Fuel economy mods

[Kevin 007]

With all the "chips" and "tuners" on the market these days; is there any chip that will get me better mileage in my 95 stroke? Im not concerned about power.

I have put a bigger down pipe on it and intake and deleted the cataylic converter looking device and I noticed a small gain in MPG after all that. Just wondering if it can be programed to sip fuel....

 

[Brianedwardss]

Subscribed..

 

[h2odrx]

yes they have those....

 

[Late_99_psd]

Do you still have the muffler? Thats also a big restriction on these trucks. As far as tuners go, if I was goning to buy a chip right now, it would be a PHP (power hungry performance) chip. Do a google search and you'll bring them right up. Easily one of the finest chips out there.

 

[Kevin 007]

I still have a muffler but its not stock.

I'll read up in the PHP, does it do anything for mileage?

 

[FordGuy100]

Stick with custom tuning, not hypermax, Edge, etc. PHP, TW, TS, etc.

 

[92F350CC]

Yeah, and from what i've read(not personal experience, never owned a stroke), the 7.3 PSD responds much better to a chip vs. a programmer.

 

['94IDITurbo7.3]

Yeah, and from what i've read(not personal experience, never owned a stroke), the 7.3 PSD responds much better to a chip vs. a programmer.

ya i heard that to about the OBS strokes. don't know about the SD's though.

 

[Kevin 007]

What do you mean by "custom" tuning vs an Edge or hypermax etc....

How do I custom tune it?

 

[snicklas]

Eric,

I have read the same....
OBS PSD - Chip
99+ SD PSD - Programmer.....

 

[Late_99_psd]

What do you mean by "custom" tuning vs an Edge or hypermax etc....

How do I custom tune it?

Its not really "custom", but basically places like PHP or Tony Wildman take a stock TS chip and put their tunes on it that are far superior. Kind of like the EFI live of 7.3's

 

['94IDITurbo7.3]

Why do the OBS PSD's not respond good to a programmer?

Why do the SD PSD's like programmers?

 

[snicklas]

Not sure.... one member here that had done alot with the OBS PSD is 94f450.... hopefully Rich will come along and chime in on this

Both he and Nick, Double-S-Diesel have said the same....

 

[Late_99_psd]

Why do the OBS PSD's not respond good to a programmer?

Why do the SD PSD's like programmers?

Either way a custom chip is far superior then a flash tuner wether you have an OBS or a superduty.

The SD's may respond better because they have larger injectors.

 

['94IDITurbo7.3]

ya that would make sense that for any vehicle. if something is custom tuned to your engine then it would perform best rather than some generic tuner. even though they were all 7.3L PSD's none of them were identicle.