DP Tuner and MPG

[dboyw]

I am really trying not to order this with out the wife's permission, so I need a little help.

I have searched but wanted to ask to get a better answer.

On the econo mod, approx have much of a mpg increase can be obtained through normal driving? I read somewhere between 3-5. Has this been your experience?

I'm trying to figure out at what point the mpg benefit will pay for the chip itself.

Setting I have chosen are, in order: security, stock, 80 econo, 60 tow, 120 race, high idle.

Also, does the stock program just use the computer in the truck, or is it on the chip itself? Possibly a better stock than already in the truck?

Thanks for the help.

 

[CSIPSD]

It is a stock setting on the chip, no better really.

Dont look at a chip to pay for itself in fuel savings, it never works out. Get it because the truck will run better, sound better, drive better, but MPG is just a dissapoinment...

 

[fgtex]

1 mpg increase is what I saw in the econo setting...you may get more, if you can stay out of the throttle on the other settings!!!

 

[Tail_Gunner]

1 mpg increase is what I saw in the econo setting...you may get more, if you can stay out of the throttle on the other settings!!!

That is about what I saw.

But consistantly realizing that mpg increase is hard to do because the increased fun factor makes it very hard to keep one's right foot "restrained".

 

[sagebel]

Diesel Power Magazine did an article on MPG. They put a connecting rod under the go pedal. The hardest thing to do in the truck once you start to mod it is keep your foot out of it. I found that out tonight after driving the truck with the new injectors. My "old" light throttle launched me down the street and sideways (it was raining). Now I have to re-calibrate. When driving the Jetta(daily) I always ease into it and I can gain mpg. Slow and steady wins the MPG race. Don't forget, you are driving a 7500+lbs truck!

 

[hheynow]

Gotta agree that a chip will never pay for itself in mpg savings. If your wife needs us to lie for you to get one...then that's another story.

 

[dboyw]

Thanks for the replies. The answers were what I really expected, especially since once you add the fun factor, mpg will be mute.

But, if you would like to lie for me, that would be appreciated

 

[Tail_Gunner]

But, if you would like to lie for me, that would be appreciated

OK, here goes:

Not only did my DP-Tuner chip give me another 10mpg around town, but I got another 250hp to boot. The best thing about the DP-Tuner chip is that it vacumes the house, does the dishes & the laundry, and takes the wife out to dinner & dancing every weekend too!

 

[paulkeith]

Realize too that the chip means you will have to spend money on gauges and tranny mods. Its not just the price of the chip, its a lot more than that. The added stress will start bringing other problems to the surface too. Just be ready for that

You'll love it though. The difference is enormous.

Paul

 

[sagebel]

But all of that is secondary to picking up the kids from practice. Stopping to get milk, ironing the clothes, and keeping her car clean as well!