22hr road trip (back from) NATS!

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NOT SO eviltwin

Nats 12 Bay Area Caravan
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Salt Lake City. Can't wait to be through it. Last 100 miles really smelled
 
eviltwin

eviltwin

"junkyard syclone"
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Currently driving roys Sy and listening to Taylor swift. She is hot!
 
T-Bone

T-Bone

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Do you have a power programmer on your truck (assuming it is diesel powered and not gasoline)? I averaged 15.4 pulling a load at 70-75 MPH. Bought a programmer and bumping up my HP 120 and my torque 180 yielded a 19.8 average at the same speeds. Doesn't make sense to me but it works.....just spits out some black smoke cover (unspent fuel residue) at full throttle to annoy people beside/behind me ;). Backing off to 55-60 increased my mileage to 22.4 MPG but I am not a fan of going slow.
 
eviltwin

eviltwin

"junkyard syclone"
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Look at us twins keeping this caravan moving!
 
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gary sy

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T-Bone said:
Do you have a power programmer on your truck (assuming it is diesel powered and not gasoline)? I averaged 15.4 pulling a load at 70-75 MPH. Bought a programmer and bumping up my HP 120 and my torque 180 yielded a 19.8 average at the same speeds. Doesn't make sense to me but it works.....just spits out some black smoke cover (unspent fuel residue) at full throttle to annoy people beside/behind me ;). Backing off to 55-60 increased my mileage to 22.4 MPG but I am not a fan of going slow.
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what truck do u have and what motor? and which programer r u using that m p g is great :tup:
 
eviltwin

eviltwin

"junkyard syclone"
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My brothers truck has a smarty jr. How much weight do you tow? Auto? We got an auto pulling 15,000lbs through the hills.



Sun is coming out!!!
 
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gary sy

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i have a 05 f350 4x4 powerstroke auto i tow 7,000-8,000 its still all stock and want the best mpg i can get what programer is best?
 
Black Knight

Black Knight

I Glow Therefore I am
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Ha I'm the pussy I slept one hour and you've slept more than all of us combined!
 
T-Bone

T-Bone

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eviltwin said:
My brothers truck has a smarty jr. How much weight do you tow? Auto? We got an auto pulling 15,000lbs through the hills.



Sun is coming out!!!
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Oh, that payload would make a difference. I figured about 3500 for each truck + 2500 for the trailer but I was 6500 pounds short.

I run a featherlight trailer and loaded tow weight is normally around 5500-6000. Our roads are semi flat within 450 mile radius of Nashville.

Mine is an auto but I am seriously considering getting a new truck with a 6 speed. Someone informed me a couple weeks ago that Dodge is now offering a lifetime warranty on the cummins equipped trucks as long as they are originally owned but I have yet to validate that.
 
AUSyTyIN

AUSyTyIN

Unbusted $#it box
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I've never heard of anyone being to happy to be in Utah then Wyoming. Great progress guys, awesome thread!
 
cobra198

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AUSyTyIN said:
I've never heard of anyone being to happy to be in Utah then Wyoming. Great progress guys, awesome thread!
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Well the faster we get into the state, the faster we will be out of it!
 
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NOT SO eviltwin

Nats 12 Bay Area Caravan
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T-Bone said:
Oh, that payload would make a difference. I figured about 3500 for each truck + 2500 for the trailer but I was 6500 pounds short.

I run a featherlight trailer and loaded tow weight is normally around 5500-6000. Our roads are semi flat within 450 mile radius of Nashville.

Mine is an auto but I am seriously considering getting a new truck with a 6 speed. Someone informed me a couple weeks ago that Dodge is now offering a lifetime warranty on the cummins equipped trucks as long as they are originally owned but I have yet to validate that.
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If you can get 19 mpgs towing 6k lb. then you can pee into the wind and not get wet.
 
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NOT SO eviltwin

Nats 12 Bay Area Caravan
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BlackKnight's morning cocktail
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JAY

JAY

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WyoSyclone said:
Sorry you have to drive that I80 stretch... even Wyomingites don't like the Southern part of the state :)
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The only time I like I-80 is when I'm driving to VEGAS!
 
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