I think you're the first person on here to ever complain about having 4.10s lol

 

Once a *****, always a *****, experience has taught me.

Ever heard "you can't squeeze blood from a turnip"? Keep the truck maintained and perhaps add a tuner. The rest is just throwing money down a hole that could go towards your fuel bill. Even the collective brain power here (less a few ******) can't out engineer people that design these vehicles for a living.

 

Diesels will do that to you.
Pretty much.

About the only thing a guy can do, is mod for power, and try to keep his foot out of it. The more power you have on tap, within reason, the less effort the engine has to give to get these aerodynamic bricks moving. Hence, slightly better MPG.


Hey, Jiga!! Try just changing out your carriers already and quit spending so much cash on turbos!!

 

yeah, proper tune, a tuner, and maybe an efan if you do a lot of city driving is about all that is gonna get you more mpgs.....

 

Ok so you have had your truck longer then me so what. If I just wanted to search my question I would not have joined this forum. Like I said I wanted to ask my question and see what other people getting isn't that what a forum is for. So again if you are sick of the discussion DO NOT READ IT. Thanks

 

Thats cool. I am using superchips mileage tune right now but I will soon switch to the performance tune and see if it changes anything.

 

I'm not always a ***** but when I am it's because someone is being a smartass and saying things like "you can't squeeze blood from a turnip"? Like i said I know alot of you guys have seen this thread a million times but you do not have to read every one. Also I will keep my truck maintained and I already have a tuner. The only other things I might do is an e-fan and a cat back exhuast. Witch everybody says will help mpg and performance. Thanks

 

What you need to understand is that by having you and others not use the search function to find the answer to your question first, you clog up the forum and push down specific questions that some guys and gals have about their truck that can't be found in the searches. It's not about picking on the new guy, it's just about keeping the forum free of excess clutter so others can get their specific questions answered.

 

Ok the guy in charge should make a place in this forum were new members can go and talk about all of the FAQs that would solve the problem i think.

 

ha, you try having a redline of 3200rpm and enough torque on the ground to explode a 1500's rear axle...literally...

4.10's are utterly useless on my truck unless I was turning 37" or larger tires or competing in sled pulls dragging a 40k lb sled that is trying to bury itself in the dirt...

I'm turning 35s and I want 3.55s lol

going 2000rpm @ 68mph is ridiculous. much rather have 70mph at 1500rpm. much better in my opinion! then maybe that first gear might be more useful than going 2mph... (I NEVER use first gear)

1500 at freeway speeds would do quite nicely. I would even settle for 1800rpm @ 70mph. but 2100 @ 70. ugh. may be a laugh for you V8's but keep in mind 3200rpm is redline for me! I'm over 1/2 my RPM band at 2100rpm.

as for the tires..turning 35's is effortless. I can easily light them up on dry pavement and at 70mph if i put the pedal down on wet pavement it breaks loose and can't hold traction to save its life.

oh shut it!

send me an extra $3500 and I'll get right on the swap!

besides I haven't done any new performance mods to my truck since 2010

well I did get a smarty programmer, but that doesn't count! I don't stack it, I used it to get though emissions which worked out quite nicely actually truck cant blow smoke out the tailpipe if it is essentially in limp mode (50% power mode)

recently The only mods to the truck have been fixing the worthless dodge steering with the 4th gen steering upgrade, 3rd gen style adjustable track bar, and a box brace. swear this engine is going to outlast the truck by 20 years