tomsr said:
After trying a few of the mods mentioned on this site, and having a very disappointing result with the FIPK, I come to the conclusion the "General" made the motor to work the best as it comes stock. Making modifications suggested here only lines the pockets of the manufacturers. Any gains are not worth the investment, and are over exaggerated. Just leave you motor stock, and save the money for something worthwhile. Driving 47 years and in the auto business for 40 of them.
Well, if you are "anti-mod" you came to the wrong place.
Well, like exterior mods, high performance mods and just "eye candy" mods some groups just can't leave it alone.
If the General made the engine so right then why do they sell all of those cool high performance parts available at the dealership?
Some quest for increased horsepower. I on the other hand seek increased mileage with a ROI in a reasonable timeframe. How are the two different.
I don't think GM made it to get the best mileage they can. They made it to meet various demands from a bunch of different groups. While I am OK with it I want to figure out how much of a mileage increase I can get with a reasonable cost.
For example, they probably decreased the mileage to increase the HP for boat towing, heavy 4 wheel driving off road, etc. I will probably do none of those. I will probably use the 4wd for some light hay field duty or for inclement weather. The bed will be used to carry the motorcyle.
Yes MacMan I know that a 6k lb AV running a V8 isn't going to get as good gas mileage. But that is not the point either.
I bought the AV knowing what the mileage was but wanted the unique characteristics of the vehicle. (Fold down seats for the dog, midgate for the motorcycle, panels because I have always used a camper top, my last truck was 13 years old and it was the "one only" type of newspaper ad come on and I was able to pry it out of their hands ending up the same price as a Silverado.
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I hold vehicles a long time so some mods that would make sense because of length of ROI do OK for me. (Like the GearVendor's product.)
Just doing and planning mods like everyone else just going in a direction few do.