K&N Air Filter results on 02 ES GT AT
June-3rd-2002, 12:02 AM
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Bruce Leroy
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Yo ZZH can you tell us when you put in the K&N filter again? Just looking at your chart you can guess where you put it in, but it'd be nice to have a firm date to put the numbers up against. Thanks! 
June-3rd-2002, 08:01 AM
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Originally posted by frankd
Um, there's a more basic and more signicant reasone for gas mileage being better in the summer. It simply takes more gas to warm up a cold(er) engine in the winter... on the other hand, if you use the A/C a lot in the summer, of course this reduces gas mileage. So there are many factors at work , and getting a meaningful comparison from one tank to the next is difficult.
Um, there's a more basic and more signicant reasone for gas mileage being better in the summer. It simply takes more gas to warm up a cold(er) engine in the winter... on the other hand, if you use the A/C a lot in the summer, of course this reduces gas mileage. So there are many factors at work , and getting a meaningful comparison from one tank to the next is difficult.
Although I did hear one person blame it on air density. Which I suppose could have a moderate effect.
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June-3rd-2002, 10:09 PM
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Originally posted by stocker
It takes more gas to warm up your engine? Sorry, I don't quite get how that works. Most fuel injected engines have a fast idle setting to help warm up the car when it's not moving, but once you get up to speed, it does nothing. Your telling me your car throws more gas into the engine at highway speeds to help "warm it up". Sorry, I don't buy it.
Although I did hear one person blame it on air density. Which I suppose could have a moderate effect.
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It takes more gas to warm up your engine? Sorry, I don't quite get how that works. Most fuel injected engines have a fast idle setting to help warm up the car when it's not moving, but once you get up to speed, it does nothing. Your telling me your car throws more gas into the engine at highway speeds to help "warm it up". Sorry, I don't buy it.
Although I did hear one person blame it on air density. Which I suppose could have a moderate effect.
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June-4th-2002, 07:33 AM
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Originally posted by frankd
Well. maybe my explanation could have been better. Do you agree a cold engine consumes more fuel than one at operating temperature, everything else being equal?
Well. maybe my explanation could have been better. Do you agree a cold engine consumes more fuel than one at operating temperature, everything else being equal?
At least that is what I believe.
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June-6th-2002, 02:07 PM
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i used to work in the gasoline retail market and yes, gas milage does decrease in winter months due to the pumps. i found this out by talking to the tanker drivers who filled the pumps up for us. it also has to do w/ gov't regulations concerning the fuel mixture for winter months.
and although i might have the following backwards, i believe that they said that the changover in fuel mixture composition occurs on or around 1 june. and this is one reason why gas prices increase. its what they called a "fake shortage".
and although i might have the following backwards, i believe that they said that the changover in fuel mixture composition occurs on or around 1 june. and this is one reason why gas prices increase. its what they called a "fake shortage".
June-7th-2002, 02:35 PM
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Originally posted by Pro_fan
Yo ZZH can you tell us when you put in the K&N filter again? Just looking at your chart you can guess where you put it in, but it'd be nice to have a firm date to put the numbers up against. Thanks!
Yo ZZH can you tell us when you put in the K&N filter again? Just looking at your chart you can guess where you put it in, but it'd be nice to have a firm date to put the numbers up against. Thanks!
June-8th-2002, 02:05 AM
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Bruce Leroy
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I just put in a K&N drop-in filter tonight! I'm not sure if there's been any change though. I just filled up about an hour before I put the filter in, so I'm not sure if the throttle response is better, or if it's due to fuel pressure boost (or whatever it's called).
I didn't really notice any different engine sound though.....It may sound less like it's gasping for air....or it could just be placebo effect going on in my brain. LOL!
I'm gonna try to do up a chart like you Hank....see if my mileage (kilometerage, I guess) improves.
I didn't really notice any different engine sound though.....It may sound less like it's gasping for air....or it could just be placebo effect going on in my brain. LOL!
I'm gonna try to do up a chart like you Hank....see if my mileage (kilometerage, I guess) improves.
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