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Old 11-05-2009, 04:25 PM
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Quick Question, is it possible to make a 8 cylinder truck save enough gas or really close to a 4 cylinder or 6 cylinder desiel.

If yes, how much would you think it would cost avg..
 
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Old 11-05-2009, 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Diablo
Quick Question, is it possible to make a 8 cylinder truck save enough gas or really close to a 4 cylinder or 6 cylinder desiel.

If yes, how much would you think it would cost avg..
LOL... NO.

The best milage (true, hand cal'ed) milage put out of a 7.3 is 28mph... Thats on a 2wd, lowered, 3.53 geared truck... with a funny looking cover over the bed and a spoiler...

Anyone tell you there getting that, there FOS...
 
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Old 11-05-2009, 09:40 PM
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a guy i know gets around 20ish, i dont think you can do much better then that unless you really try.
 
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Old 11-05-2009, 10:20 PM
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well heck i only get about 15 in my 7.3 i think this is all just telling me i have a heavy foot
 
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Old 11-05-2009, 11:44 PM
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Average is about 15-17...
 
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Old 11-06-2009, 07:36 AM
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i get about 20 with the tuner i got, superchip 3 stage, 120 horse.
 
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Old 11-06-2009, 11:11 AM
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Your not going off the overhead are you???
 
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Old 11-06-2009, 09:31 PM
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What do you guys think i can do or change or add on a F250 to make it go to 20mpg
 
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Old 11-06-2009, 11:34 PM
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I got a new air filter and a programmer, im not sure how much the filter helped but im sure it help somewhat and with the Evolution on extreme i get 18 city and about 20 highway
 
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Old 11-07-2009, 01:44 AM
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a chip helped my milage, but you can also get lower gears.
 


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