Miles to empty question

[clintusaf]

Distance to empty is based off the lie-o-meter. Do you trust that thing? I don't. It says with my 44 gal tank I can go 900 miles. Do you feel lucky?

no. I do not believe the lie-o-meter. Not to sound rude, but that's why I was asking the question. Just getting the more experienced guys opinion.

Shoot, a couple months back when I topped it off, it read 1,011 to empty! California here I come! Ha!

 

[snicklas]

How much do mods throw off the lie-o-meter. On my Excursion... that is bone stock.. with stock size tires is fairly close...... I have hand calculated and they are consistantly fairly close.... Just wondering?

 

[Dogman]

high cost($300) to reprime the engine from what I was told.

WHAT!!!! It's self priming. key on, key off, key on your done.

My biggest seller when gas was 4+ bucks a gal. was fuel pumps. Could not keep them on the shelfs. People did not under stand that the gas/fuel keeps the pumps cool.

My truck chimes off at about 5 gal. left in the tank.

 

[clintusaf]

How much do mods throw off the lie-o-meter. On my Excursion... that is bone stock.. with stock size tires is fairly close...... I have hand calculated and they are consistantly fairly close.... Just wondering?

My superchip is what threw mine off. I guess they are notorious for that. It read 27 avg mpg when I really only gettin 18-21.

 

[aklim]

no. I do not believe the lie-o-meter. Not to sound rude, but that's why I was asking the question. Just getting the more experienced guys opinion.

Shoot, a couple months back when I topped it off, it read 1,011 to empty! California here I come! Ha!

When you chip it, the mileage is even further off. Stock, mine was about 1 mpg different. Right now, I am getting 28mpg but I have stage II single shots and a DP-tuner tune.

 

[aklim]

How much do mods throw off the lie-o-meter. On my Excursion... that is bone stock.. with stock size tires is fairly close...... I have hand calculated and they are consistantly fairly close.... Just wondering?

It can throw it off by quite a factor as in my case. 27mpg consistently.

 

[DaveBen]

I am with aklim, don't trust the lie-o-meter!!!!!

Dave