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Old 11-10-2005, 10:08 AM
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Hey Gang, I love this site and here's why.
I was averaging 16-17 mpg which for a 3rd gen is somewhat normal. 2 weekends ago I cleaned the throttle body, lubed the driveshafts, installed a new amsoil air filter, checked tire air pressure, and detailed it.

For the last 2 tanks of gas I averaged 19 or more. Plus it runs a bit smoother. All this made possible from this forum thanks all!

PS: I think the polish and wax improved my mpg the most cause now its more aerodynamic!

Next projects: replace leaking air shock and change fuel filter.
Old 11-10-2005, 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by FORANA
Hey Gang, I love this site and here's why.
I was averaging 16-17 mpg which for a 3rd gen is somewhat normal. 2 weekends ago I cleaned the throttle body, lubed the driveshafts, installed a new amsoil air filter, checked tire air pressure, and detailed it.

For the last 2 tanks of gas I averaged 19 or more. Plus it runs a bit smoother. All this made possible from this forum thanks all!

PS: I think the polish and wax improved my mpg the most cause now its more aerodynamic!

Next projects: replace leaking air shock and change fuel filter.
I'm jealous b/c I did a bunch of maintenance on my 3rd gen and no extra mpg. That's great to hear that someone else is getting better mpg, especially with the gas prices nowadays.
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if you wax it they go faster
Old 11-10-2005, 10:22 AM
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awesome.

know who you have to thank for that?

THIS GUY WHO NEEDS YOUR HELP
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Originally Posted by bamachem
awesome.

know who you have to thank for that?

THIS GUY WHO NEEDS YOUR HELP
Exactly, that's what I did. It's awesome to get all the help I've gotten here. Yotatech has helped me lighten my wallet to the tune of over $4k in the last four months.
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Exactly, that's what I did. It's awesome to get all the help I've gotten here. Yotatech has helped me lighten my wallet to the tune of over $4k in the last four months.
you must not have a girlfriend or a wife or you wouldn't post such a punishable offense in a public forum.

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Originally Posted by bamachem
you must not have a girlfriend or a wife or you wouldn't post such a punishable offense in a public forum.

You don't understand how pissed off my g/f gets with the mods. She doesn't care about the $, she cares about the time it takes to go to the shop; the total time and the number of times.
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The total cost of my maintenance weekend was about 80 bucks. I had to get 2 new grease guns and the filter costed 30 bucks. So all in all it was a pretty cheap weekend.
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