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Old Jul 1, 2008 | 12:12 AM
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tex- how fast were you driving to get that 15?

i've found that if i go 65 i can get 16.

one time (MIGHT I STRESS ONE TIME) i made a trip late at night, caught all the lights and did 55 tops for about two hours. i pulled up to the house and hit 18.1! i almost shat
15 I was averaging around 80 on the highway. I'm sure I could get better if I slowed down but it's hard to go that slow 18.1 is fuggin' amazing!
 
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Old Jul 1, 2008 | 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Texan Aviator
15 I was averaging around 80 on the highway. I'm sure I could get better if I slowed down but it's hard to go that slow 18.1 is fuggin' amazing!
the key is to slow down and set the cruise to do 55 and you get over 20 mpg thats how I got 23 mpg on a 300+ mile trip from cincinnati to columbus and back, most of it was highway but 15% of the miles were city
 
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Old Jul 1, 2008 | 04:46 PM
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not to derail the thread, but were there two different tank sizes available on these trucks and how do i go about finding out what i have?
 
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Old Jul 2, 2008 | 01:38 PM
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not to derail the thread, but were there two different tank sizes available on these trucks and how do i go about finding out what i have?
the two tanks are very different in size, like 27 and 35 or something like that, so just run it down till the light comes on and fill it all the way up... if its like 25, then you have the smaller one...
 
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Old Jul 2, 2008 | 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by athill
the two tanks are very different in size, like 27 and 35 or something like that, so just run it down till the light comes on and fill it all the way up... if its like 25, then you have the smaller one...
Or just look underneath the truck

Or call your dealership and have them run the vin through "oasis" to find all of the factory options on the truck
 
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Old Jul 2, 2008 | 07:15 PM
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I am pretty sure it is 30 and 35 or 36
 
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Old Jul 2, 2008 | 09:40 PM
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I just walked in the door from a 450mile trip. MPG 16.2

98% highway.

4.10 gears, 28.5" tires and a blower.

I'm happy with that.
 
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Old Jul 2, 2008 | 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by khendrix2374
I just walked in the door from a 450mile trip. MPG 16.2

98% highway.

4.10 gears, 28.5" tires and a blower.

I'm happy with that.
you cando way better than that if you slowed down
 
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Old Jul 2, 2008 | 11:17 PM
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You're right... The speedo was set at 79 mph the entire time.
 
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Old Jul 2, 2008 | 11:20 PM
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all stock doing 15mpg city and 18.2 highway, driving with light throttle and rarely breaking 2000rpm unless passing someone.
 
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Old Jul 2, 2008 | 11:28 PM
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Originally Posted by khendrix2374
You're right... The speedo was set at 79 mph the entire time.
next time you take a long trip like that set it at 55 and snail it in the slow lane... you coulda saved yourself 30 bucks worth of gas
 
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Old Jul 3, 2008 | 12:06 AM
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I used to do that... but my truck will kick itself into fail safe mode if I try to cruize slow.

It's under "no load" and it just freaks my POS out.
 
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Old Jul 3, 2008 | 12:22 AM
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Originally Posted by khendrix2374
I used to do that... but my truck will kick itself into fail safe mode if I try to cruize slow.

It's under "no load" and it just freaks my POS out.
are you serious? sounds like a tune issue, time for more custom tunes then
 
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Old Jul 3, 2008 | 08:24 AM
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I'm back the the tune that came with the supercharger. I ran this one for about 10 months trouble free and my only real issue was the way it shifted.

I've tried 2 other tuners and they both didnt know anything about these trucks and neither could replicate the power I'm getting with the stock supercharger tune.

Somthing mechanical or a sensor has just flat out failed and I can't seem to track it down.
 
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