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Originally Posted by wleeb
Hey swank, so you did not see any power or MPG improvement with the Volant CAI and catback? Could you elaborate on your experience?
I asked because I just ordered the Volant CAI hoping it would give me an increase in MPG. I ordered it from AutoAnything.com so returning it should not be a problem.
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Well, alot of marketing goes into these systems to make you feel like you are getting alot of performance. these mods simply just don't do much of anything but make noise.
If you combine these mods with a ECU upgrade or a supercharger, you may start to reap the benefits more substantially.
Bottom line: if its performance and economy your looking for, look no further than what you brought home from the dealer. Toyota manged to squeeze ~400 horses and ft lbs torque and still maintains decent gas mileage for a beastly truck. The engineers there know what they are doing and spend countless hours testing and redesigning parts for optimum performance and harmony. I know because I'm an engineer and that is just what we do. I'm not saying its a perfect formula, but you'll be hard pressed to find poorly designed parts on toyota vehicles.
Just be happy with what you got and if it aint enough, get the supercharger because anything less will just disappoint you