MPG Increase - Page 3

Tiradojt2 · 03-15-2012, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by jeffreyleegregory

Try putting a sail on your truck. I mean It helps boats

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That's awesome if it really worked lol

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SaltyCracker · 03-15-2012, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Scottysize

Buy a car. T's suck gas. Period.

Didn't buy my T to save on gas money,
but that doesn't mean I need to get 13 mpgs either.

tntshaffer · 03-15-2012, 10:03 PM

I heard one of these may help too!

Prestige Worldwide · 03-16-2012, 04:11 AM

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Originally Posted by underwatersniper

i just did an E-fan conversion on my 06 LE. i used a fan out of a mark8 with a flex a lite variable speed controller. i gained about 3mpg (highway) also the throttle response is AMAZING! and its really quiet. i recommend it

I was thinking about installing an electric fan as well. Was it difficult to install? What brand and model fan did you go with? Any info you can share would be appreciated.

**Frank N** · 03-16-2012, 04:23 AM

Only "mod" is a K&N oiled drop in and running Cooper AT/3 tires...

avg of 19.4 for 402 miles last week in a run back and forth to Virginia

**nightowl** · 03-16-2012, 06:27 AM

Yep I can get 19.8 on the highway also. Average about 16-17 50/50 driving. This is with the mods in my signature.

**Blackbeauty** · 03-16-2012, 06:31 AM

I only get better MPG right after a good wash or wax... It slips through the air better and adds 2 or 3 MPG, easily....

**Frank N** · 03-16-2012, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Blackbeauty

I only get better MPG right after a good wash or wax... It slips through the air better and adds 2 or 3 MPG, easily....

Yup, I know I would have been at 22mpg if I washed it before I left...

It is my custom rod rack in back though that funnels air and acts as a jet propulsion system that gets me an extra 2mpg ...

*JTeeter04* · 03-16-2012, 07:38 AM

I took all my seats, stearing wheel tailgate spare tire and door panels off and replaced the seat with a lawn chair and the steering wheel with a little tikes plastic one and gained ATLEAST 10 mpg

next I plan on removing 4 cylinders

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JLG7820 · 03-16-2012, 10:23 AM

knock out all the windows so the air can flow through. I hear that adds 3 mpg easy

FishnAlaska · 03-16-2012, 03:48 PM

I just cut a big hole through my floorboards, now I can peddle like Fred and Barney, I'm getting 30 MPG now.

JLG7820 · 03-16-2012, 04:08 PM

My Titan will not use a drop of gas all weekend because I will just ride my honda valkyrie.

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**Quartz** · 03-16-2012, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Blackbeauty

I only get better MPG right after a good wash or wax... It slips through the air better and adds 2 or 3 MPG, easily....

Cover your truck with grease. That should help.

underwatersniper · 03-16-2012, 09:23 PM

i used an electric fan from a lincoln mark8...sounds cheesy but it moves a ton of air and i was on a budget. since startup amps are supposed to be over 100amps i went with flex a lites variable speed controller since it has built in soft start. on start up im pulling around 35 amps then tappers back down to 13amps then jumps up to 23amps on high speed (if needed). i baught a 34mm water temp guage hose adapter since the kit comes with a wet sensor (had to drill and tap the adapter to fit the sensor properly as it is 1/4" and the adapter is 1/8") i baught some aluminum scrap 90 and flat from my local hardware store fitted it and riveted together to make the radiator fan mounts. it does look clean and has a billet look under the hood as the aluminum stands out. i could take pics and email if interested...still very happy with the mod!

**OneQuick06** · 03-16-2012, 09:35 PM

If any of you are going by what the computer is calculating from the terribly inaccurate fuel gauge, you're suckers. The ONLY way to calculate your mpgs is to fill the tank, zero the trip meter, run the truck to E, record the miles, fill up, and divide by the gallons put in. Period, point blank. Everything else is a guesstimation.