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    What kind of tuning can you do on a 6.0?
     

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    Truck mileage is also affected by axel gear ratio. Dually's are normally lower ratio due to pull the higher GVWR (ever notice the smaller tires on a duelly?) and 4×4s lower for traction, torque. Lift just catches more air resistance BUT larger tires change the final drive ratio where the rubber meets the road providing bettergas mileage in some cases but there's a tradeoff if you don't change the differential gearing to power/torque. Most trucks that don't haul heavy loads can get by without gear changes but your speedo, will be off, auto trans shift points change, overdrive will engage at higher speeds: be gutless (underpowered) and not hold speed in O/D on inclines.
     

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    With respect to relying on the vehicle computer to calculate mileage... all 3 of our vehicles read high:
    2011 Sonata 2.0T - ~10%high
    2013 F-150 5.0 FX-4 SuperCrew - 3-5% high
    2015 Jeep JKUR - 3-5% high
     

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    Yikes, us truck owners should be glad we live in the good old US of A. I just got back from Ireland, diesel is six bucks a gallon and over there and gas is more than diesel! The rest of Europe is pretty much the same. I only drive my truck when I actually have to haul or tow something and use a 35mpg car the rest of the time. Bizarre to me that so many people use full size, crew cab, 4x4's, with undercarriages so clean you could eat off them (obviously never even been on a dirt road), with beds that don't even have so much as a scratch on them, that don't even have a tow bar, for there daily drivers. Actually the only reason I even own a truck is the company I work for gave me one, otherwise the few times I need one I would just rent one :smile:.
     

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    Yikes, us truck owners should be glad we live in the good old US of A. I just got back from Ireland, diesel is six bucks a gallon and over there and gas is more than diesel! The rest of Europe is pretty much the same. I only drive my truck when I actually have to haul or tow something and use a 35mpg car the rest of the time. Bizarre to me that so many people use full size, crew cab, 4x4's, with undercarriages so clean you could eat off them (obviously never even been on a dirt road), with beds that don't even have so much as a scratch on them, that don't even have a tow bar, for there daily drivers. Actually the only reason I even own a truck is the company I work for gave me one, otherwise the few times I need one I would just rent one :smile:.

    You're welcome to take a peak under my truck, I recommended safety goggles if you do!
     

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    Zeroed in

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    ^^^ Damn Ford's ^^^ I bet that wouldn't have happened if you were in a Chevy. Shoot, I bet my little s-10 could have made that.


    ** Do you need my s-10 to pull you out? :whistle:
     
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    MarkS

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    ^^^ Damn Ford's ^^^ I bet that wouldn't have happened if you were in a Chevy. :

    The only time I’ve used the winch on my Wrangler was to pull a crew cab 4x4 Chevy out of the mud hole it was in. Had to chain the rear bumper to a big tree

    Full disclosure I have a Z71 crew cab 4x4 but it wasn’t mine that was stuck



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    wildrider666

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    Its true, lighter vehicles with equivalent foot print won't "sink" as fast as the heavies. Had a Ford ranger run circls around my former dodge 3/4 ton, he also jerked me out. Some vehicles dig down while others bit/float and go. Empty pickups don't distribute weight evenly for traction, diesels are the worst: extremely front heavy. Some obstacles will trap everybody but often it's the operator that sticks it! Been there, done that a bunch! Lol
     
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