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Old 06-28-2008, 09:45 AM
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Default Re: 19.8mpg after HC removed!

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Originally Posted by cwit View Post
I can,t believe this mod. I seem to of gone from 15 to 18.2 on interstate at 60 miles per hour. If this holds I'm going to be one happy camper. Now if I can increase my tow miles to 13 I'll be real happy.
There is NO way removing the carbon filter increased your fuel mileage by that much. Absolutely no way. I think you subconsciously biased your test by wanting to get better mileage and thus changed your driving habits to see how good of mileage you could get after this mod. This is a very common bias in all experiments, and is one of the very fist things you discuss in epidemiology and statistics courses. Short of doing a "blinded" experiment, everyone is going to notice an increase in throttle response because that's what they think they're supposed to notice. Just like giving a placebo.
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