How do the superchips effect gas mileage? Thanks

 

They increase it.......

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1999 F150 4x4, wedgewood blue, 5.4l auto, Manick brush guard, Duraliner, KC Hilites, surf rod holders, tinted windows, K&N air filter without airbox, Velocity air intake tube, Midas Performance muffler with dual pipes, toolbox, Uniden CB with whip, and a Superchip.

 

wjt: I found on my last truck (V8 SC 97 F150 4x4, 4.6 manual) that milage did increase. But what I really liked was the increased power that the superchip gave that beast. It was a very heavy configeration and getting all that weight moving took some doing. And because of it being sooo much more "speedy", I ended up with a bad case of leadfootitest. That did show up as poor milage!! But after a few tanks of gas vertially disapearing overnight and wearing out a set of tires rather early, I learned to drive a bit more sedately and that's when I saw the increased fuel milage!!!

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2k F250 CC SWB 4x2 6 speed Diesel XLT Super Duty, Woodland Green
Power Mirrors, 3.73 LS, Captains Chairs, ARE tonneau top, rear privacy glass
TT Pkg, Class IV hitch, sliding rear window, running boards, mud flaps
265/75/16 AS OWL tires, am/fm/cassette/cd, rechargable MagLite
Clarion APA 5240 amp, Memphis speakers:Components front, 5x7 rear, 10"sub
SuperChip, Stepshields, Ventshields on windows, rubber bed mat
rugged liner bedliner on tailgate, quick disconnect jumper cables
unaFORDable (decal on tailgate)

 

Hey UrbanCowboy,
Although the Superchip is specifically made to increase performance, hp, torque and tighten up shifts. It has been known to increase gas mileage for most members by 1 to 2 more miles per gallon. My Lariat has seen an increase of 1.5 miles to the gallon.
In my opinion, it's a great mod. and well worth the money.

Best of luck and welcome aboard!

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2000 F-150 Lariat 4x2 Supercab, Styleside,SB,Amazon Green/Clearcoat Metallic,5.4 Liter V8, Class III Tow-Package,3.55 Limited Slip Rear,Bug Deflector, Duraliner Bedliner,Superchip,K&N Filter, Fumoto Oil Drain Valve.



[This message has been edited by Lariat Ryder (edited 04-30-2000).]

 

Dear Urban Cowboy,

As you can see from the responses direclty from the people using them, most people tend to see a bit better gas mileage with the Superchip. On average, most of the V-8 F-150's pick up about 1.5 to 2.0 more mpg. It's merely a by-product of the performance tuning on part-throttle, so your results will depend primarily on how you drive your vehicle, just like before the Superchip.

Basically, you'll get better gas mileage with the Superchip anytime you're not using heavy throttle, is perhaps the best way to describe it.

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Mike Troyer
Performance Products, Inc.
National Distributor of Superchips
(540) 862-9515
Email: mtroyer@compuserve.com
Online Superchip ordering system:https://www.f150online.com/scpp/index.html

 

Just did my first trip with the chip and gibson exhaust. In 401 miles with a lot of towns,stops and 30mph zones I hit 22.02mpg. My best before the mods was 21.5mpg and that was all interstate with only one stop. I bet I will see 23 or 24mpg on the interstate now. Not bad for a truck with an auto. and a V8.

Plus with the firm shifts and extra power it's easy to do lane changes if I get stuck in the wrong one.

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1997 F150 XLT
Debut sport truck
Ext. cab short bed
4.6l 3.55 tow pack *leather *K&N filter *Gibson swept side
*power rear slider
*soft tonneau
*full running boards
*timbren rubber springs *tekonsha brake control.
*bugflector II
*superchip
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[This message has been edited by ALLFORD (edited 05-02-2000).]

 

Those are some *excellent* mileage numbers all the way around, and some of the highest I've ever seen on these vehicles.

One thing to remember if you've recently installed the Superchip, is that it can take as much as 1500-2000 miles after installing it to see the peak mileage gains from it.

Very nice results indeed, congratulations!

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Mike Troyer
Performance Products, Inc.
National Distributor of Superchips
(540) 862-9515
Email: mtroyer@compuserve.com
Online Superchip ordering system:https://www.f150online.com/scpp/index.html