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Question for all the 3rd gen owners with more than 40k miles.
My 06 just passed 42K and the last day or so I have noticed the "Less pedal to drive normal speeds" SOTP feel. It is very noticeable.
I have never towed(yet) and I just got back from a 2K trip through the rockies. Is this saying the motor is broken-in or is it all my imagination
My 06 just passed 42K and the last day or so I have noticed the "Less pedal to drive normal speeds" SOTP feel. It is very noticeable.
I have never towed(yet) and I just got back from a 2K trip through the rockies. Is this saying the motor is broken-in or is it all my imagination
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I've noticed it repeatedly too. Work the truck and it's more perky for a while.
I keep wondering why, but I don't buy the old "carboned up" theory.
I never really noticed any differences I could blame on break-in. It has always run good from day one (except during the lift pump problem). Now at 140,000 miles.
I keep wondering why, but I don't buy the old "carboned up" theory.
I never really noticed any differences I could blame on break-in. It has always run good from day one (except during the lift pump problem). Now at 140,000 miles.
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You should buy into the "carboned up" theory. When they changed my injectors they were very "carboned up" and I tow a decent sized camper on the weekends for a good part of the year, but I drive the truck empty every day for work. The way they have the engines set up for emissions on the third gen CR, they do in fact get a lot of carbon buildup when just tooling around. If you run at a decent speed on the interstate for a good long while or tow heavy for a while they do clean up a little and run better.
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You should buy into the "carboned up" theory. When they changed my injectors they were very "carboned up" and I tow a decent sized camper on the weekends for a good part of the year, but I drive the truck empty every day for work. The way they have the engines set up for emissions on the third gen CR, they do in fact get a lot of carbon buildup when just tooling around. If you run at a decent speed on the interstate for a good long while or tow heavy for a while they do clean up a little and run better.
Just wondering. Maybe the computer notices the difference in operation and tunes the engine differently when running easily for a lot of miles.
The difference I've noticed is a more immediate off idle response, not more overall power.
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