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Old Mar 27, 2004 | 11:10 PM
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man i finally got my car back from the shop after they installed a few things including a cut out. First thing i did was take the plate off the cut out and ran with it open all the way home. but i noticed something i wasn't quite sure if it would happen or not...that damn thing sucked gas like chasey lane on a...well you get what i mean...is this normal?
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Old Mar 28, 2004 | 12:06 AM
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my friend had the same issue, only thing i can think of is the air fuel ratio may be off. someone posted that they dynoed with the cut out open and it changed considerably. but im not sure
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Old Mar 28, 2004 | 01:42 AM
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What did they do? You runnin' any other mods beside cut-out and nawz? The cut-out will increase exhaust flow, lengthening your exhaust pulses some. That in turn helps the car "breathe" better, pulling in more air/fuel into the cylinders, which will increase your fuel consumption some.
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Old Mar 28, 2004 | 11:19 AM
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lt's, ory, cutout, hookercatback, nitrous kit, ported tb, free mods, lid, ftra (coming soon) and i think thats it. I mean i was aware the gas mileage would go down. wasn't sure if it would go from 3/4 of a tank to a 1/2 tank in the distance i was driving ...on the other hand...how fast i was going could have contributed to it...diddnt seem to eat up as much gas today

but i still notice when i romp on it fuel tank-> <---ls1 but hey ill take it for the nice power boost.
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