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I installed headers and a cold air intake on my svt. I used to get 19 mpg city and 21 highway. I now get 25 city and 29 highway!! A total of about $500 was spent but i can already see the money coming back due to the better mpg.
Did anyone else see a big increase in mpg?
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It's always good to save fuel. :thumb:
Based on $3/gal for gas, your payback period is around 13,000 miles after which the mods will have paid for themselves in fuel savings, assuming you maintain those improved mileage numbers.
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Originally posted by BlackE1:
I installed headers and a cold air intake on my svt. I used to get 19 mpg city and 21 highway. I now get 25 city and 29 highway!! A total of about $500 was spent but i can already see the money coming back due to the better mpg.
Did anyone else see a big increase in mpg?
When I had my car, it had been a bit neglected for a few years before I got into it.
I did some cleaning, added an intake (not CA), plugs and wires, etc. and noticed a marked mpg increase!
Congrats! It's cool when you see an investment pay off!
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Is this the common experience? I have been trying not to sink money into the car, but if this is a long term saving then I may just have to do it. And the added performance would just be a side benefit  . Black E1, did you do all the work yourself? Where did you get the headers? MSDS headers look like they run at around $600 new. I don't have a covered garage or tools, so I would have to have a shop fit this stuff. Anyone know what sort of time/$ a shop would charge for these installs? Thanks
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Originally posted by SVTC1136:
Black E1, did you do all the work yourself? Where did you get the headers? MSDS headers look like they run at around $600 new.
I don't have a covered garage or tools, so I would have to have a shop fit this stuff. Anyone know what sort of time/$ a shop would charge for these installs?
Thanks
I installed weapon r headers not MSDS. The weapon R headers were (not in production anymore) about $375. My dad and I did the install, we had all the tools and a covered garage with a lift.
Maybe if you want to do the install a fellow CEG would be willing to help you.
MSDS headers can be had for as little as $200 bare un coated headers plus shipping. Do a search for "grassroots" in the group buy section.
For a shop to install the headers I am not sure so some one chime in if my numbers are off but I think I read 4-6 hr. and anywhere from $200 to $400 for the install.
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Sure, your mods unchoked the engine and let it run more efficiently. If you can keep your foot out of it that is.
If you don't mind a louder exhaust get rid of your resonator too!
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Originally posted by dbateman:
Sure, your mods unchoked the engine and let it run more efficiently. If you can keep your foot out of it that is.
I experimented and drove it hard for a whole tank with the a/c on all the time and 23.8 mpg was the lowest it went.
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my mileage seemed to drop a mpg or two with the headers  Might be because I can't keep my foot out of it though.
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My mileage on the hwy. hovers between 28-32mpg. 28 if I have to get out of cruise a lot, and Ive managed 32 on quite a few occasions with the cruise pegged at 80mph. Usually stays somewhere in between. I have no idea what kind of mileage I was getting before the mods.
Gotta love cross country driving when you can set the cruise and forget about it until you have to stop for gas!
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If your pre-cats were clogged, you could have just restored that lost power and efficiency. 19-21mpg is a bit lower than factory, so my guess is that you had bar precatalysts.
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