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Old 06-29-2009, 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by RagingBull2k2
I get 9/11 city/hwy with my relatively stock 03 supercab, 315's on stock wheels, 4.30s (stock)... I do 75mph @ 2200rpm (corrected via gps) with this combo and get a little over 11mpg on the higway... have a magnaflow muffler with stock tubing... did not do anything other make the truck sound nicer and MAYBE a couple of ponies more (able to keep the truck in overdrive longer on steep grades)... the next mod I do will be the SPD y-pipe, then a drop-in air filter from AEM, and definitely a tuner from 5-star at the end... I hate downshifting the truck, as that is what kills mpg (75mph @ 3300rpm in 3rd gear)...

Joey
Steeper gears would help your truck with 35's as far as downshifting goes. 4.30s with 35s is pretty much the same as stock tires and 3.73s.