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Old Feb 25, 2011 | 03:49 PM
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in my search i came across a chip from gforce and they claim a 4-7mpg gain and upto 60hp sounds togood to be true wondering if anyone has installed this yet????
 
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Old Feb 25, 2011 | 03:53 PM
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I'm pretty sure those are blatant lies. If that were true they'd be flying off the shelves.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2011 | 03:57 PM
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thats what i thought and price was cut from 399 to 69 or79 which didnt make much sense
 
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Old Feb 25, 2011 | 04:03 PM
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there is no simple or cheap way to gain MPG. in order to get better MPG you have to spend a fair bit of money and it is not really worth it. for the amount of money you would have to spend you could get a Honda civic.
 
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haha indeed a car would increase mpg but wont pull a camper
 
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Old Feb 27, 2011 | 01:01 PM
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haha indeed a car would increase mpg but wont pull a camper
You shouldnt worry about MPGs while pulling a camper, they're gonna suck no matter what you do.
 
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Old Feb 27, 2011 | 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by stubby03
in my search i came across a chip from gforce and they claim a 4-7mpg gain and upto 60hp sounds togood to be true wondering if anyone has installed this yet????
Snake oil. Those chips don't do squat. I am really surprised in ICC lets them on the market.
 
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Old Feb 28, 2011 | 01:34 AM
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Dual E-Fans from FF Dynamics = 1-2mpg gain
52mm Polished TB + CAI = 1mpg gain
Ceramic coated headers + perf. High flow cat + upgraded muff and 02 sensors = 1mpg gain
Full tune-up, and fixed plenum = 1mpg gain
Tonnaue cover = .5mpg gain
 
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Old Feb 28, 2011 | 02:10 AM
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Originally Posted by bigslick050
Dual E-Fans from FF Dynamics = 1-2mpg gain
52mm Polished TB + CAI = 1mpg gain
Ceramic coated headers + perf. High flow cat + upgraded muff and 02 sensors = 1mpg gain
Full tune-up, and fixed plenum = 1mpg gain

Tonnaue cover = .5mpg gain
The above upgrades in bold give you extra get-up-and-go, which therefore causes you to use the gas pedal a little heavier than before, which negates the gas mileage gains.

Therefore, you are left with only 0.5 MPG gain with a tonneau cover.
 
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Old Feb 28, 2011 | 07:57 AM
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Here was my mod to increase mileage, I went from 12 mpg up to about 50 mpg by spending under $500.
 

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