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Subject:Re: K&N air filters worth the extra money?
From:Joel Walker
Date:Wed, 17 Mar 1999 14:28:48 -0600

>in 3rd.  Then after it could take it in 4th with plenty of pedal
left over.  At
>the time I also installed a set of splitfire plugs.  I don't
know which to
>attribute it too, but the difference was astounding.  Since then
I went to AC
>Delco platinum and the mileage is still the same.
>    Also, my mileage increased from 17mpg in town to 20-21mpg in
town.  One
>thing the Navy taught me was to keep a good log book of
everything.  Also those
>figures are with a Westfalia.

hmmmmm. VERY interesting. my bus also changed in average mpg
after i changed to the triple-prong Bosch plugs. in the 70,000
miles that i've been using the Bosch plugs, my overall average
mpg rose from 19.1 to 20.0 ... and i did NOT change anything else
(i had been using Champion spark plugs). and i haven't changed my
style or amount of driving in those 70K miles. i suspected the
plugs were better, but don't really have any 'proof'.
interesting.

joel