Various Topics on Dodge Trucks

..m ..wren..

> quad cab. Am thinking of buying a 99 or newer with 24 vavle ***mins. Have
> heard many people getting close to 30mpg on these trucks with a "chip" and
> 20=mpg towing. Is this a pipedream?

Absolutely. What they're probably looking at is their overhead computer,
which reads erroneously when any kind of fueling box is present.

> Who has these trucks and what kind of chip and what is your mpg? Thanks in
advance for replies.

My '03 3500 (quad cab, dually) makes about 500RWHP, and I get about 17MPG
with it empty, about 15MPG towing 8K (with a much lower top-end HP setting,
however). I run both a TST Powermax CR and an Edge EZ. The Edge raises the
fuel rail pressure, and the TST advances the injection timing - both of
which are good for fuel economy. The TST also increases the injector pulse
width, allowing more fuel into the cylinders, which is bad for fuel economy.

If I dialed the pressure down a notch, and rolled the TST back to do timing
advance only, (as well as lowering my speed on the highways - the new Rams
aren't exactly aerodynamic), I could probably squeak out 20MPG.... but now
what fun would that be?

.... ..mmo..

"Hagar" <hebiv@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Ok, very confused about what the actual fuel mileage is on a 2500 ***mins
> quad cab. Am thinking of buying a 99 or newer with 24 vavle ***mins. Have
> heard many people getting close to 30mpg on these trucks with a "chip" and
> 20=mpg towing. Is this a pipedream? Who has these trucks and what kind of
> chip and what is your mpg? Thanks in advance for replies.
>
>

My stock '03 DR 2500 QC 4x2 w/48RE and 3.73LS RA gets ~20 mpg unladen
combination city/highway and 11.5 mpg towing 8K travel trailer. Those are
real world figures.

Mike

..g..

Ok, very confused about what the actual fuel mileage is on a 2500 ***mins
quad cab. Am thinking of buying a 99 or newer with 24 vavle ***mins. Have
heard many people getting close to 30mpg on these trucks with a "chip" and
20=mpg towing. Is this a pipedream? Who has these trucks and what kind of
chip and what is your mpg? Thanks in advance for replies.