2002 3.0 Air Fliter and performance

Does anyone know if any of the non oem air filter elements actaully help in performance and mpg? I have seen the K&N filters and I have seen the round elements with adapters to replace factory air box. Also is there any mods to increase the mpg?

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pranthony
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The biggest mod to increase fuel economy is to change your driving style. If you have a modern fuel injected vehicle, changing the air cleaner is not going to change your fuel economy by a detectable amount. Compared to the air restriction imposed by the throttle plate, the air filter is trivial.

The usual suggestions for improving fuel economy:

- make sure your tires are properly inflated (vehicle manufacturer's recommendation plus a little if you don't go overboard)

- remove any non-essential items from the vehicle (extra weight = extra fuel required)

- drive like your car doesn't have any brakes - (everytime you use the brakes you waste energy)

- keep you maximum highway speed down to the lowest "safe" level (don't drive so slow you become a moving road hazard)

- accelerate at reasonably gentle rates (again, don't become a moving road block)

- make sure your car is in a good state of tune

Ed

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C. E. White

I?d be careful recomending over-inflation. Thats usually like handing a firework to a kid and saying not to blow yourself up. But people have a hard enough time figureing out what kind of gas to put in there car, or when to change the oil, let alone doing anything that requires judgment.

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xmirage2kx

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