9r07 Fuel Economy

Mike/or anyone who's tested it out - I'm planning a trip from San Diego to Houston for the family and after doing the math it's going to be much cheaper to drive the pig rather than fly and rent a car. What type of improvement to fuel economy can one expect during highway driving? I'm thinking 1-2 miles per gallon??

 

Bud, Dave @ B&G has an economy tune for traveling might want to check with him

 

The new 9r07 tunes should be as good as it gets for mileage, I would not be surprised to see a gain of 1-2 MPG at least...

 

Hey Wade, I got 18(17.9) MPG from Hico to Waco (about an hour of driving on some pretty hilly roads.) with the 9r07 tune from diablo. That was at 70mph too. I couldn't get that at 65 on a flat road before.

 

Some guys are claiming 2-3 mpg gain but I think that's with the 5.7s.

What's the cost if you rented a Ford Focus here and drove it there and back?

 

I would be about 150 a week plus gas. It came out to about the same as if I drove my car. But, I get the creature comforts of my car...and I get to drive my car. There is family and friends I want to show the car as well.

 

Just in case you re-visit the airlines don't overlook all the friggin extra baggage charges. It'll cost you half again as much as the ticket to get a couple of extra bags there....

 

We were going to use two of my sisters Southwest Airlines travel advantage tickets for free. A ticket for my daughter will cost $800. Then we have to kennel the dog (no dogs SW airlines), rent a car, pay for gas...yadda, yadda. And then I did the travel times. Getting to the airport, waiting for the flight, flight time, renting a car in Dallas, driving to Abilene = 10 hours. Driving from SD to Abilene 20 hours! We're driving!

 

Heh, See if Hal has any sweet AARP deals he could lay on you. :rofl:

 

Glad you guys are happy but so far I havent seen any noticeable gain in the city. I am still averaging 13.6.

 

Well, what are you going to do with the remainder of your reenlistment bonus after gas for the SRT8? I heard Hubba-Bubba is having a buy-one-get-one-free sale soon! LMAO!!!

 

Is that before or after taxes?

 

I averaged 23.7 mpg on the way back from Oxnard today, even with traffic and the AC on. Started my average when I got on the interstate.

 

rick - when i drove to SF back in march, i got 22 mpg all the while doing around 75 - 80. cruise was set of course. just be careful in west texas........... remember what happen to me!!!

 

I'll have the family with me so I'll try to keep it below 110mph.

 

good call....... but just in case they all fall asleep and you see a loooooooong straight!!! hehehehehehe

 

For some reason the seen in "Vacation" pops into my head....lol

 

if Rick catches sight of a long straight and the family is napping, he'll end up breaking his 3 hour jerkoff record!