MyLittleTeg
Honda Enthusiast
Just get a CAI like mine. Whale peniss suck anyways. They look like shit and they are overrated.
Poor gas milage with whale penis intake on my lsv
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Samurai_Blue
Yolo Whippin'
I run an autozone Sri. Best $40 ever.
Aceofspades
New Member
lol, this is some what amusing. one theory is your are sucking in more and colder air, apearntly 30% more O2 then previously (wich seems a bit of a reach considering its not a cold air intake and its right next to your exhaust and radiator) but if this was the case and the increase of O2 to your engine was aprox. 30% greater due to this intake then its not crazy to think that your O2 sensors would read that increase in oxygen and your ecu would then start pumping more fuel to compensate.
example of this effect in a diffrent dynamic : my thermostat was broken and stayed wide open , never allowing my car to run at normal operational temperture soo the ecu would dump more fuel in the car (like it does when you first start it up on a cold morning or night) to bring the car up to operational temp. replacing the thermostat uped my gas milage from 25mpg to 30mpg ( on avg)
for those who don't understand where i get my logic: NOS supercools oxygen alowing it to condese the oxygen sensors then read an increase in oxygen and tells the ecu to dump more fuel . this increased the power. ( this example of a "dry" nos injection system). IF , and i argue a BIG IF, that "whale penis" has increased the amount of oxygen into your system by 30% its conciveable that your gas millage would have gone done equally as bad , HOWEVER 30% increas in use of gas for THIS reason would show a considerable increase in HP wich I assume you are not noticing.
Vacum lines or eliminating a O2 sensor that you need to have good gas millage or simply replacing it could cause bad gas millage but as stated above, 30% is ALOT.
example of this effect in a diffrent dynamic : my thermostat was broken and stayed wide open , never allowing my car to run at normal operational temperture soo the ecu would dump more fuel in the car (like it does when you first start it up on a cold morning or night) to bring the car up to operational temp. replacing the thermostat uped my gas milage from 25mpg to 30mpg ( on avg)
for those who don't understand where i get my logic: NOS supercools oxygen alowing it to condese the oxygen sensors then read an increase in oxygen and tells the ecu to dump more fuel . this increased the power. ( this example of a "dry" nos injection system). IF , and i argue a BIG IF, that "whale penis" has increased the amount of oxygen into your system by 30% its conciveable that your gas millage would have gone done equally as bad , HOWEVER 30% increas in use of gas for THIS reason would show a considerable increase in HP wich I assume you are not noticing.
Vacum lines or eliminating a O2 sensor that you need to have good gas millage or simply replacing it could cause bad gas millage but as stated above, 30% is ALOT.
MyLittleTeg
Honda Enthusiast
So to sum it up, it will make a small difference in gas milage but also increased HP. (That is the CAI job) but it won't increase it enough to cause a 30% difference.lol, this is some what amusing. one theory is your are sucking in more and colder air, apearntly 30% more O2 then previously (wich seems a bit of a reach considering its not a cold air intake and its right next to your exhaust and radiator) but if this was the case and the increase of O2 to your engine was aprox. 30% greater due to this intake then its not crazy to think that your O2 sensors would read that increase in oxygen and your ecu would then start pumping more fuel to compensate.
example of this effect in a diffrent dynamic : my thermostat was broken and stayed wide open , never allowing my car to run at normal operational temperture soo the ecu would dump more fuel in the car (like it does when you first start it up on a cold morning or night) to bring the car up to operational temp. replacing the thermostat uped my gas milage from 25mpg to 30mpg ( on avg)
for those who don't understand where i get my logic: NOS supercools oxygen alowing it to condese the oxygen sensors then read an increase in oxygen and tells the ecu to dump more fuel . this increased the power. ( this example of a "dry" nos injection system). IF , and i argue a BIG IF, that "whale penis" has increased the amount of oxygen into your system by 30% its conciveable that your gas millage would have gone done equally as bad , HOWEVER 30% increas in use of gas for THIS reason would show a considerable increase in HP wich I assume you are not noticing.
Vacum lines or eliminating a O2 sensor that you need to have good gas millage or simply replacing it could cause bad gas millage but as stated above, 30% is ALOT.
xxBLOOD88SHOTxx
Surge Master
The engine is not sucking in more air.
Unless the stock intake cant flow enough to match the cfm of the engine, sticking a metal intake tube on an engine does not increase the amount of air going into it.
Unless the stock intake cant flow enough to match the cfm of the engine, sticking a metal intake tube on an engine does not increase the amount of air going into it.
Nick_C78
New Member
37 and 30? I am thinking your math is off a little...or your speedometer is messed up and reading too high which also means mileage isn't accurate. That is an insane mpg to get consistently sir...
Who was the one being a dick? I am assuming you mean me...even though I am the one answering your question and telling you why your mpg would go down(because that intake is garbage).
Who was the one being a dick? I am assuming you mean me...even though I am the one answering your question and telling you why your mpg would go down(because that intake is garbage).
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Accel.speed
basically, i like fast!
How did you drive when you got 37mpg? In detail.
osiris19
Active Member
I get 35. Autotragics suck on gas in integras.You do realize that integras were rated between 25 and 28 mpg brand new. With that being said, I wouldn't complain about getting 30mpg.
94Ls-Vtec
New Member
I was getting 40 mpg every time before I got the new computer and tuned but now with the factory box I get a average 37 so that's what im used to seeing and when I put this intake on it really drops.yes I was talking about you nick_c78 I was seeing if anyone else ran into this problem because I searched for a week and couldn't find anything.so u don't have to be rud