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04dodgeHO

07-03-2008 03:46 PM

Bad Luck

So I just passed 100,000 miles got bad gas replaced the entire fuel system and then for some reason the belt tensioner broke. So a month later and about $5000 i got it back. Now my fuel mileage went to crap. Lost about 4-5 mpg. Whats up with that. I figured the new cp3 had anough pressure with the new injectors that I was using more fuel. I don't drive crazy but it does seem like it runs 300 times better.

Any thoughts.

snoyes

07-03-2008 03:59 PM

What are you seeing for fuel mileage now vs before? If it is running 300 times better, I probably be happy with that. Did anything else change with your truck, ie, bigger tires? Also, have you calibrated your speedo to a GPS? And are you hand calculating or using the overhead for your fuel mileage?

04dodgeHO

07-03-2008 07:27 PM

I am using the overhead and handcalculating it. Before I was seeing arounnd 21 on the overhead and around 19 hand calc. Now I am seeing 19 and about 15hand calc. Nothing else has changed.

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