ScanGauge (et al) is your friend. Stop light idling should not be a factor. Warming up before setting sail, for example, would be. If AT and its stirring fluid (slipping torque converter instead of TC clutch locked) that could be another factor. (Slower isn't ALWAYS better.) Putting an MPG gauge on the dash is exactly the right tool to help you optimize it. Otherwise the situation is death by a thousand paper cuts.
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Originally Posted by animated_zombie
Okay, I'm utterly confused at this point...
My truck gets about 16mpg. I think that this is awful, and I'm trying to improve it. So I started with the grille block. The last tank I ran (It wasn't full, just $20 worth) but I went from 16mpg to 13.06.
What?
I'm really sensitive with this truck; it's my baby. I'm really ginger on the gas, I pop it in neutral at the stop lights... How am I losing gas mileage?
Any ideas on Aero mods or "Adjusting the nut behind the wheel" are greatly appreciated.
Thanks everybody!
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