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    My company truck gets 10 MPG , It's a 1999 3500 dump truck, roughly 70,000 miles. I was looking on line at K & N Kits ( $307.00 for mine) would it pay for itself ?????

    A buddy put on on his H3 and picked up an extra 3 MPG. I'd kill for 2 MPG more
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bobcat View Post
    My company truck gets 10 MPG , It's a 1999 3500 dump truck, roughly 70,000 miles. I was looking on line at K & N Kits ( $307.00 for mine) would it pay for itself ?????

    A buddy put on on his H3 and picked up an extra 3 MPG. I'd kill for 2 MPG more

    Never checked the mileage, I put mine on when the truck was only a few months old. It did seem a bit pepier when I put my foot into it. If you have only put 70,000 miles on it in 11 years, probably wont pay for itself, but then again, 70,000 miles is a lot of trips around a 4 mile island
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    I have one on my 03 Silverado HD. Before the filtercharger I had 10.5mpg. After the filter charger, I had 10.5mpg. All it does is make more noise under the hood when you stand on the pedal. If you work in a severly dusty environment plan on cleaning and re spraying the filter at every oil change, and the cleaning kits arent cheap. What engine does your truck have?
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    The diesel guys on the dieselplace don't like them. I can't remember why. Maybe I'll get a chance to look.

    (I know you are talking for a gas engine.)
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    They are designed with airflow as the priority over filtration. Dirt particles cling to the oily coating as they pass through the filter rather than being trapped by a traditional filter paper. In a severely dusty environment (gravel pit) the filtration oil becomes so saturated with dust that it literally dries out and offers very little filtration. Which is why I had to clean and respray mine practically every oil change during the summer months.
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    I would reccomend slicing off a tall cab shield to increase mpg, but I dont think its gonna catch that much wind spending most of the time driving under 45mph.
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    I have had a few and never saw any increase in mileage.
    My neighbor swears he needs his and loves it and gained like 6-7 mpg on his diesel suburban...
    but this guys runs a hydrogen generator too..so I take his word for NOTHING
    I have read reviews of some "cold air kits" that reported decrease in mileage. Supposedly due to drawing more underhood HOT air in than the advertise cold air.
    I have not been impressed with my own.
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    I'll pass then, maybe cut some air vents into the dump bed.
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    Get a big tonneau cover maybe?
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    My company truck gets 10 MPG , It's a 1999 3500 dump truck, roughly 70,000 miles. I was looking on line at K & N Kits ( $307.00 for mine) would it pay for itself ?????

    A buddy put on on his H3 and picked up an extra 3 MPG. I'd kill for 2 MPG more
    Personally I wouldn't use a K&N on my kids powerwheels. If you can see through an air filter, its useless. They're great for racing purposes, for the guys that tear down and replace on a consistent basis. However, they don't stop the fine particles in the atmosphere. There is a reason that both Cummins and International will not warranty a turbo failure to someone who has used a K&N air filter/intake kit.
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    I have an 03 Silverado SS 6.0 k&n in the stock box....the tube and whole shooting match are supposed to be even better, but I definitely picked up one mile per gallon with that filter over the paper element...just wash and oil every 5,000 and you should be good....
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    Thanks everyone !
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    Am I the only one having a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that someone is trusting Bobcat with a "Company Truck"?
    "Keep the bottle on the bar Ira, I won't be long".
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    The bar is mighty low !!!
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    Yeah, Bob's competing with drag queens, fugitives, illegals, lesbians, and the occasional Canadian tourist.

    (note: the canadian tourist was a guy who had three hours before he flew home but wasn't afraid of heights and figured there was plenty of time to make the paperwork and the training pay off. )
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    in Bob's case the mile-age is related to the port-age of the pound-age of the case-age of the bever-age (s)
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