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Old Apr 7, 2011
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mileage

how to get better mileage .? hydrogen??????? exhaust......chip..I don't know . Any one got a idea's...........? and thanks...... girl's and guy's Lloyd oh I got a 3.0 L
 
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Old Apr 7, 2011
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What are you getting for mileage now? Any mods? Lift? Tires?

If you want great mileage buy a prius.
 
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Old Apr 7, 2011
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^ what he said, your driving a truck already, but to get better mileage out of your engine, just keep up on regular maintainence maybe buy a tuner
 
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Old Apr 7, 2011
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Take the brakes off of it. You can't drive so fast, you waste less fuel
 
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Old Apr 7, 2011
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Get alluminum plate and cover your undercarriage, lower the truck, get smaller tires and alloy rims, light weight flywheel, custom pro tune.

That's bout it.
 
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Old Apr 7, 2011
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hahahaha ^ epic sn for r-f.

reminds me i think if you rubberize your intake the temps will go down and you gets teh betterzors mpg.

or just change the way you drive and make more of a difference then anything you can buy.
 
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Old Apr 7, 2011
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Lloyd oh I got a 3.0 L/ auto and all stock .so far sport/ ranger ex/cab tonneau cover and 3/4 bug deflector.235/75/R 15s
 
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Old Apr 8, 2011
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Use Real gas.

Replace tires with LRR tires when needed, and when available in size - http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSe...r=15&x=39&y=13

Try following the Smith Driving System rule for being aware of traffic situations 15 seconds ahead of you. Claim of "as much as 29% better fuel economy" can be achieved - http://www.smith-system.com/index.shtml

That's some of what I do and I've been getting 29 MPG in my 2008 2.3, automatic w/4.10's ...even if I'm not supposed to be getting it. Might even break 30 this time, if the extra slow moving gauge is any indication.


BTW, I'm still running the crappy original Continental tires and should see even better MPG with LRR tires.
 
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Old Apr 8, 2011
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If you have a flex DON'T use E85, mileage sucks compared to gasoline. I only got 15mpg.
What are you getting now? I just bought my truck '02 2wd 3.0. 100k on it. in desperate need of an overall tune-up. Before going over it I got 18mpg. I'll let you know if I see any improvements after plugs, wires, filters, etc...
 
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