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: Blocker plate and fingers stick?? What the advantages?? dodgerdogg 07-12-2006, 10:07 AM OK,OK, I need to know what the advantages of blocking off the exhaust gases?? does it give you better fuel economy? Does it make your truck run cooler? Does it keep the engine cleaner? Please, what bare all the pros and cons if any!!!! Thank You!! the4wheeler 07-12-2006, 10:40 AM mainly keeps the exhaust gasses where it belongs ... in the exhaust! wich keeps your intake free of soot and crud that builds up over time towdog333 07-12-2006, 12:28 PM You can do a search there are ton's of info on the subject;) Liquid Liability 07-12-2006, 05:37 PM OK,OK, I need to know what the advantages of blocking off the exhaust gases?? does it give you better fuel economy? Does it make your truck run cooler? Does it keep the engine cleaner? Please, what bare all the pros and cons if any!!!! Thank You!! On my truck it did all three. I am running almost 1 MPG better and it runs cooler and cleaner. The added bonus is that by redirecting that exhaust back into the exhaust and not the valve train, the turbo spools faster. SleeperTRK 07-12-2006, 11:40 PM Pros: Little quicker turbo spool No more exhaust going back into the engine Engine runs cooler Better mpg Cons: Might void warranty Takes a little longer for engine to warm up. ratlover 07-13-2006, 03:15 PM If I were to do it for any reason it would only be to have your motor run cleaner. I wouldnt bank on any other pros JMO (I seem to get a hair better milage though) adgr71 07-13-2006, 06:42 PM the biggesr differnce for me was about a 1 mpg better after i put my plate in:) dodgerdogg 07-13-2006, 10:39 PM Thanks for all the replies guys(and girls if any!!) TubeKing 07-14-2006, 12:17 AM I lost about .7mpg after the plate but B4 I put the stick in. So I was running with the cel on all the time, about a week with several long runs. Put the stick in last night and have a long haul this weekend so Ill see if it goes up or back to previous mpg's +. I think having the cel on may funk with the ecm, maybe more confused with the pup pgm in. Riccas 07-15-2006, 04:34 PM I have noticed substantial fuel MPG decrease. of course i just got a 5" exaust friday and did the plate this morning... guess i need to get used to how awesome it sounds before i start getting real numbers ):h TubeKing 07-19-2006, 02:24 PM Well I guess things are back to normal,(after stick) just ran a 210 mile trip mixed, 58mph and 68 mph w cruise and got 21.4 mpg with 35's, thats what I was getting prior. | ||