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stikx
03-21-2005, 01:31 PM
I would be willing to try it on the Sentra. I always get 32-33 mpg with the mixed driving it sees. Basically the same commute all the time. I don't see how it could work, but I have definately seen stranger things. I believe it is like the article I linked to says, it is a placebo effect. You think you are saving gas, so you don't step on the gas as hard as you used to, etc. In that case it actually would work, although the device itself is not actually doing anything, it is your actions that are.
is this like the ricer effect lol j/k
unreal808
03-21-2005, 08:18 PM
I believe it is like the article I linked to says, it is a placebo effect. You think you are saving gas, so you don't step on the gas as hard as you used to, etc. In that case it actually would work, although the device itself is not actually doing anything, it is your actions that are.
I think that could be true. Today I put on on my friends Ford Expedition, I will see if it helps him at all.
Alot of it is in the mind of the driver as well. There was a study somewhere on these gas savers and air filter gimmicks that people always tend to drive better right away and thus do show improvments cause they want to see improvements.
MustGoFaster
03-21-2005, 08:44 PM
So if we really wanted to see if it works, you need someone like my dad. He keeps track of gas milage every time. I could just ask him what he gets, put it on without telling him and ask him again in a week or two. That should rule out the placebo effect.
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