Something of Interest

[1ACarlos]

Here is something that might interest some.
http://blog.1aauto.com/2011/05/19/so-clean-air-filters-dont-help-fuel-mileage/

[mayfair]

Pretty cool!

This pretty much summed it up:

It certainly surprised the heck out of me that a clogged air filter doesn’t seem to effect a fuel injected vehicle’s fuel economy, though I’m not surprised that it kills every single hope of performance.  Does this mean you shouldn’t change your filter? Not really.  It just means that if you changed it recently in your Subaru with hopes of getting better gas mileage, you may be disappointed.  Sorry me.  The good news is that if you change your story a bit and tell yourself that you bought the fresh new air filter for better throttle response (obviously), you instantly feel better about the purchase. Phew.

[RoaminGnome]

Pretty cool!

This pretty much summed it up:

It certainly surprised the heck out of me that a clogged air filter doesn’t seem to effect a fuel injected vehicle’s fuel economy, though I’m not surprised that it kills every single hope of performance.  Does this mean you shouldn’t change your filter? Not really.  It just means that if you changed it recently in your Subaru with hopes of getting better gas mileage, you may be disappointed.  Sorry me.  The good news is that if you change your story a bit and tell yourself that you bought the fresh new air filter for better throttle response (obviously), you instantly feel better about the purchase. Phew. [/b]

That is very interesting tho, thanks for posting that