programmer's and milage ???

[stevew007]

reading on the superchips website and people are saying they are getting 22-24 mpg with there programmer! is there any truth to this? what can i do short of buying a 4 cyl to get better gas milage? my truck is a stock 99 with 116,xxx mile's and I'm getting 16 mpg average

[tubular031]

Originally Posted by stevew007

reading on the superchips website and people are saying they are getting 22-24 mpg with there programmer! is there any truth to this? what can i do short of buying a 4 cyl to get better gas milage? my truck is a stock 99 with 116,xxx mile's and I'm getting 16 mpg average

dont believe it. most people (like me) add a programmer and see a fall in MPG because its so dang fun to take a 8000 pound truck and go fast. yea we all know its no drag racer (most of them, i know there are drag diesels out there!) but its still fun to plant your self in the seat! with my evo2 on level 3 (with a close eye on EGTs) i have lost maybe 1 or 2 MPG but i sure have more fun and i drive it much harder!

so over all, dont expect to go from 16 to 20+ probably wont happen....

[tubular031]

o yea and dont believe the MPG meter. when i put in my evo2 i went from just about dead on (15 to 17) to now reading about 8 to 10 high. i usually read about 24 now on the MPG-o-meter and i caculate it when i fill up and get about 14 to 16 now.

[vitalidle]

Yeah mostly its overinflated boasts with mileage. I average 17, so you might be able to squeak another mile per gallon or two with some mods and a light foot.

[stevew007]

i had a superchip's in my truck for about 2 hour's i know what you mean by fun. but with price's going threw the roof i need to do something worth while.

[vitalidle]

Alot of people say they get better mileage. I was one that didn't. When I brought my truck home with no mods stock with stock tires I was getting 19 on the hiway. I ave 17 now and never hit 19 again Maybe with a better tuner or chip I might see and increase I don't know till I try I guess

[sldghamr]

Originally Posted by tubular031

dont believe it. most people (like me) add a programmer and see a fall in MPG because its so dang fun to take a 8000 pound truck and go fast. yea we all know its no drag racer (most of them, i know there are drag diesels out there!) but its still fun to plant your self in the seat! with my evo2 on level 3 (with a close eye on EGTs) i have lost maybe 1 or 2 MPG but i sure have more fun and i drive it much harder!

so over all, dont expect to go from 16 to 20+ probably wont happen....

i have a stock 96 with a 7.3, i went from 16 average to almost 18 just by disconnecting my EBPV.