finally bought a new truck
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#14
It's been over a year since I started here on this forum and as of mid February this year I am the proud owner of a 2013 F150 4x4 lariat screw.
It came loaded with nearly every bell and whistle available. The only thing it doesn't have is the interior lighting option and the elephant ears.
It has the EB engine and 3.55 gears.
Right now there's only a few minor modifications on it and three of them were done by the dealer before I even knew it was for sale on the lot.
Current mods are as follows:
305 55 r20 toyo open country at2
Ford oem running boards
Dealer installed 2.5in leveling kit
Razor trimax 6in drop hitch
Weather tech digitaltech floor mats (tan)
Line-X platinum bed liner with premium top coat
Recon white lightning tailgate light strip.
Now that I have the truck I have a few questions that I'm hoping someone here has the time and patience to answer since searching on my own has yielded few results.
For starters, regular or premium gas?
For the tires I have, what psi is recommended?
Lastly, are CAIs or programmers worth it for getting 1 to 2 mpg gains? If so, any recommendations?
Thanks to any and all who reply.
It came loaded with nearly every bell and whistle available. The only thing it doesn't have is the interior lighting option and the elephant ears.
It has the EB engine and 3.55 gears.
Right now there's only a few minor modifications on it and three of them were done by the dealer before I even knew it was for sale on the lot.
Current mods are as follows:
305 55 r20 toyo open country at2
Ford oem running boards
Dealer installed 2.5in leveling kit
Razor trimax 6in drop hitch
Weather tech digitaltech floor mats (tan)
Line-X platinum bed liner with premium top coat
Recon white lightning tailgate light strip.
Now that I have the truck I have a few questions that I'm hoping someone here has the time and patience to answer since searching on my own has yielded few results.
For starters, regular or premium gas?
For the tires I have, what psi is recommended?
Lastly, are CAIs or programmers worth it for getting 1 to 2 mpg gains? If so, any recommendations?
Thanks to any and all who reply.
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I have 6300ish miles on the truck. Is this enough of a break in period or should I wait for 10k to really get a good idea of what my average mpg will be?
Last edited by teauxIT; 04-13-2014 at 03:43 PM.
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It came loaded with nearly every bell and whistle available. The only thing it doesn't have is the interior lighting option and the elephant ears...
Now that I have the truck I have a few questions that I'm hoping someone here has the time and patience to answer since searching on my own has yielded few results.
For starters, regular or premium gas?
For the tires I have, what psi is recommended?
Lastly, are CAIs or programmers worth it for getting 1 to 2 mpg gains? If so, any recommendations?
Thanks to any and all who reply.
Now that I have the truck I have a few questions that I'm hoping someone here has the time and patience to answer since searching on my own has yielded few results.
For starters, regular or premium gas?
For the tires I have, what psi is recommended?
Lastly, are CAIs or programmers worth it for getting 1 to 2 mpg gains? If so, any recommendations?
Thanks to any and all who reply.
In all seriousness..Congrats! Everyone else already gave you sound advice to your questions...I just hope you heard them with your little ears!!
I have a lifetime average MPG of 17.5 running 87 octane. I tried 93 octane once and saw no improvement in power or MPG. I bought gas at Sam's club once and lost 4 MPG....so quality gas is recommended!
#18
Elephant ears?? Are you poking fun of my truck because it was born with abnormally huge, and extremely useful ears??
In all seriousness..Congrats! Everyone else already gave you sound advice to your questions...I just hope you heard them with your little ears!!
I have a lifetime average MPG of 17.5 running 87 octane. I tried 93 octane once and saw no improvement in power or MPG. I bought gas at Sam's club once and lost 4 MPG....so quality gas is recommended!
In all seriousness..Congrats! Everyone else already gave you sound advice to your questions...I just hope you heard them with your little ears!!
I have a lifetime average MPG of 17.5 running 87 octane. I tried 93 octane once and saw no improvement in power or MPG. I bought gas at Sam's club once and lost 4 MPG....so quality gas is recommended!
I agree, everyone here has given me great info and advice.I will take it into consideration in the future driving of my truck.
For now,I do have two more question.
To all who are averaging 17+mpg, what size tires do you have?
Could the tire size that I have be part of the reason for my lifetime average of 15.1mpg?
Last edited by teauxIT; 04-13-2014 at 04:31 PM.
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