Oklahoma Ram Club - Economy tune

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DoubleTakeDodge

10-30-2012 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1Tuff6.7 (Post 20746)

I know we're not comparing apples to apples here but I know the best way to get mileage out of my truck is to run it on the hot tune (175hp) and keep my foot out of it. The general idea behind it is that the engine isn't having to work as hard to move the truck at a given speed.

This is why my truck had the best mpg on the 91+ Performance Tune.

Lt.Dan

10-30-2012 10:11 PM

Mine always got the best on the highest tune, but like you said, you have to keep your foot out of it. Which, is really hard. Haha

ramthis9501

10-30-2012 10:40 PM

Keeping my foot out of it is really hard to do haha maybe I need to try changing my driving habits a bit to see if that'll help

DoubleTakeDodge

10-30-2012 10:51 PM

As I got older my driving habits changed drastically and my avg mpg went from 10.7 to 13.5. It makes a good difference lol

916Timmy

10-30-2012 11:57 PM

I know the eco tune sucks unless you only drive on the highway.. I put it on last weekend and drove to lubbock anbd back...23 mpg going 65-70 with the tailgate down and fence stuff in the back. Around town it was a pig. I like the 91 tune, seems about the same mileage wise, but there is hardly any tweaks until after 2500 rpm in any of them

BMRbrnSNRbrd

10-31-2012 06:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DoubleTakeDodge (Post 20756)

As I got older my driving habits changed drastically and my avg mpg went from 10.7 to 13.5. It makes a good difference lol

This.

1Tuff6.7

10-31-2012 08:30 AM

Both feet do not have to be flat on the floor at all times young grasshoppa. Lol

myoung84

10-31-2012 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by 1Tuff6.7 (Post 20772)

Both feet do not have to flat on the floor at all times young grasshoppa. Lol

This is good advise! :D

Ramrod

01-09-2014 05:27 PM

It appears you may have over-size tires on your truck. If you installed a lower ratio gear set, I would bet you have no idea about what the actual ratio is. In any case, over-size tires and lower gears are not a good combination for fuel economy. I don't think a tuner will help.

Ramrod

01-20-2014 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ramthis9501 (Post 20742)

So would it be worth switching over to the 87 tune or economy tune?

The manufacturer says in the owners manual that it's ok to use 87 octane but they recommend 89 octane. Personally I would like to know what their test results were (if they performed one) on both levels of octane. When a specific recommendation is made, I would like to know why. Especially when there are 2 options.

It may be ok to use 87 octane but if you get lower MPG then the cost savings may not be worth it.

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