I have a Cat 3406E. Year 1994 . The motor is sitting in a 379 Pete. Transmission is a 15 Speed with 3.73 rears. Tires are 24.5 tall . The motor has a 550HP and 1850 Torque tune, new fuel pump , filters air and fuel . We are getting 3.5-4.0 MPG. The turbo side of things as follows , we tried running with the waste gate and without same results . Boost with the waste gate is around 30 without waste gate is around 40-42. Also truck hauls around 80-88k per load .
Question is : We heard someone say adjust the waste gate for lower boost to get better MPG . Is this true ? What can we do to get any better numbers .more boost less boost? Thanks guys
Cat 3406E Question! MPG Poor at 3.5-4 mpg.
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How fast you drive? Terrain? Stop and go?
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for fuel mileage to go up keep boost pressure down.Deere hunter and Sons Hero Thank this. -
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Higher RPM, less lugging. Drivers foot can be a big part of it too. And if you run in the mountains doing a lot of stop and start. You stay local? That will hurt it too if you don’t just wind it up and hold it on the highway.
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