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391 messages, Last post on Oct 28, 2009 at 4:28 AM
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Replying to: jim314 (Apr 14, 2008 5:15 pm) you can find read them throughly and pay attention to the Gas vs. diesel articles. In the gas world, yes I can agree. the more power you make, the lower your mileage will get. Diesel doesn't work like a traditional engine. The more efficiently it works and power it makes the diesel engine brings mileage as a bonus. If you drive them with the intent to get decent mileage. All these guys I know complain about poor mileage but set the cruise at 80 mph and burn their tires off around every turn. I was getting around 15 mpg stock and now with a few mods and a few more horses, I get 18-20 average. Just replace your airbox with an S&B filter and replace your muffler with a high flow one alone, you will see a difference. Depending on you and truck around 2 mpg. and should be under 500 bucks. Add some type of chip or programmer and it goes up from there but say adios to your warranty should you ever get caught. some are undectable once removed but if you put on egt sensors and pyrometers the dealer knows so go with a basic one if you do. Banks has a lot of really well developed products. that work great together..... so good luck with your search for mileage |
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Replying to: pipfindr (Apr 22, 2008 1:27 pm)
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Replying to: dolphin1963 (Mar 04, 2008 8:29 am) Your mpg is very impressive!
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Replying to: ehbwood (May 09, 2008 10:58 pm) So the best bang for the buck would be for you to drive your stock F350 as if you had just spent $1k to . . . ($4k?) on aftermarket mods and you are implementing the driving practices recommended by the producers of this gear. Don't they claim something like "their mods maximize the fuel economy gains of careful driving"? |
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What is the max towing of my '07 F-250 CrewCab 6.0 Diesel, Automatic. It is completely stock from factory, I am thinking of buying a travel trailer, possibilly 35 footer. I see the trailers weigh between 7,000 and 9,000 lbs, these are towable and not 5th wheel. Thanks |
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i've seen tuning chips ranging from $50 on Ebay to $500 elsewhere. is there a difference? does the chip significantly improve the fuel economy? does anyone have a link to any independent testing done on them? also, what about other options like cold air intakes and direct flow exhaust systems? are these things going to considerably improve my mileage as diesel soars? right now i dive my 02 tdi easy and get about 46 mpg on the average. thanks for your help and input!!!
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