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Old Jul 14, 2011 | 09:19 PM
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I never did more than interstate driving and mall-crawling with it.

I couldn't afford to fix it if I broke it. Besides, it was my daily driver so I couldn't be without it.

Stock 4.10s
 
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Old Jul 15, 2011 | 12:16 PM
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mine gets best mileage in the tow setting with the tw chip. The econo setting is way under the tow. Go figure. Maybe it's the way I drive or something.

what tow setting do you have, the heavy or ligth tow? I feel that the econo setting doesnt help to much in the "econo" part, Im going to try the tow (heavy in my case) setting and see the MPG, anyway in the tow setting I feel better the performance of the tranny. IDK. Im going to set there and we will see.

 
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Old Jul 15, 2011 | 02:26 PM
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I am running the lowest setting on the edge Evo programming I also wonder if my 343k injectors are worn and If I could see a fuel improvement there
 
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Old Jul 15, 2011 | 03:38 PM
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i have a DP on my 02.
the mileage is about the same in 80 econo or 60 tow mode i can get 18 mpg, and i can also get 11 mpg. it all depends on whether the cars around me tick me off enough to make me want to stand on it to get away from them.

usually they tick me off and the mileage is down around 11-13 mpg.


the thing about tuners though is that a generic tune is just that. a generic tune.
to have your truck really run properly and get the best out of it, it should be live tuned.
 
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Old Jul 15, 2011 | 04:24 PM
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What does live tuning cost?
 
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Old Jul 15, 2011 | 04:45 PM
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between $75 and $150, depending on how many people show up for the event
 
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Old Jul 15, 2011 | 05:08 PM
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That seems really reasonable
 
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