Predator 212 with air filter, jet, e-tube, and exhaust, fuel use question.

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Hi guys, I've been gone from the forums for almost two years, due to health issues and losing my internet and electricity due to medical bills, but I'm doing a bit better now, got everything turned back on and started working on my Baja MB200 again.

So, here's where my question comes in. I ran the bike with a stock predator for days at a time on 2 liters of gas. Depending on how much I rode it, sometimes I would go weeks without needing to fill it back up. Now I added a 36 jet, 140 e-tube, an air filter kit and a 15-16 inch header with a 1 inch wide pipe. In a normal evening of riding, say two hours, I can run out well over 1 liter of gas. I've checked for leaks and found nothing. I even switched fuel lines and gas tank to be sure. So, my question is simple. Do these mods really make it use that much gas? I understand it will use more than stock, but this much?:confused:
 

BWL

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Yes. Making horsepower comes down to one thing: burning for fuel mixture. That's why V8s make twice the power as four bangers: They burn twice as much fuel. Everything you did was designed to dump more fuel and air into the motor; therefore, it will burn more. That's the price of more power.
 
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