HELP!!! Better MPG?
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HELP!!! Better MPG?
I have a 04 F-250 6.0. 36,000 miles. What Chip, programmer or whatever would be best for this truck. I'm looking for more mpg than performance. Thanks for any help.
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I also have an 04 F-250 6.0 with 31,000 miles. It used to get about 15 mpg before I had the last PCM flash done two weeks ago. On a 2000 mile trip to Denver last week I got 18.25 mpg. About 50% of the driving was interstate at 75 mph. The rest was 2 lane & city. This is the best mileage I have got since I owned the truck. Have you had the latest recall flash done? It fixes a lot of other sins also. The big one for me was mileage.
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Well I have a new 06 King Ranch 250 with the 6.0 and just put in a SuperChip. The service manager at the dealership suggested (and ordered it for me also) putting it in performance mode. Well took a short 150 mile trip, and I went from 14-15 mile to the gallon to almost 19 miles to the gallon at 70 miles an hour.
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Wow 19 mpg is very good. Did anyone get a reflash that takes out the hesitation when your taking off? That's my biggest problem with the 6.0
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It reprogrammed the tranny also. Takes a few miles for the tranny to adjust to the driving, but at 19 miles to the gallon I could wait. I did not notice a big hesitation. With adding an extra 100 horsepower, it tends to over shadow any hesitation, even though I did not notice any.
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I just installed a superchip tuner ( My dealer also ordered/paid for mine ) on the economy setting this weekend. The power is awesome and I'll let you know about the mileage in a week or so. I was getting 15mpg before.
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Originally Posted by winnipegf350
Are there version numbers for the flashes or dates? I would like to specifically ask for such and such a flash especially if it is going to improve my fuel economy.
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Before agreeing to the flash, as your dealer what the flash corrects. What changes to the most recent flash...and why it would be in your benefit to re-flash your SD.
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Originally Posted by 99FordGuy
I just installed a superchip tuner ( My dealer also ordered/paid for mine ) on the economy setting this weekend. The power is awesome and I'll let you know about the mileage in a week or so. I was getting 15mpg before.
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My dealer did tell me the same thing about the warranty. He also told me if I brought the truck back for any warranty work make sure I load the default settings back on. Using the Superchip is easy, just read the screen and follow the directions.