Allright guys, I figured I'd get more help here then in the Tuners section but anyways I'm a HUUUGEE Indianapolis Colts fan and I'm making the 1200 mile round trip trek from North Carolina to Indi for their first home game against the New York Giants. The trip is gonna cost a pretty penny so I'm looking to save anywhere I can. I've got an Edge CS on my 4.6 single cab, and I keep the tuner on level 3 with some custom settings, advanced the timing since I run 93 gas, etc. I love the power increase to the 4.6 but for the trip I just care about MPGs, if possible could anyone reccomend some good settings to get the best economy on the trip.

 

Using someone elses settings would be like telling a tailor to make a suit for you based on your best firend's measurements.

It might work, but probably not.

Each truck has a unique hex/calibration code and will respond differently to different settings. Even trucks with the same code will not behave the same (maintenance, wear, replaced parts, etc.).

Your best chance of increasing your MPG (with the CS) is to get custom tunes from Power Hungry Performance. Even then it's at best a 50-50 bet and even if you hit the jackpot, 2 MPG increase would be exceptional.

If you want to play around, adjust one parameter (small adjustment) and drive it for a while. If it's good, adjust another (again small) and drive for a while.

In general, to save MPG you want to get to a higher gear faster (lower RPMs) and you want the TC to lock up and remain locked up (again lower RPMs). You also want to hold the higher gear longer.

Obviously this will make the truck drive like a sled, but it's the best you can do for MPG.

I assume you have already advanced the timing to the point of pinging and then backed off. If you are experiencing pinging, the PCM will retard the timing much lower than you advanced it (defeating the purpose and pissing away money). Personally, I'd skip the 93 octane and run the level 1 tune (with 87 octane).

 

+1 on shotgunz whole post but especially for his last one.

Go with the 87 octane and a level 2 tune, tweaked the timing a half-degree down (this is my truck), firmed up the shifts +15 1-2 and +10 for the others. Running 285's with a 3.55 (yeah...not a great setup for hauling but great for mileage) and I can get an honest 19.1 going from Spring to Austin going 70 mph...now this includes taking the cruise off when I get to hilly sections so that it isn't constantly downshifting. This is with two folks and their clothes and such for a weekend.

I eventually plan on going with 265's to reduce the amount of down shifting AND also slightly easier on my wallet.

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I agree with the above. I just returned from a 2400 mile trip, Houston to Myrtle Beach and back. I left my Edge on level 2 and went with 87 octane the whole way. There's little point to Level 3 performance on long stretches of interstate. Not to mention the additional cost of 93 octane. I'm going to post some info on a site I found during my travels that helped considerably with MPG...see that post for more info.

 

Stay home and save your money, the Giants are going to kick the the Colts ****. LOL JK