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Old Dec 17, 2010 | 09:48 AM
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Default Superchips fuel economy tune?

I've got the Superchips tuner and only have it set up to change my transmission shifting and I love it.

I never played with any other tunes. I'm wondering if the fuel economy makes a difference, in particular on the highway.
 
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Old Dec 17, 2010 | 10:35 AM
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my best fuel mileage came from the 91 tune. i lost gas mileage when i went to the fuel mileage tune. i think i remember others saying the same thing.
 
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Old Dec 17, 2010 | 11:21 AM
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Don't waste your time with the economy tune. It seems that the 87 tune gets the same mpg's with better shifting to boot.
 
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Old Dec 17, 2010 | 12:45 PM
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i installed the economy tune about two weeks ago since gas is up to $3 a gallon again, I figured I'd go for mileage for awhile....HA, thats B.S. I actually lost over 1 mpg, maybe cause I gotta floor it now to get anywhere. I'm going back to the 87 performance tune today.
 
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Old Dec 18, 2010 | 09:00 AM
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what type of gas mileage are you getting eith the 87?
 
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Old Dec 18, 2010 | 12:05 PM
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sooooo what you guys are saying is that the 87 tune is the same or better than the econo /milage tune?
 
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Old Dec 18, 2010 | 12:57 PM
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its better.
 
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Old Dec 18, 2010 | 01:13 PM
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superchips has 87 performance tune and 91 performance tune?
 
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Old Dec 18, 2010 | 04:59 PM
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yes, 87 and 91 tune. i have no idea what the difference is supposed to be in terms of hp.
 
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Old Dec 18, 2010 | 07:20 PM
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OK, I put in the 87 tune this morning, noticed a little difference in the shifting patteren, I will know a little more on the milage by the end of the week.
 
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