Re: K&N-better mileage?

[james.david@clyde.com.sg]

I will let you know in about a months time - I am about to change to a K&N
tomorrow (although I am not doing so for fuel efficiency)  :-)

james
82 Scirocco Gti 8v




Aaron Ness wrote:
>
> Has anyone bothered to check their gas mileage before and after fitting a
> K&N to their 8V?  I'm considering getting one for that reason alone (not
> that my 1.7 sucks down the gas or anything), and I'll most likely get one
> for my Jeep because if it improves fuel economy by even 0.5 mpg, it will pay
> for itself before my next oil change.
>
> Does anyone have numbers?
>
> Aaron
> '82 Scirocco
> '70 Beetle
> '87 Jeep Cherokee 4.0
>

Yes, but it's been so long from when I did the test (back when my engine
was still in the 84 GTI) I did some back to back tests. It most improved
the cruising speed performance out on the open road. Don't got real
figures, sorry.

TBerk








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