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Old Mar 12, 2013 | 09:56 AM
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Craigslist ad???

I saw this ad this morning and since I am always looking to improve mpg it peaked my curiosity but have not heard of such a procedure. Anybody know anything about this?

Own a 6.0l Powerstroke?

Want a little better throttle response and lots better mileage? How about 40-100 extra hp?

2-3mpg
40-100hp
Increased throttle response

One time deal, no need to mess with tuners or chips. Bring your truck by the shop and we will tune the Fuel Injection Control Module on your truck. Get rid of the factory Ford FICM tuning and replace it with something that has been tried and true'd.
You pick your power level and we will do the rest!
 
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Old Mar 12, 2013 | 09:57 AM
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I've never, ever heard of that. Some will use a tuner to install a custom tune, but it's either better mpg or better power, not both.
 
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Old Mar 12, 2013 | 09:59 AM
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Sounds like a FICM Atlas 40 or higher. Some have reported that kind of MPG gains, not sure about HP gains though.

Maybe someone bought a FICM tuner from PHP and is now selling them?
 
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Old Mar 12, 2013 | 10:01 AM
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I have a FICM tune, and it works nice!

Mine is the Eco tune which was done by FICMrepair.com
 
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Old Mar 12, 2013 | 10:04 AM
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I would be very leary of the claims. Esp. the 100 hp if you have stock,tty, head bolts.
 
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This is pretty common. My friend put a FICM tune on his 6.0 and said he didnt really feel any more power, but got a small mpg increase and huge throttle response increase.
 
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