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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 06:42 PM
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I borrowed my friends smarty the other night and ran it on 7 and it had so much more power and it sure put some smoke out. I'll be gettin it fully updated used for 450 and I was wondering what would be the best to run my truck on. All I do is drive around town not hauling anything. One reason I'm gettin it is for better MPG. I have read on here that some people got better MPG running it on a higher setting then the one labeled for MPG.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 06:53 PM
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best way to adjust for mileage is to start on the lowest setting and work your way up while tracking mileage.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 06:55 PM
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Soon after I get it, I'm gonna dyno it and see how much power I'm gettin VS stock specs and I'll post that up here
 
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 07:06 PM
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you'll be amazed, just to crank it too high or you'll roast your tranny/clutch.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 07:09 PM
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Well I ran it on 7 for a couple hours and when I got my Auto tranny rebuilt and was built with more heavy duty parts. I'll be gettin the Edge Attuide with Juice next for the gauges
 
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 11:19 PM
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FYI I get best MPG on 70hp 1.5-2mpg over stock
 
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 11:22 PM
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what number would that be, I'm not that familiar with it yet
 
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 07:43 AM
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3rd gens and2nd gens run differently. . .your results may varry.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 08:20 AM
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someday I'll get one too... would be interesting to see if it bumps up mileage with the tst stacked on the 3/2 settings that gave me the 18.8 mpg...
 
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