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Fuel mileage with Powermax turbo

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Old 01-16-2012, 08:26 PM
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I have a 2006 Ford F250 Powerstroke 6.0. I just had ARP head studs, new head gaskets, upgraded oil cooler, EGR Delete kit, new injector O-rings on the factory injectors, and a new powermax turbo. I also had SCT tuner build me 3 custom tunes which are, extreme street, extreme towing, & fuel economy. Before all of this my truck was getting great fuel mileage, 18 mpg on average on the highway. Now I'm getting 11mpg at best no matter which tune I run it on. Any ideas to make fuel mileage better?
 
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Old 01-16-2012, 08:27 PM
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how long ago was all the work done??

how long since filters were changed?
 
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Old 01-16-2012, 08:58 PM
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All work mentioned done 1 week ago. Oil changed last week, fuel filters changed yesterday.
 
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Old 01-17-2012, 08:33 AM
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Are you sure this isn't just your right foot being overly happy with the new mods?

How are you checking mileage? I hope you're not going off of the lie-o-meter on the dash. What size tires, what size gears? How many tanks have you run to check?
 
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Old 01-18-2012, 06:28 AM
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You need to drive it more. PCM relearning takes longer then you think.

Were you tuned prior to the mods???
 
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Old 01-18-2012, 09:07 AM
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I just had the same thought Heavy..

Are these new tunes from before or after all this work? Did you get tunes written for the new mods?
 
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