THANKS rollin coal, I also ran that lane last wk in same conditions and heavy mpg was down to mid 6s after .Headed east with another heavy load but mpg s got to around 7, last few days though my milage with a heavy load going from OH to gary IN to GA to sprindale AR avg 7.7 had some periods with this heavy load where I was getting mid 9s lowest mid 6s in mountains but overal using 200 gals in the last 3 days got 1540 plus miles so I"M VERY HAPPY
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just wanted to update also on my dodge pick -up with Hemi . Well to say installing would be easy I coudn"t answer that but my wife could as she did it herself at autozone in there parking lot....SHES HANDS ON!!!I"M lucky I got me a good women well back to how it is doing on the Hemi so far she is seeing about a 3 to 4 mile avg better mpg she also has a heavy foot and normally would be getting around 10 mpg yea 10! right now she getting high 13s and she says its taking longer to go through a tank of fuel will be able to get a better more accurate #s after she goes through a few tanks and we crunch the #s but she diff. can tell shes using less fuel and the comp. usually continues to go down when u set it but now its gradually going up and staying there not going down and 90 per. is city driving taking the kids back and forth to school and store ect...... PS LUV U HONEY
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:smt066Will be headed out soon filled up 2 days ago and will be reporting on results truck has been running good ,runs alittle lower rpms then it did before I HAD THE ECO 4 PUT ON also do less shifting down going up grades i have a 10 speed and would haft to shift down to as low as 6 or 7th but have had to shift only as low as 8th couple times and not had to shift down at all few times been flying bye some drivers with there flashers on which is not normal at all. Overall so far likeing the Eco4 saving money! and seeing improved performance!
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On a side note, i am installing the Eco-5 on my MBN C-15 today and will be making my 1st trip with it on Saturday. I'll keep you all posted.BigBadBill, BigJohn54, ECOTAZ and 1 other person Thank this. -
I have a 2005 Ram with Hemi. The guy who was babysitting it for me averaged 13mpg with it. With no modifications, simply running the grade of gasoline recommended by the manufacturer and driving my normal way ...I like to play with it sometimes, so not an angel... I average 16.5. It's the Daytona Edition with Borla exhaust and the other goodies.
I'm seeing now that perhaps we should be looking at driving style in addition to added gadgets to improve fuel economy. Maybe it's not the speed at which your truck moves over the asphalt so much as the pressure of your foot on the fuel pedal.
Cruising speed in and of itself will not affect fuel economy and wear nearly as much as hard takeoffs, racing stop light to stop light and running RPMs to 1,800 and higher before shifting.
I'm back to averaging 7.2 in the CornBinder. Running Cascades, Northern Rockies and Coastals. I do not have EcoTaz on my truck.ECOTAZ Thanks this. -
Well I baby my WS, always shifting at 1,500rpm. I only hit 7 stop lights on my entire 2,700 mile trip and usually catch them all green (as i roll up to most them) and never slam gears. I am doing everything to get good MPG's
As for my RAM, I had all city driving, no highway miles and most the time I was either pulling a bass boat or a 18' trailer with my race car on it. Also add in a few trips to the drag strip and a couple to the Off-Road park. I never touched the MPG info on the computer, and when I sold it with 46,000 miles on it, it had an avg of 12.2mpg...... that was computer miles, not pump miles. And I drove it hardThe Real BRICKMAN Thanks this. -
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This was my 1st trip with the Eco5 installed. My trip to Texas net me 5.18mpg which is down from my avg 5.5 but I found out I had a fuel leak up under the cab at a faulty T junction block. Fixed it and was able to get 6.2 on my trip home. No headwinds, cruise at 63mph and easy sailing.
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