Whats your average MPG's?????
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From: Massachusetts
I pull a 3k trailer around most of the time and get 15mpg or so..........I recently l cleaned out my truck......ladders off the rack and left the trailer for a trip to Maine on a roughly 700mile trip and got 17mpg on the highway after keeping it at just under 2k rpm @ 70mph.........I was happy with that.
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I got a 2002 Crew Cab 4x4 with 4 inch strait pipe, everything else stock and i get around 12 in the city...but at 65 on the high way i can squeeze around 21 or so. Not tuner or anything just nursing it from stop lights and keeping the rpms around 1800
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From: Spring City
Do gas stations add the winter addative or is that something I should be doing? Also I was thingking of investing in an Edge Evolusion tunner, I know it increases the horse power and torgue, but can it do anything fuel Millage.
Also what are the best Modifications for increasing the fuel milage?
Thanks
Brian
Also what are the best Modifications for increasing the fuel milage?
Thanks
Brian
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From: OKC, OK
Do gas stations add the winter addative or is that something I should be doing? Also I was thingking of investing in an Edge Evolusion tunner, I know it increases the horse power and torgue, but can it do anything fuel Millage.
Also what are the best Modifications for increasing the fuel milage?
Thanks
Brian
Also what are the best Modifications for increasing the fuel milage?
Thanks
Brian
From what I read go with the DP Tuner. When people switch from all the other tuners and chips they seem to love this one. The tunes are made for your truck and what you have on them. Search for "DP Tuner" in the forum and read all of the threads on it. You will probably be convinced after that. You should get better MPG with it if you can keep your foot out of it. DPTuner.com
For better MPG start with intake and exhaust. You need more cool and dense air. I put an AFE II intake on mine and saw a 2 mpg increase over another brand of intake that I had. I think for our truck this is the best one. If you are concerned about the price do the 6637 mod. For exhaust you want at least a 4" turbo back.
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From: Damon (South East Texas)
I average 15-15 1/2 mpg, on short trips (21 miles one way) to work and best of 17 highway, driving 75 mph for the better part of 200 miles. I don't really ever do much conservative driving on the interstate. You'll get run over! 
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From: San Diego, CA
DP Tuner and Tony Wildman are the 2 big names you'll come across for 7.3L tunes...
I get 16mpg overall. But that's keeping it under 2000rpm (for the most part...those freeway onramps are just too inviting) and setting the cruise at 65mph (1800rpm) on the freeway (truck details in my sig...)
I get 16mpg overall. But that's keeping it under 2000rpm (for the most part...those freeway onramps are just too inviting) and setting the cruise at 65mph (1800rpm) on the freeway (truck details in my sig...)
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From: Hampstead, NC
Last fill up(today) I figured mileage at 9.6 MPG. Pretty crappy considering I used to get 14-15 all the time. 95% of the time DP is set in the 80E tune and I don't drive any different than when I got better mileage.
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From: Spring City
Brian
From what I read go with the DP Tuner. When people switch from all the other tuners and chips they seem to love this one. The tunes are made for your truck and what you have on them. Search for "DP Tuner" in the forum and read all of the threads on it. You will probably be convinced after that. You should get better MPG with it if you can keep your foot out of it. DPTuner.com
For better MPG start with intake and exhaust. You need more cool and dense air. I put an AFE II intake on mine and saw a 2 mpg increase over another brand of intake that I had. I think for our truck this is the best one. If you are concerned about the price do the 6637 mod. For exhaust you want at least a 4" turbo back.
From what I read go with the DP Tuner. When people switch from all the other tuners and chips they seem to love this one. The tunes are made for your truck and what you have on them. Search for "DP Tuner" in the forum and read all of the threads on it. You will probably be convinced after that. You should get better MPG with it if you can keep your foot out of it. DPTuner.com
For better MPG start with intake and exhaust. You need more cool and dense air. I put an AFE II intake on mine and saw a 2 mpg increase over another brand of intake that I had. I think for our truck this is the best one. If you are concerned about the price do the 6637 mod. For exhaust you want at least a 4" turbo back.
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It is a Napa filter #6637. Do a search on here and there will be plenty of explanation on how to do it.
Edit: I get around 15 if I keep the right foot off the floor with automatic trans.
Edit: I get around 15 if I keep the right foot off the floor with automatic trans.
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I get around 13.5 mpg when empty and 8.5 to 9.5 when pulling. I have a 2000 F350 2wd 6spd Supercab Dually longbed w/3.73 gears and edge evo normally set to 80HP tune. Mileage is same on all tunes. Truck has 275k on odometer and 38 gl tank. Normally runs 2000-2100 rpms at 70mph. I would really like to increase mpg when empty.
