Bad gas mileage - Anyone else?
03-18-2011, 04:15 PM
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03-18-2011, 04:24 PM
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Not sure if it's just my 2009 Platinum, or what, but why do you think I'm getting only 11-12 mpg in the city? Should I invest in a "g-force chip", or something similar? Should I increase my psi? If anyone else has had this issue and found a way to increase their mpg, please let me know. Thanks!
03-18-2011, 04:55 PM
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I just went to the dealer ship with the same question as you an he said its the gas he said since the winter blend they've had 2 0r 3 people a week asking the same question lol. If you want a tuner i suggest the sct where you get 3 free custom tunes. I just got mine an with the canned or standard tunes already getting at least 1 0r 2 better with better perf an trannie, I should get my custom tunes in a couple days an if you like I'll let you know how much better the custom tunes are.
Interesting, Chlng...let me know what comes of it. Thanks.
03-18-2011, 07:00 PM
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Mine is horrible too, I get somewhere in the teens when I am flooring it all the time and I have the 5.4L and larger tires and everything. I'm pissed, I thought I was going to get good gas mileage when I bought this truck. I traded in a focus for it thinking I wouldn't have to spend more money on gas to get to work.
03-18-2011, 07:43 PM
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I hope everyone is not relying on your mileage indicator vs. doing the math when you fill up. Gas mileage has gone down for me as well but I also added heavier 20" with 305 tires and a level kit. Doing the math I avg 13 mpg. Before tire/wheels @ 15 mpg. Also need to know what city is and what a town is which also plays a factor and how much traffic you're sitting in.
03-18-2011, 08:22 PM
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Maybe you are getting a higher content of ethanol in your gasoline there which will lower MPGs a lot.This past summer my MPGs dropped about 2 to 3 MPGs for two months and then came back.Others in the area noticed the same.Ethanol,Ethanol,Ethanol.
03-18-2011, 08:23 PM
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Mine is horrible too, I get somewhere in the teens when I am flooring it all the time and I have the 5.4L and larger tires and everything. I'm pissed, I thought I was going to get good gas mileage when I bought this truck. I traded in a focus for it thinking I wouldn't have to spend more money on gas to get to work.
03-18-2011, 08:25 PM
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