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John
Ada, MI
Isn't fuel in Canada sold by the liter (L)? And do the odometers in Canada read in km only? So you convert L to galC and distance in km to mi. Right?
Do Canadians usually report fuel use in liters consumed per 100 km driven (L/100km)? Could you give some raw data and show how you do your calculations to get mpgCanadian?
My F250 is having a multi check engine light problems that have no fix available at this time so Im looking into Lemon Law but I will be looking into replacing it with another just like I already have.
ballpark: if the wheel/tire combo is twice as tall as the stock combo, and about the same weight, it's going to cost at least twice the energy to get rolling (and stopped) compared to the stock tires. (you'll wear out the brakes faster too.)
saw the web site and am a skeptic. I will not use Lucas anymore in the winter ... it is way too thick and hard on turbos and injectors. This other stuff looks good but is it???
Ford F-Series Real World MPG Numbers
2008 Ford Super Duty
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i own a 2000 f250 4x4 with 7.3l and 3.73 gears, i have made some changes like a 4" no exaust,k&n filter and a tuner with three settings , 30 70 and 105 hp.i was getting about 18.5 empty, after some research and some trials i came up with some changes in my fuel rail,and a week ago i bumped mine to a whopping 26mpg,i am working on a turbo spool wheel that will draw more air and i think that will increase 2 to 4 more miles per gallons, if you are interested in my changes i will be happy to help you, david
I'm a new member myself, I became one tonight after reading your post about increasing you MPG an additional 7.5 MPG. I am very interested in knowing how you did this especially because I payed $3.79 per gallon this evening for some of the green stuff.
I have a 1999 F-250 7.3L, 4x4 Crew Cab Lariet edition with 4:10 gears (not as good as yours for millage I know but I am hoping to squeeze a little more out of her). The only mod I have right now is stock size K&N filter, which does help a little. I would love to put a lot of mods in her but the money is tight and from what I have read so far I'm not seeing a lot of bang for the buck in a new air intake, exhaust, and chip alone.
I've had my beauty coming up on three years now and pretty soon the original exhaust will have to be replaced after 186,000+ miles on it. She's plenty broke-in.
I am interested and would like your help.
saeiden
thanks
is that on the 6.4
and how big of a job is it and did anybody else did it
Also, does anyone have any knowledge about the Edge Juice with Attitude on the 7.3L? I talked to one guy who is selling his Edge Juice with Attitude because he is getting a newer truck and he claims he leaves it on level 5 all the time a gets 22mpg on the highway and around 16-18 in the city.
Can anyone confirm or deny that, or is he just blowing smoke?
Thanks,
saeiden
I set the cruise control on 70 for my test run.
Joe
jsticher, if you would do all of us a favor and keep tracking your MPG using hard numbers and a calculator (the mileage displayed by truck really is not that accurate, if yours is lucky you). If I could ask you to do a little more work I'm curious just how much better your mileage is because of the Edge Evolution. Would you be willing to run a tank on stock settings to find out? This is the only way for any of us to get a really understanding of what works, thanks.
dexhill, all I have to say is WOW! I've never heard a 7.3L getting such poor mileage.... feel for you man. I'm getting around 12MPG right now with my 1999 7.3L and I'm feeling it I can't imagine how tick off you must be. You didn't mention if you just got the truck or if you've had is a while and it has always been like this or if it just started lately. Having a 4:10 rear end like mine vs. 3:73 rear end like our buddy Mr. jsticher does make a difference but not that significant. My truck for example will never see 22MPG because of my 4:10 rear end, however I might get up to 18 by the summer with some of the mod's I'm planning (air intake, exhaust, and programmer). Sounds like you have something very wrong with you truck to be getting that kind of mileage. I would recommend getting professional help. Is you Catalytic converter plugged? Is you truck unusually loud even for a 7.3L? If so you could have injector/ regulator problems. Does your tranny slip? If so your torque converter is probably bad. A bad converter won't lock up after 45Mph and your tranny will be running continually in fluid drive. The transfer rate of power from you engine to your drive line is around the mid to upper 80% where as the converter locking up gives you 100% transfer of power.
I certainly hope you figure it out, either way it sounds like you will be spending some money to solve the problem. You can't afford not to figure this out sooner rather than later. Good luck.
saeiden
(P.S. - my best towing mileage is - at best - about 60% of my "non-towing" mileage, but this is highly variable because I do not drive on the same terrain with the trailer as without; let alone the same speed!)