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LOL I thought you were just trying to rub it in my face!!

 

Well, so far, the power is still getting better little by little. The engine is just smooth as glass. It's so much quieter in idle and on the expressway, and also accelerating. I'm not too sure about the mileage yet though. So far, it seems to be about the same, but I have been stuck in bad traffic lately so it's hard to tell. I'll wait a little longer and see how it goes when I start hitting the highway more. So far, everything is great. This is the best money I have ever spent on an upgrade for a car (even my home-made ones). When I figure out if my mileage is improving, I will post a follow-up. Right now it's too early to tell. I'll give it another week or so and see how it's going.

 

So, I finally have some gas mileage info for you guys.

I burned almost through my first tank of gas driving normally. I would say 80% city stop-and-go driving and 20% highway driving at about 70 MPH. I filled up at the same pump at the same station on level ground and tipped it off (OH NO I VIOLATED THE WARNING SAYING NOT TO TIP IT OFF!!!!!!) with the engine stopped. I don't know if ANY of that matters, but it's the only thing "I got".

I went 286 miles and I filled up to 18.12 gallons. That comes to roughly 15.8 MPG. I don't know what you guys think about those results, but to me, I think that's not too bad considering most of it was stop and go. Keep in mind also that I did have the car idling for about 20 or 30 minutes also when I was working on it on the weekend, so the MPG may actually be a little higher then that. I would say that is promising. For the most part, I drove the same way I always do. I noticed the needle is not as low as it used to be and doesn't move as quick. The last time I checked I was getting something like 14 MPG in the same driving situations.

I don't know what my highway MPG is yet because I haven't done much straight highway driving. I can tell you that after I get past 65 MPH I notice the mileage drops, so I try not to go over 70 most of the time, which is VERY hard for me since I'm a fast driver

What I'm going to try to do is fill up tomorrow morning early and try to beat the morning rush hour and leave late and also try to beat rush hour, so I'll see what my mileage is driving between 65 and 70 non-stop for about 25 miles to and from work. I'll see what kind of mileage I get. So far, I think i'm doing well. Alvin said it will get better and probably take a few weeks to reach optimal performance as far as the MPGs go. I'll post my results by Friday and let you guys know when I successfully drive all highway speeds on a day.

 

Well so far, my mileage hasn't increased too much. It's moderate though, enough to say that they were right about the 2 to 3 MPG increase. I'm slowly but surely seeing it. So it's definitely worth it. I really think if anybody has the means financially and technically to do it that they should get it done. It's definitely worth the long-term investment.

Now, onto my next magent experiment.............

 

Hi Hummer guy
I just installed the all exact same parts as you have but somehow I lost the instructions on the PCM I went to the Web site and found nothing and no one is answering the phone today(Christmas Eve). After install it will not start. You say there is a security procedure could you send me the procedure?
Thank You Frank

 

Why, those times are not too different than those of my Esprit, are they???


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You need to do a 30 minute relearn. Try and start the engine when it don't leave the key on and the security light should be on. Wait 10 minutes after that the securitylight will go off turn the ignition key off wait 5 seconds and turn the key back to the on position and wait ten minutes again andwhen light goes off turn key off and wait 5 seconds turn the key back on wait another ten minutes when the light goes off turn the ignition off and then the truck should start. Steve

 

So what are we suppose to do with the rest of our life once we retrain it?[:@]

 

I just installed the k&n cai and pcmforless mod'ed pcm. The most noticable change is the intake noise increase, how quick the transmission shifts, and how responsive the engine is. The only thing I have seen thats negitive is that the engine seems to idle rough... but I am still waiting to get my CASE relearned. So far, im very pleased. It took me all of 10 minutes to install.