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Offline 426HEMI

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Any Idea's for me?
« on: May 27, 2009 - 12:27:01 PM »
Hey Guys I would like to get better fuel mileage on my 5.2 Darango.  Any mods I can do to help with that?  Thanks in advance.
Gordon
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Re: Any Idea's for me?
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2009 - 12:28:34 PM »
the same parts that make power help with efficiency
 cold air intake , Cat back exhaust , & chip upgrade , how long it will take to offset the cost is the question

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Re: Any Idea's for me?
« Reply #2 on: May 27, 2009 - 01:43:33 PM »
any idea of where I can price these things I can do the changes myself.
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Re: Any Idea's for me?
« Reply #3 on: May 27, 2009 - 03:41:48 PM »
The intake and chip are both real easy. The exhaust is if you can weld properly. I have an Edge Expedite programmer on my 04 F150 and it gives almost 40 hp on a stock pickup with 91 octane. The premium gas is more expensive but with that chip and dual Flowmasters it gives me 4 more MPG taking it from 11 to 15. It really isn't too much more efficient, but I have a lot more power for the same price. Next I'm gonna get a K&N, but I gotta get a job first.
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Re: Any Idea's for me?
« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2009 - 04:21:18 PM »
any idea of where I can price these things I can do the changes myself.

You should be able to find most of those things pretty easily.  I'd start with Summit.  Barring that, pick up one of the truck mags at the newsstand and look at the advertisers.  There should be quite a few ads that will list Durangos.

The intake and chip are both real easy. The exhaust is if you can weld properly. I have an Edge Expedite programmer on my 04 F150 and it gives almost 40 hp on a stock pickup with 91 octane. The premium gas is more expensive but with that chip and dual Flowmasters it gives me 4 more MPG taking it from 11 to 15. It really isn't too much more efficient, but I have a lot more power for the same price. Next I'm gonna get a K&N, but I gotta get a job first.

Going from 11 mpg to 15 mpg is a big efficiency boost - over 35%.  Think of it this way - if you applied that same math to an economy car that normally gets 33 mpg around town, you'd boost it to 45 mpg.  That's hybrid/diesel territory with more horsepower when you want to stick your foot in it.

I agree with CP - intake, shorty headers, chip, maybe underdrive pulleys.  Just adding a K&N Filtercharger to my '94 F150 5.8L boosted mileage around town by 1 mpg and freeway mileage by 2.5 mpg.  I'm looking forward to getting one for my SuperDuty V10 - that thing is a hog.
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Re: Any Idea's for me?
« Reply #5 on: May 27, 2009 - 06:22:27 PM »
Thanks Guys will stop at a news place to see what they have out for the Darango and I also got a local name that does things like this also and going to ask him where to get a chip and things
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Re: Any Idea's for me?
« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2009 - 09:04:56 PM »
Is there anywhere to get a real good buy to get all of the things I need to get for my Darango?  If it is a website please paste it here for me.  Thanks in advance.
Got a pretty good start on my M46 optioned Barracuda restoration but now it is on hold till I can gather more funds.  Still need a few parts for it.  SIU Graduate 75 AAS Automotive Tech, 94 BS Advanced Tech Studies, 1997 MSED Workforce Education and Development

1970 M46 Barracuda
1998 Dodge Darango

Gordon