OUCH!! My overhead said I was getting 13.4mpg, so I guessed/assumed around 13mpg. Well, I filled up this morning and just did a manual calculation, it was 12.4 mpg, unloaded. I guess I shouldn't have guessed![8D]
I found the same thing.
Lol, I have a buddy who does that constantly with his non-turbo pt cruiser. My tired neon still owns him in performance and mileage. So does my heavy pt, with a stick.
Yeah, I just did the same crunchin' myself. If I spent $2000 for enhancements and could get 2 mpg (which, how I drive, I absolutely doubt) from 12.4 to 14.4 it would take 85,000 miles, unloaded. Naw, can't justify for mileage either.

Two other points; I hit two large puddles this morning, just driving to work, on the right side. It would have soaked a CAI and I personally don't like my engines ingesting anything but air and fuel. I've also heard issues with transmission shifts and torque converter lock up while using a programmer while towing. I don't know if these were isolated incidents, but I don't want to take the chance.

 

Yes it included everything. But there is no need to change the belt. All you do is unbolt your mechanical fan, and mount up the electric fan on the back of the radiator. I bought FLX-180. Its Flex-a-lite's Extreme 180 model, and it pushes 3300cfm, more than anything in its size that will fit the Ram radiator.

 

Well I am getting 2-4mpg better than you. You have two things that are getting you worse than my 2006 HD 2500q 4x4 truck. You have 33" tires and 4:56 gearing to account for. You are driving a truck that was designed for rock-crawling and off-road duty exclusively. Its the nature of the beast.

 

some ways to gain mpg are 1) use 89 fuel (which you are already doing). 2) switch to full synthetics (this will save your motor too). 3) KEEP YOUR FOOT OUT OF IT 4) run fuel injector cleaner every third or fourth oil change 5) headers 6) overdrive pulley 7) electric fan. 8) K&N drop-in filter 9) IF HEMI...try a 6.1L cam swap and some valve springs.

I mentioned the drop-in because you dont want a CAI. Well I have the drop-in and I gained 1 mpg. Also, i noticed a little more top-end but not much. It just makes the truck move better and it LOVES cold weather.

 

I just drove from augusta ga to vero fl which is about 452 mi and made it on a little over 3/4 tank, 70 mph cruise controll. The tuner cai and banks cat back all added up to better mileage. I have 31500 mi and it has leveled off now i also run full synthetic and 35" mt's. My next upgrade will be headers and a torque converter but i cant make up my mind on which first jba cat4ward or aps converter. 37's will be next too once i get my rancho lift installed its sitting in the garage waiting till i can afford 4 more bfg mt's

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I have a massive truck and I get 17's on the hiway [sm=alcoholic.gif] sorry couldnt resist.

 

How did that install go for the FLX-180? Does it mount well or have to be "made to fit"? I'm worried about fans that come with those installation tie-wraps that go through the radiator itself - those bother me.

 

I installed one of those once. The vibration transferred to the radiator caused it to crack/leak.
Never again...

 

Did you guy's know that you can reset the MPG computer at any time and get "real time" averaging. I didn't know this until a friend told me. I just assumed it averaged over the whole tank of fuel, and had to be reset on fill-up only.
So- like coasting downhill... I get nearly 40mpg!!! [sm=happybounce.gif]

Re: drift. Mine has none.

 

LMFAO, yeah I knew you can do that. I like to reset before I drive like A$$ [sm=icon_rock.gif] and see how poor my mileage.[8D]