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: Banks Ram-Air Intake for LMM.


salmandmx
01-10-2008, 01:14 PM
Any of you have used this on your LMM's. Just wondering if it's worth the cost or not. ie: power gains, mpgs etc.

Thanks

JhnZ71
01-10-2008, 01:21 PM
I dont have an LMM, but I would imagine its a good product but it is pretty expensive ($400 or so). Im sure a K&N or AFE would do the same for alot less. It should give you a little of power and help your turbo spool a little faster.

AaronC11
01-10-2008, 08:28 PM
my 2 cents is to just take the silencer off the airbox. These stock airbox's are supposed to be very efficient once opened up. It takes just a few minutes to do and my mileage increased by 1.5-2mpg. 14.7 stock to 16.5. Increased tire pressure to 80 psi (from 65) gave me another 1 mpg and synthetic oil gave me another .5. Next up is straight pipe and Quadzilla tuner. I haul cars for a living so I keep a detailed mileage chart because fuel is my biggest expense. These are unloaded mpg numbers.

salmandmx
01-10-2008, 10:39 PM
my 2 cents is to just take the silencer off the airbox. These stock airbox's are supposed to be very efficient once opened up. It takes just a few minutes to do and my mileage increased by 1.5-2mpg. 14.7 stock to 16.5. Increased tire pressure to 80 psi (from 65) gave me another 1 mpg and synthetic oil gave me another .5. Next up is straight pipe and Quadzilla tuner. I haul cars for a living so I keep a detailed mileage chart because fuel is my biggest expense. These are unloaded mpg numbers.


Thats pretty good mileage. I seem to be getting 13ish in the city and on the freeway if I keep it between 65-70mph I can get 20-21mpgs. Any faster than that they get down to the mid to high teens. I run max air pressure in my tires and have nitrogen in them and keep my truck in level 1 on PPE Xcelerator.

azcamp305
01-11-2008, 10:26 PM
I just put the MBRP filter back and a K&N filter on my truck. Hoping for some improvement. Not sure how far to modify the intake, I have been reading that the LMM will start throwing codes if modified too much...???? anyone have this issue?