I'm pulling out my KKM...

[rvitek]

Well, I had the codes scanned today, and it came up empty. It passed the tests with flying colors.

Tomorrow, I'm going to pull my Safari bar, and lower it an inch in the front.

In the mean time, I'm going to try and figure out how to clean the MAF filament (wierd security screws).

After that, off comes the bug-shield and then finally, the KKM.

I'll report back each step of the way.

Ry.

 

[DeagleDave]

you can get the security torx bits at like hardware stores i believe. i got my security bit set for like 10 bucks from Ace Hardware.

 

[rvitek]

Thanks Dave!

 

[jssong]

i just got back from a long drive, well somewhat.. 90 % highway at about 65-75. I had a full tank, then filled up 7 more gallons, have about 4 gallons left, and drove 380 miles. so basically 380 miles in 24 gallons is 15.83 mpg. thats not that great. Ill be driving home for christmas break which is dec 20 for me, and driving back up jan 10. the drive is approximately 420-450 miles. im gonna try one way with my stock airbox with a filthy filter, and on the way back, with my mac intake and hopefully exhaust work done. ill try to see if there are any differences

 

[OneBadExpSport]

does the size of the tire mess with the odometer reading. I used to get 270 stock, now I get 225.
I know the spedomoter is off.

Brian

 

[Pemerling]

i thought our v8s only had a 21 gallon tank? i only get 300 at the most on the highway and usually 260 arount town

 

[Robert]

Originally posted by OneBadExpSport
does the size of the tire mess with the odometer reading. I used to get 270 stock, now I get 225.
I know the spedomoter is off.

Brian

If you haven't had your odometer recalibrated since you put your larger tires on, then yes you are actually driving farther than your odometer indicates. Your new tires have a longer circumferance than your old tires. At the same engine speed, the larger tire goes farther. Divide your new diameter by your old diameter then multiply your result by your odometer mileage.

For example if your new tires are 31" and your old tires were 29" then the result is 31/29 = 1.069. Multiply 1.069 * 225 and you get 240.5 miles. I don't know what your new/old tire sizes were so this is only an example.

 

[OneBadExpSport]

Would new gears make up for this, or would I still have to have it recalibrated? How much and where would I have it done? Thanks

Brian