comment The "chips" are down

[JLDickmon]

well, boys n girls, I've done about all I can do in my quest for fuel economy.
Lower drag tires, synthetic fluids in the driveline
new filters, egg intalled under go-pedal..
repairs to the IDM circuitry and a couple injectors..
I can still only get about 14.25 mpg outta this thing...

so on Dpantazis' advice, I contacted DP Tuner.

talked with Jody for about 20 minutes this afternoon, so he could get a handle
on what I needed outta my truck..

he's sending it out tomorrow..

hope to have it in by the weekend.. have a horse show we're taking a farm hitch to..

so it'll be hauling about 7,300 lbs of horses & trailer...

I'll keep ya posted...

 

[DaveBen]

It will go great. A friend chipped his a while back and runs super AND better mileage!

Dave

 

[Red Monkey]

I love my DP tuner and you will too! I have the 60 hp. tow and the 80 hp econo. Both have improved the mpg and performance of my truck. I usually get 11-12mpg when towing our toyhauler and 17-20mpg unloaded on the highway @ 65mph. These are averaged and NOT taken from the 'lie-o-meter' which by the way usually reads 20-24mpg...
Keep us posted on your mpg's after you get your DP Tuner.

 

[JLDickmon]

I tell you what, these things go in "boom-boom"
The only reason it took me 20 minutes was I had to cut a hole in the plastic PCM holder for the chip to stick out the back of, and to provide for the lead to the flip-switch.

Truck seems to have a considerable amount more of "jump" so it took a little getting used to.

But I'm diggin' on barely having the go=pedal depressed to run down the expressway at 62mph...

 

[dpantazis]

is your butt dyno recalibrated now?

 

[JLDickmon]

I gotta remember to flip it into "tow" mode and then put the switch in my pocket for later today...

 

[JLDickmon]

how about a FIVE mpg improvement over stock-unloaded, hauling 7,700lbs of horses & trailer?

 

[Crumm]

how about a FIVE mpg improvement over stock-unloaded, hauling 7,700lbs of horses & trailer?

Five ? I just read Seven in another thread..

This thread right here It says "I'm getting an honest 7 mpg more".

 

[BamaSixGun]

WOW JL, that's awesome buddy.

 

[JLDickmon]

Five ? I just read Seven in another thread..

This thread right here It says "I'm getting an honest 7 mpg more".

seven unloaded, five loaded.

I'm diggin on this bay-bee...

gonna be even nicer when the kids start doubling up over the summer and I get to drive the skooby-roo...