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On 12/8/2021 at 3:40 PM, Byrds8 said:

Installed the Air Raid JR MIT and filter today. Tomorrow will be a muffler delete then hopefully this weekend a de-badge.

Got a picture of it installed? How does it sound exterior and interior wise? Notice any gains?

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56 minutes ago, bdallas said:

I know its too soon to know right now, but I'm curious to know how much the lift alters you MPG's.

Probably not a lot. My AT4 gets about 2-3 mpg less than my '20 RST 3.0 got. Granted, my AT4 has the 265/60/20 tires on it and my '20 RST had the 18" wheels and 31" tires.

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Havent noticed yet if there are any gains from the intake. You can hear it if you get down on it. Sounds nice to me. I had the muffler delete done today. So overall everything sounds pretty nice. Depending on weather etc, the badges will be removed this weekend.

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14 hours ago, bdallas said:

I know its too soon to know right now, but I'm curious to know how much the lift alters you MPG's.

I know that on trips from my home in North East Texas to College Station I averaged 25-27 mpg. Dependent on traffic and how big of a hurry I was in. Included in these measurements was my around town driving in CSTAT. I'm going to use those trips as a baseline and report back after I make two or three of them. With Football season over for my Aggies this could take awhile. I've been looking at different tires to exchange with the stock tires. I have a hunch that tire weight has a bigger impact than Aerodynamics on MPG. I've run the Wrangler SR-A's on my 2014. Hated them. I've also run the Cooper Zeon's on my 2007. Loved those tires. But I think my Mileage suffered. 

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I wont see that type of mileage in mine as it does not have DFM. Not that I am complaining. I turned AFM off in previous vehicles. I will say though, right now, the estimate given by the DIC is at 19.2 and its usually around 18.5. Its about to be the weekend though and only driving around town instead of back and forth to work so thats definitely going down lol.

Posted (edited)
22 hours ago, RedLT said:

Got a picture of it installed? How does it sound exterior and interior wise? Notice any gains?

Here is the picture of the MIT you requested.

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Tailgate and rear corners de-badged, minus the GMC. I like that one there.  Ill have to get the Sierra that is on the fenders another time. Battery died in the drill. So I guess in two weeks when its time for her bath again Ill get both of those.

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On 12/10/2021 at 11:16 AM, Byrds8 said:

I wont see that type of mileage in mine as it does not have DFM. Not that I am complaining. I turned AFM off in previous vehicles. I will say though, right now, the estimate given by the DIC is at 19.2 and its usually around 18.5. Its about to be the weekend though and only driving around town instead of back and forth to work so thats definitely going down lol.

25-27 mpg definitely isn't accurate for a gasser.  That's gotta be for a baby Dmax.  Best 50 mile average I got from my 6.2 was 23.9, and many have stated the real world numbers indicate the 6.2 gets slightly better mpg than the 5.3.

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1 hour ago, Transient said:

25-27 mpg definitely isn't accurate for a gasser.  That's gotta be for a baby Dmax.  Best 50 mile average I got from my 6.2 was 23.9, and many have stated the real world numbers indicate the 6.2 gets slightly better mpg than the 5.3.

I would think the 6.2 should. Even though its a larger engine, the power to weight ratio would help it not struggle so much to move.

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On 12/10/2021 at 3:53 PM, Byrds8 said:

Here is the picture of the MIT you requested.

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Thanks for the pic, clean look. Appreciate the sound clip!

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8 hours ago, RedLT said:

Thanks for the pic, clean look. Appreciate the sound clip!

Anytime.

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Added black Wheelskins.  Wasn’t sure at first but I like them. Impressed with the fit.  Centers came from wheelskins. No bow tie, just smooth.  
 

Sorry for bad pics.  Had to take them in garage since it’s always dark outside nowadays when I’m not at work. Ignore the cluttered garage for now.  And the three boxes are an IKEA couch Christmas present.  
 

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33 minutes ago, SILVER SLED said:

Added black Wheelskins.  Wasn’t sure at first but I like them. Impressed with the fit.  Centers came from wheelskins. No bow tie, just smooth.  
 

Sorry for bad pics.  Had to take them in garage since it’s always dark outside nowadays when I’m not at work. Ignore the cluttered garage for now.  And the three boxes are an IKEA couch Christmas present.  
 

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Not the best location I have seen to hide a Christmas present, but it might work😬🤔

 

Wheels look good too!!!

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14 minutes ago, JimCost2014 said:

Not the best location I have seen to hide a Christmas present, but it might work😬🤔

 

Wheels look good too!!!

Thanks!!
 

Lol. I know.  It’s not really a surprise though, actually my 16 yr old son went with me to pick it up.  

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