drilled the holes in the intake box
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Driver School Candidate
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drilled the holes in the intake box
hey so i saw that someone was going to drill or did drill holes in the intake box. so i went out that same day and did it myself. i went from an avg 22.1 mpg to 23.1 and this is based of a one week avg. no other mods were done at that time .. no loss of hp either feel a little stronger actually so thanks..
luv it..
i have a
2006
lexus is250 awd
with stock 18s
no other mods to engine all stock..
luv it..i have a
2006
lexus is250 awd
with stock 18s
no other mods to engine all stock..
hey so i saw that someone was going to drill or did drill holes in the intake box. so i went out that same day and did it myself. i went from an avg 22.1 mpg to 23.1 and this is based of a one week avg. no other mods were done at that time .. no loss of hp either feel a little stronger actually so thanks.. luv it..
i have a
2006
lexus is250 awd
with stock 18s
no other mods to engine all stock..
luv it..i have a
2006
lexus is250 awd
with stock 18s
no other mods to engine all stock..
One has nothing to do with the other. Adding holes to a box that already supplies more air than the engine can use at WOT, especially adding them before the filter and MAF, can't have any impact on your mileage.
Weather, traffic, and a number of other factors all unrelated to the holes in your airbox can impact mileage though.
Pole Position
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 326
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From: NJ
There are so many factors that go into how your MPG is calculated (ie. air temp, driving style) that I doubt drilling holes into your intake had that much affect on that reading. Also, you'd have to have driven the exact same way, same roads, etc. for an accurate comparison.
Last edited by Thinktwice; Jul 20, 2011 at 01:55 PM.
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well guys i did not do any other mods to the car and during the week i pretty much have the same route .. home to work and work to home and well ill take pictures post later. the only other time that the avg mpg went up and that was only a tad bit was when i installed the hks exhaust system .. so weather it was the holes or not my mpg went up lol .. im liking it ...
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btw i use to get aroung 20 to 21 mpg.. so an increace to 23.1 is a plus for me ..i drive up and down mountians. :/ sucks..
and the sound. well didnt notice much of a diff. its almost the same so no sound diff. ..
ill try to post a pic later on today and ill come back after a week and let you know if it keeps the same mpg. i hope it does.. haha
(BTW im still learning how to use this site so if i do something wrong please help out by advising me thanks)
and the sound. well didnt notice much of a diff. its almost the same so no sound diff. ..
ill try to post a pic later on today and ill come back after a week and let you know if it keeps the same mpg. i hope it does.. haha
(BTW im still learning how to use this site so if i do something wrong please help out by advising me thanks)
Last edited by abraham198; Jul 20, 2011 at 06:00 PM.
