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Old Aug 9, 2014 | 10:14 PM
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Contact Stage3.

All the positive feedback about 5star tunes (pretty much any) here are true. Best mod on my truck. Better handling of the new tires and better MPG.
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Old Aug 9, 2014 | 10:53 PM
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Will do. I just ordered a Raptor grille light kit from them.
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Old Aug 9, 2014 | 11:00 PM
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25 miles is too short of a distance for a true MPG reading. That was probably on the flat with a 60mph tailwind.
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Old Aug 9, 2014 | 11:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Wannafbody
25 miles is too short of a distance for a true MPG reading. That was probably on the flat with a 60mph tailwind.

Flat yes, no wind and I reset it when I set the cruise so that it would be a pure hwy measure with no mix of around town or city.

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Old Aug 10, 2014 | 12:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Rnlcomp
Flat yes, no wind and I reset it when I set the cruise so that it would be a pure hwy measure with no mix of around town or city.

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But your picture is at idle. That means you likely coasted to a stop.

I can do that with my stock 5.0 4X4. In fact, I have reset it after filling, left the station, accelerated to 55, stopped, repeated two more times, parked at home showing 20 miles and 24 MPG.

I have about the same miles as your picture and am consistently averaging 20-21 between fills at about 500-600 miles.

I am interested though, in any gains I can get so a tune intrigues me.

What about posts stating tuning voids warranty? Is this true?
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Old Aug 10, 2014 | 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by depami
But your picture is at idle. That means you likely coasted to a stop.
Before I stopped it was @25.4.

WTF would I do something as retarded as trying to take a picture while I'm on the hwy? No dufus I stopped and took that picture when it was safe to do so, I'm making this up why? To impress someone I have never met and could careless if I ever do? WTF is wrong with your head?

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Old Aug 10, 2014 | 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Rnlcomp
Before I stopped it was @25.4.

WTF would I do something as retarded as trying to take a picture while I'm on the hwy? No dufus I stopped and took that picture when it was safe to do so, I'm making this up why? To impress someone I have never met and could careless if I ever do? WTF is wrong with your head?

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Calm down!

I'm not saying you made it up. I'm just agreeing with a previous post that that is too small of a sample.

Instead of flying off the handle, read the rest of my post and tell us more about the long term effects of your tune.
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Old Aug 10, 2014 | 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by depami
Calm down!

I'm not saying you made it up. I'm just agreeing with a previous post that that is too small of a sample.

Instead of flying off the handle, read the rest of my post and tell us more about the long term effects of your tune.

Not in those words but it is exactly what you said, you more or less called me a liar and that pissed me off!!! I have no reason to lie about anything I simply posted what happened when I set my cruise @60 reset the gauge and rode for 30mins to take a pure hwy reading.

Want long term readings, go spend $500 on a tuner and take them yourself.

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Old Aug 10, 2014 | 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Rnlcomp
Not in those words but it is exactly what you said, you more or less called me a liar and that pissed me off!!! I have no reason to lie about anything I simply posted what happened when I set my cruise @60 reset the gauge and rode for 30mins to take a pure hwy reading.

Want long term readings, go spend $500 on a tuner and take them yourself.

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Again, you take defense and make an angry post.

I'm not calling you a liar, I'm just saying the picture you posted doesn't mean much. I can do that without a tune. Post that screen with 500 miles to show the true results of your tune.

I'm not going to get into a pissing contest with you but you just proved your own test to be flawed as 30 minutes at 60 mph would be 30 miles, not 23.9.
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Old Aug 10, 2014 | 10:56 AM
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Well, just looked at the Stage3 website, and looked at the SCTx4. Looks like I'll be getting that next month. I've ruined my mod budget for this month!!
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