7.3L gas economy - Page 2 - Diesel Forum

losfinch · 11-02-2009, 07:24 PM

"Take into consideration the Boostmaster; I have gained about .8 MPG just with that. " Do you mean "Turbomaster?" Just checking.

fxdwgi · 11-02-2009, 07:32 PM

Yep....thanks.

bnjmnalan · 11-03-2009, 01:49 PM

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But the biggest reason we get good mileage is that we are all over our trucks on maintenance and repairs. Do you have any idea on the mpg loss of just having a brake pad clip not seated correctly and the pad resting on the rotor ? Or having a U-joint not fully lubed ? I don't have any idea what the MPG cost of those items are, and I never will.

Thanks for the replies! For the 4 months I've owned this truck the best I've seen is 16.5 mph average highway driving. So I would definately like to find a way to increase that just like the O.P.

I am going to tear into the front end within the next two weeks to repair a leaking inner seal and hopefully I will also find and resolve some of mpg robbing maintainance problems as I inspect the bearings, u-joints and braking system. After that I'm hoping a 4" exhaust will add a bit to increase fuel economy.