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Old 12-19-2012, 07:29 PM
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Have you had a chance to see how the fuel mileage has changed?
 
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Originally Posted by ALW1
Have you had a chance to see how the fuel mileage has changed?
Well I can say it has went down to 10mpg right now and I was getting about 16-17 BUT I have been getting in it to get data for a new tune. I got the new tune emailed to me this morning and will be testing out that tune some more too. Once the tune is all set nice I will start driving it like I normally do, I will probably be at 12mpg.
 
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changing cams makes more power, more power requires more fuel.

Dont change cams and ever expect better mileage LOL
 
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Originally Posted by rowdog_14
Well I can say it has went down to 10mpg right now and I was getting about 16-17 BUT I have been getting in it to get data for a new tune. I got the new tune emailed to me this morning and will be testing out that tune some more too. Once the tune is all set nice I will start driving it like I normally do, I will probably be at 12mpg.
How does it feel now? You should post a video of you doing a 0-60 :PP
 
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changing cams makes more power, more power requires more fuel.

Dont change cams and ever expect better mileage LOL
Yep, and I think the main reason he was asking was to see how bad of a loss in MPG it was.
 
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How does it feel now? You should post a video of you doing a 0-60 :PP
Feels good, the low end still feels pretty much stock but the mid range and high end is nice....Lucky you I did a 0-80 run late last night for Hemifever so that I could get a new tune based on my AFR. Below is the link on youtube

 

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Also I have the stock convertor and once I get the edge torque convertor I will feel the low end power better than with the stock convertor.
 
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Oh and here is a quick clip of the idle right after the install with the exhaust cutout open...

 
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Old 12-23-2012, 03:10 PM
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HemiFever sent me a new tune based off my AFR and there is not a big difference but it does seem to idle better.
 
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Originally Posted by rowdog_14
HemiFever sent me a new tune based off my AFR and there is not a big difference but it does seem to idle better.
I noticed in the video your truck was shifting at 6k RPM's...Are you still shifting that high??
 


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