I have been playing around with the idea of getting a programmer for my 97 supercab 4.6L. I have been looking at the edge evolution cs model, I'm mainly doing it to boost my mpg and to change my shift points on my tranny. I was wondering if anybody has this programmer and how they like it and their mpg gains?

 

I have the evolution on my 5.4 but I'm not sure on mpg gain but I love it

 

I got the cs like two weeks ago and I have the mpg gauges up and that helps sooooo much I'm getting about 17.5 city and I have the 4.6

 

Thats awesome! Was it always 17 or did this help? And can you control shift points with the programmer or do you need a custom tune for that?

 

This was with 35's on the highway I got about 18-19 doing 70-75 now I have 33's and I get 16.5 city n about 18 highway at 80mph but I have the 5.4 n 4x4 tagged with a cai n exhaust

 

With me being able to see the curent mpg and the average completely changed how I drive I was getting like 14 city

 

Don't go buying a programmer for mileage. Buy it for the power and shifting and any mileage gains will be a bonus. So many factors go into mileage and tuning is just a small part of the equation.

https://www.f150forum.com/f2/tuners-pcm-ugrades-124931/

 

In all honesty, any tuner will only get you gains of MAYBE 1-2 mpg. And that's only if you keep your foot out of it. You will affect your mpg more by how you drive and keeping tires properly inflated more then a tuner.

Any manufacturer that claims otherwise isn't true or based in real world results.

 

Im stuck on whether or not to gear down or get a programmer i have the 4.6 and recently got 20" rims on 33" tires ive noticed a huge power decrease and probably bad mpg to follow.

 

2wd or 4wd? what did the cs cost ya?