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Old 04-23-2010, 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Josh Abels
also all these discussions u also have to take in climate and altitude.
i just filled up and got 18.3mpg where as during the winter i get 14-15
got cai, exhaust, sct, and a fairly heavy foot lol
at sea level as well, in theory shouldn't i see the best gas mileage because air is denser here and weather isn't too extreme bout 30-40 in winter 70s in spring and 90s in summer
Yeah, in theorey you should do best at sea level. But the difference its hardly noticable unless you live 5000' or more up. My school is at 1500' elevation and it doesn't make a difference. All the 12% grade hills and mountain roads do though lol
 
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Originally Posted by Netdemon01
Don't fill your gas tank competely up when you refuel. My truck was averaging 12-12.5 mpg running from a full tank to near empty. Lately I have only been putting in 10 gallons of fuel at a time and it has my mpg up above 14 now. Not a huge increase, but every bit helps.

Search google for hypermiling techniques also.
that filling up ur tank isn't gonna make that much difference
ur getting 14 with a v6 something aint right, u might wanna do a tune up cause im getting 18 with a v8 and heavy foot
 
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Originally Posted by Netdemon01
Don't fill your gas tank competely up when you refuel. My truck was averaging 12-12.5 mpg running from a full tank to near empty. Lately I have only been putting in 10 gallons of fuel at a time and it has my mpg up above 14 now. Not a huge increase, but every bit helps.

Search google for hypermiling techniques also.
Yeah, a full take of gas weighs a lot. I don't like it go below 1/4 but I usually keep it right around half. Unless of course I'm going on a long trip.

Even with a tuner, yeah you will gain some but you have to spend $150 on one. It's going to take a long time to make that back. Not really worth it for the gas savings. More so for the power and towing assistance.
 



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