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1997 to 2003 F-150 4.2L, 4.6L, and 5.4L equipped F-150s |
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Is there and Econonmy tune available?
I have the 93perf tune right now and am getting around 16mpg average. i was wondering if there is an 87 economy or 93 economy tune available? , if there is what is a rough guess of mileage improvement? thanks!
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Talk to Bill about this. He'll let you know if he thinks it's worth it. - Jack
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hmm, i'm gonna try to run a full tank taking it east to see what i'm really getting. its hard to not jump on it
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The main difference with an "Economy" style tune (whether gas or diesel) generally centers around reducing the shift points a few RPM/MPH. The only complaint we've really had on this type of setup is that the vehicle seems to lug a little at light throttle. Also, this type of setup only works when there is a fair bit of stop & go type driving. For highway driving there isn't any noticeable benefit. For highway driving, the performance program IS the economy program.
Hope this helps.
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I know I got some good mileage by lowering all of my shift points on the canned tunes. I think I also lowered the idle a little bit. That brought my city up from 10-13 up to the 13-16 range. Im not so sure about my cutom tune though, now I'm getting about 13 city. I think my mileage went back down because the shift points are higher rather than lower than stock.
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Hey i've been taking it easy without changing anything, still on the 93 perf and am up to 17mpg now i just set it to shift into 3rd and 4th earlier. i cant lower my idle speed though i can only raise it, what up with that bill? and if i can lower it how far should i go to still be safe. i have stock tires
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