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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 10:26 AM
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Best mileage mod

i have a stock 06 6-spd 4wd ive added a kn filter and 4" from turbo back. looking to add mileage and a hair more power. ive been lookin at the edge mileage max. just wanted some opinions on this product but am open to other suggestions. thanks in advance
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 10:32 AM
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The best millage mod IMO would be a nail driven into the go pedal and drive with your shoes off J/K.. Dont know much about the millage max but I get a little better millage with my Edge Juice with ATT. Might want to also check into the Smarty Jr..
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 10:34 AM
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The best millage mod IMO would be a nail driven into the go pedal and drive with your shoes off J/K.. Dont know much about the millage max but I get a little better millage with my Edge Juice with ATT. Might want to also check into the Smarty Jr..
The nail is a given! i appreciate it
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 11:50 AM
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i drive to school every week about a 200 mile all around trip i had the edge juice with att and i always got 15-16mpg on the screen then hand calculated it to be around 14mpg , put the Smarty jr. on this weekend and drove up yesterday and was getting 20mpg on the screen, i have not hand caculted it to see what i come with though. I like the smarty alot more then the edge as well
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 01:16 PM
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Here's what I have seen from the boxes/downloaders I have tried. These are all highway averages.

Stock=16 MPG

Juice W/Attitude was around 17-18 MPG

Diablo Predator 17-18 MPG

Juice W/Attitude stacked with Quad X2 18-19

Smarty TNT 19-21 MPG

Smarty TNT stacked with Quad X2 22 MPG.

These are all at an altitude of 4300 average in southern NM and hand calculated. I know every truck is different, but I hope this helps.
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by goose2w1
Here's what I have seen from the boxes/downloaders I have tried. These are all highway averages.

Stock=16 MPG

Juice W/Attitude was around 17-18 MPG

Diablo Predator 17-18 MPG

Juice W/Attitude stacked with Quad X2 18-19

Smarty TNT 19-21 MPG

Smarty TNT stacked with Quad X2 22 MPG.

These are all at an altitude of 4300 average in southern NM and hand calculated. I know every truck is different, but I hope this helps.
Which settings are you running on the Smarty?
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 02:29 PM
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What smarty settings and what X2 settings.
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 03:11 PM
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I have had the edge mileage max on my truck for three weeks and I am seeing around 18.5 on average and I do notice a little extra power. No complaints so far and I picked up almost 2 mpg. Hope this helps.
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 03:21 PM
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Any one tryed Smarty POD yet and report some great mileage
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by goose2w1
Here's what I have seen from the boxes/downloaders I have tried. These are all highway averages.

Stock=16 MPG

Juice W/Attitude was around 17-18 MPG

Diablo Predator 17-18 MPG

Juice W/Attitude stacked with Quad X2 18-19

Smarty TNT 19-21 MPG

Smarty TNT stacked with Quad X2 22 MPG.

These are all at an altitude of 4300 average in southern NM and hand calculated. I know every truck is different, but I hope this helps.

WOW...6 miles more per gallon sounds too good to be true
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 04:17 PM
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6 MPG'S = 204 more miles per tank in my truck!

How fast were you driving?

If that's for real, I'm buyin' what you got!
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 04:18 PM
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On my 2003 2500 I was getting consistant 16.8 around town. Added the edge it went up to 18.1. MBRP stainless exhaust no mesuarable change. Free wheel hub kit from EMS offroad I picked up aother 1 mpg. By far the best change I have made to my truck has been the hub kit as the whole mass of ujoint, axle, differential, driveshaft, and transfer is now not turning and burning up energy. and my u joints are not taking a beating, and it steers better and the 70 mph viabration is gone.When completely stock the best mileage I got was 23.0 all highway. I have not done a trip like that yet(empty). However with a trailer loaded to 7000lbs and the bed loaded with heavy parts, I was able to manage 18+ on the highway fully loaded. And I do believe the MRBP does help I just was not able to test it completley as I had put the Edge on at about the same time.
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 04:20 PM
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Smarty jr on #2 with a super light foot 22ish hand calc with 3:37's and 35's

obviously maintence,synthetics,tire pressure and a light foot a given
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by MiB
Any one tryed Smarty POD yet and report some great mileage
Yep! about a 1.2mpg increase being able to lower the power level on the fly
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 07:05 PM
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Obama would just tell you to air up your tires...

I'd advise a pressure/timing box of some kind.
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