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Old 08-25-2008, 10:39 AM   #61 (permalink)
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I still say someone should connect one of the ground straps to the drive shaft as obviously that is the worste ground EVER! Let me know how it goes
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Old 08-25-2008, 10:49 AM   #62 (permalink)
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My point was, it's not the grounding that's going to jack up your mileage, it's the idle speed. You use more gas the faster the engine is spinning, therefore, when you lower rpms you're increasing fuel mileage. This is not rocket science here. Do this test; do your grounding, then adjust the throttle cable to idle your truck at 500 rpm, or whatever your's happens to idle at, then tell us if you have a mileage increase. My guess is no.

Another thing to think about is alternator output. Alts are designed to spin at a certain rate for X output. When you put something like an underdrive pulley on a car, it spins the alt slower decreasing output, which results in your headlight getting brighter when you step on the gas. I'd be interested if lowering the idle 300rpm will have this same effect.

By the way, black is the fastest color
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Old 08-25-2008, 11:23 AM   #63 (permalink)
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What is this, the old cranks forum!!

I swear, a bunch of negative people...at least all the jokes about one color being faster than another were funny.

I'll get to work on a before and after test.
Do it on a Tundra 5.7.
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Old 08-25-2008, 12:43 PM   #64 (permalink)
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Sounds Like A Reason To Change The Color Of The Wires And That's About It ...
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Have had my on now for a couple of weeks, haven't "noticed" an improvement in MPG'S. If it is, is to slight for me to notice. Test in progress.
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Have had my on now for a couple of weeks, haven't "noticed" an improvement in MPG'S. If it is, is to slight for me to notice. Test in progress.
Thanks for the update. Keep them coming.
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Have had my on now for a couple of weeks, haven't "noticed" an improvement in MPG'S. If it is, is to slight for me to notice. Test in progress.
Did it lower your RPM's at idle?
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Old 09-05-2008, 12:01 PM   #68 (permalink)
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Shoulda got the Turbonator! lol
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Yes it did. about 200 to 300 rpm's with no dim in lights or anything that i noticed yet.
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Your to funny lol. I think i may have one installed, I'll go look lol
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Maybe you used the "wrong" color!!!
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maybe that is what is causing the towing vibration !!!! lol
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maybe that is what is causing the towing vibration !!!! lol
Who the Hel% are you? Smartypants sounds like to me lol
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Who the Hel% are you? Smartypants sounds like to me lol
Hahaha, maybe an attempt at humor. Humor might not have a place on a topic like this or at least not twards the one trying something new. Thanks for being the lab rat here boweebe, and like Al says keep us posted. Is there some kind of impedance test you can perform at a central point?
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Only reason I am giving boweebe sh*t is cuz he is a friend of mine. I was the other tundra he was talking about in his vibration thread !! lol
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