Tune for MPG
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Tune for MPG
I have an 11 King Ranch f250 short bed with a diesel. I am wanting to tune for MPG as I only pull a 14ft enclosed trailer maybe weighing 7000#. The truck has plenty of power, needing to extend my range. Not wanting to spend the money for extra tanks or bigger one. Like to keep it all stock also.
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From: Middle Tn.
I have an 11 King Ranch f250 short bed with a diesel. I am wanting to tune for MPG as I only pull a 14ft enclosed trailer maybe weighing 7000#. The truck has plenty of power, needing to extend my range. Not wanting to spend the money for extra tanks or bigger one. Like to keep it all stock also.
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From: Pflugerville, tx
I have an 11 King Ranch f250 short bed with a diesel. I am wanting to tune for MPG as I only pull a 14ft enclosed trailer maybe weighing 7000#. The truck has plenty of power, needing to extend my range. Not wanting to spend the money for extra tanks or bigger one. Like to keep it all stock also.
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an exhaust delete and tuner will cost you $1200-1600.. see ebay for 6.7 delete (you must have a tuner to do a delete)
and you 'might' get 1, maybe 2 mpg average over the long haul. some claim crazy gains, most here do not report that same experience.
But as mentioned, that will take a LONG time to pay back.
Most do this to remove the exhaust filter cause they idle a lot (ranch truck), or want more power. Most don't get extra mileage.
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From: Door Cty/Florida
I have an 11 King Ranch f250 short bed with a diesel. I am wanting to tune for MPG as I only pull a 14ft enclosed trailer maybe weighing 7000#. The truck has plenty of power, needing to extend my range. Not wanting to spend the money for extra tanks or bigger one. Like to keep it all stock also.
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From: Cartersville, Ga
You will increase mileage with a delete. It isn't as significant as a 6.4, but I'm up 2 mpgs over stock running down the road empty. I get the same mileage towing deleted as I did stock. Tuning for mileage= deleting. Only way to have a noticeable gain over stock.
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Since you're not carrying heavy loads, you can run a more narrow highway tread tire inflated to the max pressure on the sidewall.. Less rolling resistance gives a really nice boost to economy.
There has been some talk about cold air intakes with stock tune delivering more power and supposedly better MPG. I'm not a big believer in that though...
There has been some talk about cold air intakes with stock tune delivering more power and supposedly better MPG. I'm not a big believer in that though...
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From: Pflugerville, tx
Since you're not carrying heavy loads, you can run a more narrow highway tread tire inflated to the max pressure on the sidewall.. Less rolling resistance gives a really nice boost to economy.
There has been some talk about cold air intakes with stock tune delivering more power and supposedly better MPG. I'm not a big believer in that though...
There has been some talk about cold air intakes with stock tune delivering more power and supposedly better MPG. I'm not a big believer in that though...
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Let's say you average 14mpg. That's 364 miles from the 26gal tank.
If you spend $1200 on a 50 gal aux tank/pump/etc you're at 1,064 miles.
If you spend $1200 on a delete tuner and you average 16mpg you're at 416 miles.
Tune if that's wha you want but if you're really after range the money spent is spent more effectively on a tank set up.
If you have a long bed truck you're looking at a 1200 mile range....
If you spend $1200 on a 50 gal aux tank/pump/etc you're at 1,064 miles.
If you spend $1200 on a delete tuner and you average 16mpg you're at 416 miles.
Tune if that's wha you want but if you're really after range the money spent is spent more effectively on a tank set up.
If you have a long bed truck you're looking at a 1200 mile range....
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From: Hattiesburg, Ms.
On another note, and I am sure alot of folks probably Disagree with me, I would not Tune the truck if I wasn't deleting it. IMHO, you can run into all kinds of issues forcing more fuel / air with the restrictions you have with the stock setup. Just my $.02....
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From: Hutchinson, KS
Ok, I am starting to understand my thoughts are not feasible. I been looking at tuners and delete kits.... That's about like looking at a China road map. I am needing guidance towards a reputable kit that's includes it all. Not looking at massive hp just something that's reliable. We do a lot of traveling late at night and in different states, so not wanting something to fail at 3am Sunday morning. If you know what I mean.
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