stude55
Orange Park, Fl
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Well...I installed a K&N cold air induction system, $300, on my '05 HR Atlantis with the Ford V-10 engine and it was the best thing I could have done. I didn't get appreciably better mileage, but the performance increase was unbelievable! That alone was worth the cost, and I haven't had any trouble with oil getting on the MAP sensor. K&N says to clean the filter every 50k miles so that's not really a problem either. As others have said, having a light foot is the best thing for better gas mileage, 55 to 60 mph.
My wife, Janet and I, plus two cats, Misty and Tootsie, travel in style with our 31ft., 2005 HR Atlantis.
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jcamp123
Putnum County, New York
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Get a Scan Guage II and watch it while you are driving. Best investment you can make.
2000Coachman with super slide
1974 Super Beetle With 2110 cc. engine
A teamster for 38 years
Widowed,Retired and traveling
Joe and Tara my Toy Poodle
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crawford
Dandridge Tenn.
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I have K$W air filter in my V10 for the last 5 years never ever had any problem with it seems like I get a little more power MPG 1/2 mile per gal what I really like I don't keep throwing filters in land fill . think I would have change the filter 4 times already it's now paying for itself.
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garyhaupt
Kitimat, BC, Canada, Mile '0' of Alaska HiWay #37
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Does a Scan gauge work on an early Ford? O.P.'s is a 92/93...I kinda don't think it applies.
Free flow exhaust with a 3" pipe.
Banks will sell you a Ram Air Kit for your 460. I have one.
K&N air filter.
Napa Gold oil filter...more oil=cooler motor...longer lasting.
If nothing else...get the foot OFF the go pedal. Cruise control to 55 and learn to let it do it's job.
Gary Haupt
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Cool Mike
Mendocino. Calif.
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79powerwagon wrote:I guess I'm too "old school", because I seem to be the only one who remembers them, but install a vacuum gauge, and learn how to read it.
You'll pick up mileage you never knew you had (because you'll see just how improperly you've been driving).
I agree, I also dont think there's much you can do, if it was that easy Ford and GM would be doing it now. And cold air? my 2001 Ford V-10 has its air intake come from in front of the radiator, so its already about as cold as it gets. And headers are the beginning of big trouble. Hard to install, noisy, leaky and produce to much under hood heat to close to other things, like the dog house, wires, gas lines Etc.
Just keep it stock, and in good tune.
2001 27' Four Winds Class-C E-450 V-10.
Buick Park Ave Ultra, Ford Ranger PU, JD 500 backhoe.
1941 Farm All "A"
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MikeMike
St.Petersburg,Florida
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My 58 Chevy had the best kind of gauge,vacum windshield wipers--alot of easy on the pedal when it rained
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kopy kat
reno, nv
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for what it's worth--just spent the last week in the Sierra Mt.s in Northern California (at 6200 ft.+ elevation)--with my 28' MH, towing my '03 Wrangler--and averaged about 9.2 MPG---with my K & N filter (which I've used in all of my vehicles for over 20 years)!
I vote for K&N as the first logical step.
The next step is slow the speed--I averaged 35 MPH up the 8% grades--could have gone faster--but why? And no more than 55-60 MPH on the flats.
Larry 
2006 Jayco 27DS---"Camp MiMiPaPa"
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IbeDavid
Northern Illinois
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jfleming wrote:Is there any chip, k&N filter or air intake or other mods out there to help improve gas milage on a 1993 ford class c motor home? It is the 7.5 engine...
REPLY: Ive had good success disconnecting the cold air intake hose on my Chevy 5.0 WorkVan model 1500 and allowing it to take in warmer engine bay air. The computer senses the temp. increase of the air and adjusts the fuel/air mixture leaner. I picked up an additional 1.5 mpg doing this. Im going to try it on my RV which has a Chevy 6.0 litre engine.
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ELCAMINOGUY
Layton, Utah
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I second all of the comments concerning speed. I drive a 2007 Coachman Concord (Ford Chassis V-10) and tow a 2003 Buick Century. I have found that the ideal speed range for optimum economy is 50 - 55 MPH. At that range I easily maintain 10 MPG. I notice that if I get a little anxious and push it up to 60-65 MPH my economy drops to around 9 MPG. All of the other no-cost solutions are valid also. i.e. proper tire inflation/staying within the GVWR and GCVWR/proper octane fuel/clean filters and regular oil changes.
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