>>>> package; Last month, June 02. 2008.
>>>>>
>>>>> When I got it, it was getting 13.9 mpg. It is up to 14.5 after 1200
>>>>> miles; according to the computer in the truck.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is this the best I can expect and what can I do to make it better? A
>>>>> friend with a F 150 put a Chiller intake on his and says he is doing
>>>>> better fuel wise and picked up HP. He paid $265.00 for it and only
took
>>>>> 45 min to install.
>>>>>
>>>>> I am thinking about doing the same; should I?
>>>>>
>>>>> Well after a little more resurch I found the kit has a chiller or
air
>>>>> cooler in it. I would bet it is a venture that compresses the air.
So I
>>>>> think I will get it.
>>>>
>>> No way that a 265 dollar device has any type of compressor in it.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Steve W.
>>> Near Cooperstown, New York
>>
>> It's not a compressor, it's a venture; a funnel type device that
compresses
>> the air and cools it.
>>
>>
>
>Hate to tell you but ANY compression of air HEATS the air. That is why
>turbocharged engines use inter coolers. A venturi only does one thing,
>it increases the velocity of the substance going through it. The catch
>there is that the increased velocity gets stopped as soon as it hits the
>intake manifold.
Yeah, but they look cool. :)
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