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alright guys...WTF!?!?!

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02GTRX

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Ever since I installed my jlt intake and bama 91 tune I lost 75-100 miles per tank! I thought it was supposed to improve mpg's. 97 percent of my weekly driving is all highway 75-80mph. Could a dirty fuel filter make that big of a diffrence? Ive never changed that or the spark plugs shes got 39k miles..k and n gets a cleaning every other oil change. She runs great no hesitation or anything I cant figure why mpg's dropped so much...
 

NotQuik

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39k for an 08....I suddently feel better about the mileage on my car LOL

As far as teh mileage goes, I have no idea...I did a vmp tune and noticed no difference as far as fuel consumption goes but I also have teh stock air intake and original paper filter
 

kooldawg6

mine works really well and can take a fair amount
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It shouldn't have dropped it that much unless you spend a lot more time with your foot in the gas more. I would suggest changing the fuel filter (just did mine 2 months ago at almost 70K miles), but unless that suddenly got a clog in it, it shouldn't change your mileage that drastically.
 
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02GTRX

I told an admin to shut up...now I live with the S
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If anything i try and baby it more now to save fuel. Was it a pain to change out the fuel filter? I may be changing that soon.
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SpartaPerformance

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The only thing that comes to mind is more aggressive driving or a really "off" tune.
 
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Have you gone into the tuners optional parameters to make sure that you have the proper rear axle ratio and tire size (revs/mile) selected? I know this sounds crazy but if something got changed in there and it's different than what you really have on the car, it could make a difference with your mileage readings.
 
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