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Nov 27, 2006 | 06:41 PM

kmprr

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Looking for MPG upgrades.

Hi Everyone - what a great site.

I have been reading about different performance upgrades for my 06 6litre PSD 6speed. I use it as a service truck , mostly highway miles. I get paid mileage so any improvement is $ in my pocket. I am looking for mileage improvements rather than power improvements but both is good also.
Is there any upgrades that are proven to be the best without me re-inventing the wheel?
Some bigger exhausts are too noisy. Then you have cat back or turbo back? K&N air intake, various programmers ...
All of this is probably the millon dollar question but any help or advise would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for now

Nov 27, 2006 | 11:01 PM

utahtom

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Try this thread and look at post #48--> https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/5...-doing-it.html
From what I have seen, offshore1 has a few mods and is the 6.0 mpg champ at 26-28 mpg!!!

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Nov 28, 2006 | 06:07 AM

MobeyDick

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Don't expect much if you hand calculate!! If you don't there not much point in worrying!!

Nov 28, 2006 | 08:06 AM

BowTieHatr

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how about go buy a dozen eggs and let them expire. then put one under your pedal. i am sure after a few, you will remember how to push the go lever.

Nov 28, 2006 | 08:51 AM

kw5413

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Yuck!..............

Nov 28, 2006 | 10:33 AM

JORYLEE76

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Yuck!..............

I second that motion.... yuck is rigght... i think that would be worse then spilling a bottle of DK in the cab of my truck............

Nov 28, 2006 | 12:58 PM

03f350crew

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Easy on the go button, Tires aired up, easy on the brakes, change air filter regularly,and then hope that you stay on flat land. Oh and I just saw on mythbusters that the best way to get better gas mileage maybe 2MPG is to use a net instead of the tailgate. Other than that keep your tailgate up and drive level and steady. I can get 26 mpg at 65mph on flat land which is hard to find around here, But the air temp can't be too cold either.