MC MPG... Few Questions
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From: Springfield, MO
23 is hard to believe even for the highway and some 400lbs extra weight maybe more but to each there own
The biggest thing I noticed for mpg was fuel i switched to 89 after a thread awhile back and gained 2mpg just from switching and i am finally getting in the 12's instead of the 10's so it offsets the cost alone
The biggest thing I noticed for mpg was fuel i switched to 89 after a thread awhile back and gained 2mpg just from switching and i am finally getting in the 12's instead of the 10's so it offsets the cost alone
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From: Louisville, Ky
I have gotten 22.8mpg on the long flat highway trip. I average around 18mpg right now because my daily commute of 36 miles each way has a long 70mph patch of hilly highway.
It is possible under the right conditions.
It is possible under the right conditions.
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From: Shreveport, LA
Hemi44, do you have a chip or a PROGRAMMER??? because my PROGRAMMER got 1.5 mpg for me and the jet CHIP did not seem to help at all....i did not know that they had a diablo predator chip but if they do send me the link!
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Agreed. Getting in the 20's is very possible if you get the right conditions and find that sweet spot where the engine is running at its most efficient. I can get in the 20's on the highway if I go the right speed which is usually around 70 mph.
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From: Dayton, Ohio
programmer/tuner, which are all names that the diablo predator is called.
This is what i have:
http://www.diablosport.com/index.php...isplay&pid=150
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From: South Georgia/East Florida
Man, I'm lucky to get 16.5 on my 7000# pig on the highway. But with a suspension lift, 35's and a bunch of weighty mods, I don't figure I'm doing too bad.
My '98 5.9 got about 8.5 in town and maybe 12 on the highway when I put a body lift and 35's on it...
My '98 5.9 got about 8.5 in town and maybe 12 on the highway when I put a body lift and 35's on it...
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From: Shreveport, LA
a chip is literally a computer module that you plug into your computer under the hood. A programmer plugs into the port just like a diagnostics comp would. You can tune a programmer, thats why its also called a tuner. A chip just does what it does, I heard its about like a powerwire??? Correct me knowledgeable people!!!
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From: South GA
A powerwire adds resistance on the AIT by using a resistor. Its nothing special at all and think is is a total rip-off for what the cost of it is new versus how much it cost to make one yourself.
On another note, IDK WTF you guys do to get 20+ on the road either. Im lucky to get 16-17. But Im used to it so I dont complain (too much).
On another note, IDK WTF you guys do to get 20+ on the road either. Im lucky to get 16-17. But Im used to it so I dont complain (too much).
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It took me a good number of mods before I was able to get to the 20+ mpg mark on the highway.