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Old Oct 8, 2012 | 05:54 PM
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Getting bad gas mileage I need suggestion
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Old Oct 8, 2012 | 05:55 PM
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What do you consider bad? Are you lifted with bigger tires on stock gears?
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Old Oct 8, 2012 | 06:03 PM
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Yea 4.5 lift and 31 inch tires... but its gettin worse
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Old Oct 8, 2012 | 06:06 PM
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What is it?
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Old Oct 8, 2012 | 06:08 PM
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Cracks in your manifold? Clogged cat? Tired o2 sensor? Old fuel filter? Injectors need some cleaner through the tank? Have a fuel leak somewhere? Have a roof rack? Heavy on the gas and brakes? Need some Seafoam through the vacuum line from the brake booster to the manifold? Air filter need replacing? Throttle body need cleaning?

This list can keep going man. What have you done so far?
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Old Oct 8, 2012 | 06:12 PM
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Sea foam, injector cleaner, new map sensor, new cap rotor, plugs, wires, never cleaned throttle body no cracks in manifold no roof rack
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Old Oct 8, 2012 | 06:13 PM
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And clean air filter
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Old Oct 8, 2012 | 06:16 PM
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Check for codes even if lights not on see if any sensors are acting up.
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Old Oct 8, 2012 | 06:30 PM
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I'll go up to auto zone and have them see
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Old Oct 8, 2012 | 06:35 PM
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I'll go up to auto zone and have them see
worst thing can happen you find out nothing wrong
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Old Oct 8, 2012 | 06:37 PM
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But it's progressively getting worse and it idles rough to
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Old Oct 8, 2012 | 06:57 PM
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How does your entire exhaust look? Cracks, leaks, or rusted/clogged components?
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Old Oct 8, 2012 | 07:02 PM
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lift and tires does that. I get about 8 mpg and im on 2" and 31s.
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Old Oct 8, 2012 | 07:13 PM
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Cracks on exhaust and when I take off it lugs some times and pops in throttle body then takes off
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Old Oct 8, 2012 | 07:22 PM
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Well in that case, definitely get it scanned to see if there are stored codes
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