There is a paint process available through professional shops that use "Texture" base-clear. The exact mechanics of the process are still unknown to me, but I work in a plastics-based body shop and when I do my stage up to primer, it is the same as gloss paint, the primer is sanded and then the...
It makes a HUGE difference in how you throttle also. The place it bites you is if you need to change speed or spike it past 2000 rpm. Keep it nice and throttle slowly and you will see a significant improvement in mileage. I also had an improvement when I went to Mobil 1 Syn oil which was only 22...
I just did a trip from Lancaster Pa to Indianapolis and back with my 05 with the 3.7L.
19mpg city
19mpg 75mph+(2500rpm)
24mpg 60-70mph(2200 rpm)
25.5 mpg 60-70mph drafting semis. (2100rpm)
This is all stock with fresh Mobil 1 syn and K&N filters, new Bosh plats.
So, you say I should reset after a plug change too? I just did my plugs last night and it was smooth before and smoother after, but I come from an old GM 4.3 V6 background. Can a home/garage grade scanner do the reset also?
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