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Old 11-01-2011, 08:30 PM
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Im tryin to get the best fuel mileage possible. what else should i addd to my truck to do that? you can see what ive done to my truck in my sig
 
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Old 11-01-2011, 08:59 PM
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the only way I've heard of to get better than 25 mpg is meth... you already get twice what I do
 
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Old 11-01-2011, 09:08 PM
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preciate it smart ***
 
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Old 11-02-2011, 10:18 AM
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You going off the overhead? Next thing would be a 3 piece exhaust manifold and/or some 50-75hp injectors.
 
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Old 11-02-2011, 10:43 AM
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swap the gear oil and motor oil over to synthetic if you haven't done so. a set of rv275 injectors. build a small set of compounds....
 
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Old 11-02-2011, 11:14 AM
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compounds?
 
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Old 11-03-2011, 11:36 AM
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yeah most call them twin turbos but in most cases you have a larger bottom turbo and a smaller top charger so they would be compound turbos as twin turbos would be the same size.
 
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