lets talk gas mieage...again

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11-23-2007 | 07:52 PM

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mcfarlnd

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Originally Posted by 4.8T

well on my dic when i take off from a stop light to say 35mph or so it says i'm getting 3-5mpg and thats at like maybe 25% throttle. but after it goes into lock up on a FLAT surface it will set at 20mpg. soon as the road starts to incline it goes to 10-11 with out unlocking or downshifting.

need more power to move that fat *** under low throttle

besides no one wants to hear about your dic

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11-23-2007 | 08:37 PM

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andrew383

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11-24-2007 | 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by mcfarlnd

need more power to move that fat *** under low throttle

besides no one wants to hear about your dic

hey don't get mad at me because you don't have a dic.....dick. well its about to go on a 2wd diet. i don't think it snows enough in maryland to need 4wd anymore. and i won't be going back to maine.

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11-24-2007 | 11:56 PM

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Cody Brooks

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Originally Posted by maikell77

the only reason I get so high is because i tuned it not to downshift going up hills.

hmm. enlighten me on how to do this. this would greatly help my mileage.

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11-25-2007 | 12:06 PM

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yeah how much of a load is too much to where it will mess up the clutch in the tc? if you tune it not to down shift too much it will put a good load on it.

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