What are the 5 best mileage improvements for 460

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01-06-2014, 10:12 PM

flaboy1979

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Only way I found is not drive the gas guzzling beast

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08-01-2016, 01:29 PM

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I had a gm 454 one ton , well put me in the poor house,
now run Ford one ton 460

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08-01-2016, 07:34 PM

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I had a gm 454 one ton , well put me in the poor house,
now run Ford one ton 460

poverty; it's a vicious cycle.

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08-02-2016, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Old93junk

A F-250/350 with a 460 is not a daily driver............Its a piece of heavy equipment. Do not expect to make the mpg bearable for such duty, its just not going to happen.
Consider a Kia to drive when you don't need the truck.

The only thing I have found that helped even very slightly was going to long tube headers, took me from 11.5 to 12.5.........that is after I quit exploring the new found performance bump.

Umm, yes, it is.

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08-02-2016, 06:17 PM

Phil Woolfson

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I put in a throttle body spacer, did a shorty exhaust, keep well tuned, have replaced a lot of 27 year old sensors, injectors, dizzy, cap, wires proper copper plugs. Regular additives, seafoam, throttle cleaning, oil and gear case changes and run 93 oct.Tires 75# / 65#. Mileage typical between 12(stop&go) - 14 longer trips. I have a cab height cap, which helps.

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