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Hello everyone.
I have my eye on a 2006 F250 (70k miles) and would like the advise of those who have owned this truck (or one like it, ie 6.0 model years).
As it sits right not, the mpg's it's getting is crappy to say the least. Unless I can do some mods to get the mpg's up, I probably will not buy the truck as it will be my daily driver. The on-board dash mpg's is saying ~ 11. I'm not sure this is accurate because of the lift-kit and big tires.
It has a 4 inch lift with 37x12.5 R17 Nito Grappler tires. I've been told it has an upgraded EGR and oil cooler, all from "Bulletproof". Everything else is stock. It has never been tuned.
It comes with the factory parts that were removed when the lift kit was installed with the exception of the spacers.
My questions are:
Thanks everyone for their input.
I have my eye on a 2006 F250 (70k miles) and would like the advise of those who have owned this truck (or one like it, ie 6.0 model years).
As it sits right not, the mpg's it's getting is crappy to say the least. Unless I can do some mods to get the mpg's up, I probably will not buy the truck as it will be my daily driver. The on-board dash mpg's is saying ~ 11. I'm not sure this is accurate because of the lift-kit and big tires.
It has a 4 inch lift with 37x12.5 R17 Nito Grappler tires. I've been told it has an upgraded EGR and oil cooler, all from "Bulletproof". Everything else is stock. It has never been tuned.
It comes with the factory parts that were removed when the lift kit was installed with the exception of the spacers.
My questions are:
- What mods can I do to increase the mpgs?
- I'm not against removing the lift kit, so how difficult will that be? Are factory spacers hard to find?
- Any other thoughts/suggestions you have
Thanks everyone for their input.
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From: ALPHA ,NJ
if the truck was never tuned you can't really put much stock into what the computer is saying.. The truck probably came with a 265/70R17 which is a ~32" tire. Now with 37s the trucks computer is way off. You would need to do a manual calculation to figure it out or do a tune to correct the computer. It will be less then it is supposed to be with 37s because they're heavy and cause lower mpg, but it's probably not 11. And without knowing what it's actually getting you can't really know what else you can get out of it.
The lift kit would be straightforward to remove just the same way as putting it in, just opposite. factory spacers could be obtained from dealer, rockauto or the likes.
The lift kit would be straightforward to remove just the same way as putting it in, just opposite. factory spacers could be obtained from dealer, rockauto or the likes.
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