HDA
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The turbos will start to appreciate it around 100,000 miles.That bored... bored turbo. Impressive mpg but I feel back for the snail.
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The turbos will start to appreciate it around 100,000 miles.That bored... bored turbo. Impressive mpg but I feel back for the snail.
Hoping my MY21 Ford is at least as good as my previous 2009 Cobalt SS that was destroyed at 150k miles after many miles of boosting by some asshole who thought the ebrake was for emergencies when doing 20 over the speed limit and hit it sitting still. If not... Sad Ford.. sad.The turbos will start to appreciate it around 100,000 miles.
This kind of feels like trolling, but I'm going to assume it's not and answer it as such.Ok so maybe you'all can help me with this mpg thing.
Here's the deal I usually try to stay in 4hi as much as possible, my tires pressure is around 27 for curb crawling and pot hole smashing and I try my hardest to keep it in boost, I also let the truck warm up for about 10 minutes and cool down for 10 minutes to help with engine wear and turbo longevity.
Sorry I couldn't help myself.This kind of feels like trolling, but I'm going to assume it's not and answer it as such.
You should never be running in 4hi unless you're on limited traction areas (definitely not on pavement/concrete/etc), it's potentially damaging to the drive-train. A low tire pressure will also affect mileage (most trucks are stickered for 30-32psi), keeping them properly inflated will also help, and the higher the pressure the better (though over-inflating is also a problem, generally with passenger-rated tires, a pressure between vehicle sticker and 40psi is safe).
Running the truck in boost also has a massive impact on mileage, the more boost you have the more fuel gets dumped in to account for the extra air and combustion that needs to happen. Less boost = more MPG. The warm-up and cool-down isn't required (all that idling time *also* kills your overall mileage) unless you're driving *realllllly* hard (like taking it around a race-track hard).
In short:
1) Use 2wd.
2) Proper tire pressure (30-35psi).
3) Less boost.
4) Limited idling.
That'll help your mileage.