I have a 2004 Chevy Tahoe...I know i can get about 15 horsepower in increase at about 5000rpm, but i want to know how much gas will it actually save me?
2006-10-23 21:23:16 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Is the take-off speed a big increase?? cuz that taHOE takes off sloww like a mutha.....lol. and no, its not just the gas, i also wanna get more horsepower out of it, cuz i it takes forever to pass up people in a 2 lane!!
2006-10-25 04:59:59 · update #1
oh and it is also sitting on 22's, yea, i know thats slowing it down even more, but it look badazz!!
2006-10-30 21:24:45 · update #2
You'll get a horsepower increase from the intake kit and you'll save some gas mileage too. How much? Not sure usually 2 to 5 mpg increase. And like motioned in early responses adjust your driving habits. Use your gas to control your speed not a mixture of gas and brakes.
If you see your coming to a red light why keep speeding up to it just to hit your brakes? Let off the gas and coast up to it till you have to hit the brakes. If you stay off the gas the light might turn green before you get to it and not even have to hit the brakes. And when ever possible including the highway use the 2 to 3 second rule they taught you in driving school. That also helps keep unnecessary braking to a minimum,And save you a little gas mileage.
The Tahoe does not get good gas mileage anyway. But they just came out with a new one that gets better mileage because when your at cruising speed it shuts off 4 of the cylinders giving you about 23mpg highway. It's the new 2007 model that has this feature.
My girlfriend has a Tahoe and she gets 13mpg when she drives it in the city. When I drive it it gets about 16 to 19mpg. And I still get around in it faster than she does because I miss most of the red lights driving this way.
2006-10-28 11:03:29 · answer #1 · answered by whtsthislif4 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you just want save gas don't spend money.
Just change your mind in about your drive way, you will safe more money that changing parts, think how many miles you will need to do for save just the initial inversion.
A little advises.
Use tires according pressure manual
Don't give gas until last moment if you see that you need stop.
Keep distance with the car that go ahead you can regulate the speed for use your brakes less than possible. Think it, each time that you use your brakes, you were spending gas unnecessarily. In the freeway try to keep constant speed,
2006-10-24 09:01:33 · answer #2 · answered by isidoro321 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
About 8%
2006-10-30 13:42:05 · answer #3 · answered by George K 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I put a K&N cold air intake on my 2003 Ford F-150 and I've noticed a 2 mpg increase. The added power is great too.
2006-10-24 01:20:53 · answer #4 · answered by ...mr2fister... 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
2 to 5 mpg if that
2006-10-23 22:48:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
for starters just an intake system isn't going to give you big gains. If you really want the power, get a good cam put in it. you can try crane or lunati, summit even has some good ones.
2006-10-29 06:53:13 · answer #6 · answered by good_n_evil2001 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not as much as most people think. It will most likely give you just a couple mile to the gallon.
2006-10-30 17:11:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋