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Old Dec 26, 2006 | 04:00 PM
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I have a 1996 f250 460 ci. recently changed rear end from 410 to 355
my mpg rose to 13 1/2 . after moving to florida my mpg dropped to
11.1 any one have any ideas on what happened . It is also fuel injected.
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Old Dec 26, 2006 | 04:35 PM
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Something to do with the hotter air, humidity, or maybe the gas quality is not as good. So many variables. Change your air filter.
 
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Old Dec 26, 2006 | 06:18 PM
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you are closer to sealeval in a very humid climate i had about the same truble with my 71 when i moved from tx up here to wi i had to rejet my carb and retune every thing. if yours is injected you should have a senser on there that ajust for this and i cant remember what its called rite now but some will. drive mine around 45-50 mph all the time on back roads just to waist a day and injoy my ride and get around 16mpg with it but it has goten as bad a 8 when i get on it
 
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