looking to upgade injectors but dont want to completely sacrifice my fuel economy has anybody got any numbers on where thier mpgs are at runing with lucas pod injectors or anything else for that matter i know air intake has to match fuel and you cant get power without more fuel and so on and so on i'm just looking for some real world numbers.

 

I believe the common consensus on POD's is that they make good budget power at the expense of mpg's. and heat.

 

Is your truck intercooled or non-Intercooled?

Exactly

 

I have been getting about 14 mpg when I keep my foot out of it somewhat. My pump isn't cranked much, my EGTs are at 1150F with it at WOT, so I'm sure I can crank it more and get more power, but probably lose MPG. I also have the stock torque convertor in my auto, which slips terribly. Also have 3.54 gears, getting ready to put 35" tires on it to get the rpms down a little lower. But that 14 mpg was towing an 18' car hauler too. Even without OD and towing about 60 mph with a 3/4 ton chevy truck on the trailer, about 7K lb load total, it got 14 mpg. So I'm fairly happy with the mileage right now. I think with a better turbo and new exhaust it'll do better. My buddy always tells me with a diesel, rpms are what eat fuel (provided the truck is tuned properly).

 

The best way to get good milage out of a diesel is to drive by the boost gauge, If I drive around keep my boost as low as possible (10 psi max, while getting up to speed and cruising) I get CRAZY milage. Remember boost is directly related to how much fuel the engine is burning...

 

welcome to diesel bombers md91 and if you listen to people like rswords and take his advise you cant hardly go wrong

 

Oh you can go wrong... my junk is sitting in the drive way busted right now!

 

What about my advise

 

quality advise there ttipsword straight to the point. thanks for the numbers 92w250
thanks for the welcome guys nice response time on questions in here this was my first thread and you guys are on it. i've read advertised 40hp gains and even an increase in mpgs running DDP stage 3 injectors, any known truth to that?

 

if i were you i would look into SDX. Good price and many people seem to be pleased with their product. i have a set of 5x.014's ordered right now