RE: GAS MILAGE! What are you getting?
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RE: GAS MILAGE! What are you getting? - 6/30/2008 7:30:53 AM
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obfirefighter22
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hey guys ive been looking around in hopes of getting
better mpg as well, and as many of you, I''m a truck lover and couldn''t imagine getting rid of my truck or parking it to only turn around and spend money on buying a car. I have a 2007 silverado crew cab with a 6inch lift and 35''s, I have the 5.3L V-8. As far as ive read the K&N air intake system, exhaust system, and programmer seem to help out the most along with driving right... I have the K&N, true duals, and hypertech III, and I still seem to not get that great of gas milage(even knowing its not going to be the best considering I drive a lifted truck). The other day I started trying to lay into the throttle as always, and I started to get about 16 on the highway driving like a grandmaw, and about 14 to 13 in the city..
What I''m wondering is, is there anyother upgrades at all that I can buy that any of you know first hand that will help my mpg out enough to notice atleast? I was talking to a mechanic that has a 2000 silverado and he was metioning a eldelbrock some system
that helped him out about 10mpg... Didnt really grasp or remember what the he''ll he was talking about. But none the less, I just wanna know of anything else that I can add in an attempt to help my gas get me alittle further. I have yet another birthday coming up and my fiance is asking what I want so I figured this might be a good birthday gift(whatever it is)
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RE: GAS MILAGE! What are you getting? - 6/30/2008 12:31:54 PM
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ax7221
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A 10 mpg increase would be, in a word, RIDICULOUS. I doubt VERY highly that its a 10 mpg increase.
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RE: GAS MILAGE! What are you getting? - 6/30/2008 2:51:21 PM
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87Moose
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you might want to try headers..... Edelbrock makes headers... maybe that''s what he was talking about? I don''t think they would give you 10 MPG though
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RE: GAS MILAGE! What are you getting? - 6/30/2008 10:45:27 PM
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speedy58
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think the only way your gonna get 10MPG better is rip out the motor and put a 4 banger in it.
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RE: GAS MILAGE! What are you getting? - 7/1/2008 10:17:43 PM
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shayandude
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I got a 2002 z71 extended cab, with offset torsion bars, and i got grill/toolbox, and am running 285/75/16 aggressive A/t''s.
im getting 12-14 city and 16 highway.
i got the $55 K&N filter that goes in your stock box, and a super 40 single in dual out flowmaster.
did tune up, all new plugs, and wires, felt alot more power, but no help in gas milage, atleast nothing noticable.
it has a vortec 5.3 with 72,000 miles on it.
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RE: GAS MILAGE! What are you getting? - 7/3/2008 1:33:51 PM
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daviddl_2006
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I get 18.5 combined and 21.5 on the highway. With the superchips tuner my highway MPG will drop to 20.5. I have been using various hypermiling techniques and hope to increase my combined MPG even more.
2006 Silverado,ext Cab,4x2,5.3,3.23gears,AEM intake,JBL exhaust,Superchips tuner
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