08 Silverrado 5.3
 

A co-worker was asking me if there was any way to get better fuel mileage with his truck.

What kind of suggestions do you guys have, for upgrades to improve mileage? I suggested tune, but I don't know anyone that could tune it.

Tune, good intake and exhaust that ALL work together.

Tell him to Google Hypermiling.

J/K-Bradley has it pretty much right. If 2wd, and he likes the look, lower the suspension also. Hal, Sr. picked up on highway mileage by just lowering his F150.

A tune would be the best option in my opinion. My truck picked up a little with a K&N, I am sure an aftermarket exhuast would also help a good bit.

contact justin at blackbear performance and get it tuned for mileage. my tahoe has a tune. cai. exhaust. and gears and with a 350 with 35s and 20s i get 16.6 average

Cool - thats who i told him to call.

i dont have the mileage tune and mine isnt bad. my grandfather has a 07 with 18s the 5.3 exhaust and volant intake and gets 22mpg. and he drives harder then i do he also has 3.23 gears and that helps

if he was looking for fuel mileage why did he buy an SUV? Should have bought a smart car. :poke: Best way to get better gas mileage is install a 2x4 under the gas pedal and a bungie cord from the steering wheel to the pedal to limit how hard he can press it down. there you go and they are almost free mods. :cheers

Sell it and buy a Honda Fit!!! He'll get much better gas mileage!

I can tune it, ($175) it just wont be through LS1 Power Tuning anymore. PM if he intrested and I can give you my cell.

can you tune an 03 avalanche? my mom has one with headers and exhaust and all that we wanna get done. i can get you a few 99 and newer to tune. just PM me if interested

any 99 and newer ls based car or truck.

scratches head

:confused:

is this with a wideband or what?? im assuming HPtuners.

i use HPtuners and can tune any 98+ fullsize truck or SUV as well as S10s.

my price is close to that without a wideband.

lee how come u havent told me that before. btw welcome

no longer tuning locally - he moved to texas. it was EFI lIve

it never came up, my bad! if you know anybody interested let me know. i will even do track tunes as long as its not an OUTRAGEOUS setup, no wideband yet though.

price varys based on setup and what the person wants so its best to text me or something. 843-499-5218

heres the supported vehicles list for anyone that doesnt know.

http://www.hptuners.com/products/vcmsuite_vehicles.php

Did you tune the colorado?

I've tuned several of them including mine.

I will do OUTRAGEOUS setups! Supporting nearly any GM from 85 to 2009. :bigthumb: