Hate to trade my truck with C15 but got a big Mpg education this week with a Volvo

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  1. IH Branded

    IH Branded Medium Load Member

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    Had 310,000 on it as a lease return from International a year and a half ago when I bought it.
     
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  3. IH Branded

    IH Branded Medium Load Member

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    I did tune it with the Bullydog and gained nothing in mpg but sure gained power. We baby it that is not the problem.
     
  4. IH Branded

    IH Branded Medium Load Member

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    Yeah I'd sure like to talk with them. Keeping what I have makes the most sense and trying to make it better I think.
     
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    My 2007 W900 pulls harder than a 600 hp truck. I've been running SLC to Denver all summer pulling a flat 68 mph 6.3 mpg. This spring I put a one piece ceramic coated manifold and replaced both tired turbos. This pulled me up from 5.8. Before this spring, it had a custom " stage 1" tune and deleted the mufflers. Don't give up on the Cat. Mine is NXS 18 speed 3.36 rears tall 22.5 @68 mph I'm just under 1400 rpm.
     
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  8. Freightlinerbob

    Freightlinerbob Road Train Member

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    I'm a little OCD when it comes to MPG, but the truth is that overall operating costs are what you need to look at.

    Interest and depreciation on a different truck along with depreciation on the current truck need to be considered here.

    Not to mention that if you bought the current truck at retail and will trade at wholesale and then buy the next one at retail. You will blow at least a year of fuel savings.

    Yes 6.5 will make you happy every time you fill up but once a month you'll shell out the payment that will put it all in perspective.
     
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  9. Oscar the KW

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    When I was pulling a flat my avg mpg was 6.6. 05 W900L, 18spd, 3.36 with a Bully Dog. I always ran 65mph, I also had straight pipes on it. Have you called BD and told them you haven't picked up any fuel mileage? They can write you a different program to try.
     
  10. IH Branded

    IH Branded Medium Load Member

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    I did. Very nice guy. He said as long as I spent on the Bullydog to stay with that. He did admit it is nice to have the option the Bullydog has of removing and putting the program back in yourself if some shop bumps it out.
     
  11. IH Branded

    IH Branded Medium Load Member

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    Yes I did. They upped the power 2% but that did nothing either. From what others have said I should ask them to advance the timing back in more. I was hoping you would chime in as I have seen a lot of your posts. I am going to call BD again this week and have found out that Justin McArthur is the one I need to talk to.
     
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