6 litre fuel mileage.

[hammerbike]

Originally Posted by ram4tow

IM A LIL confused.. i thought we were talking about a 6 liter vortec lol could maybe make my previous post regarding spark plugs sound A LIL silly lol

OOOPS! I guess I was confused too!! I also thought it was a 6.0L Vortex we were talkin about! l8^0

[Summitric]

Sorry, i finally backread and he did say 6.0l vortec....was down on his 2nd post....

[ram4tow]

Originally Posted by Summitric

Sorry, i finally backread and he did say 6.0l vortec....was down on his 2nd post....

but speaking of which .. i can vouch for the 6liters powerstroke getting waaaaay better mpg with just the addition of a simple programmer + cold air intake combination.. with the programmer being set on a economy setting

i had a 2004 hemi r/c short box and i couldnt for the life of me get over 500km per tank.. i added a CAI and flashpac programmer and exhaust and i kinda think my mpg went down. but that probably because i was always on the loud pedal alot more so i could hear my exhaust lol.. i also had a throttle body space ( WASTE OF MONEY it did make a pretty lil 100 dollar whistle though )
by far the best thing i ever did to that hemi was a built transmission with a good torque converter
2004 hemi r/c s/b 4x4 , 20's with 35 x12.5 toyo m/t 3" lift
30000km - motor blew 2 pistons detonation (10g oops)
31000km - power steering rack went (warranty)
45000km - warped 3 rotors (napa)
59000km - blew a brake line (ugly mess) (warranty)
66000km - power train control module went ( has 3 sleds loaded up turned off the truck to load the last one went to start it and nothing)
78000km - transmisson went warranty
83000km - transmission went again (warranty)
100000km - transmisson went again ( denied warranty ) 3.5 grand for a new "built one"
129980 km - so called "built tranmission" blew up (20 KMS LEFT ON WARRANTY THANK GOD)
129980 KM- NEW BUILT TRANMISSON + NEW POWER CONTROL MODULE INSTALLED
129981KM - traded in for a 2006 cummins --- LOVING EVERY MINUTE OF IT!

NO IT AINT GOT A HEMI! THANK GOD! talk about a lemon!!!



this was her favorite hang out spot! look closely you can see the transmission lines hanging down haha loved the look of the truck hated the reliablity..

[hammerbike]

Originally Posted by Summitric

Sorry, i finally backread and he did say 6.0l vortec....was down on his 2nd post....

So I still look like a goof!! LOL

[sumx54]

I get 13 mpg with my 06 6L. Doesn't seem to matter how I drive it. On a side note, does anyone else have a engine "whine" at low rpm kinnda like the power steering pump maybe? I can't figure it out. Thought it was maybe the charging system but that all checked out. Had a bad idler wheel on the AC belt, changed it, noise still there. Could it be the fan?? Doesn't really sound like the power steering pump but I flushed the fluid anyway, noise still there. truck has 105,000 km on it now.

[teamgreen]

I have never touched the coil packs, they are probably still stock ones. Wires, plugs, air filter, good oil and changing to a better oil filter after reading another thread on here. Ran a couple things of injector cleaner through it, and used seafoam this summer on it. The 10ply BFG All Terrains arent lite but are gonna stay on there. I dont know if cold air intakes on gassers make a difference but hey are over $300 so leaning towards not getting one.

[growly]

Originally Posted by sumx54

I get 13 mpg with my 06 6L. Doesn't seem to matter how I drive it. On a side note, does anyone else have a engine "whine" at low rpm kinnda like the power steering pump maybe? I can't figure it out. Thought it was maybe the charging system but that all checked out. Had a bad idler wheel on the AC belt, changed it, noise still there. Could it be the fan?? Doesn't really sound like the power steering pump but I flushed the fluid anyway, noise still there. truck has 105,000 km on it now.

When moving or sitting still? If it's happening when moving(still in 1st gear) then it's the output shaft of the trans. Too much end-play? Pretty sure there was a bulletin on it.

[sumx54]

Originally Posted by growly

When moving or sitting still? If it's happening when moving(still in 1st gear) then it's the output shaft of the trans. Too much end-play? Pretty sure there was a bulletin on it.

It does it when sitting still also. Its kind of like a belt whine. I'm thinking its iether the clutch fan or the power steering pump. I'm positve its not the output shaft. Thanks for your feed back.

[ram4tow]

Originally Posted by sumx54

It does it when sitting still also. Its kind of like a belt whine. I'm thinking its iether the clutch fan or the power steering pump. I'm positve its not the output shaft. Thanks for your feed back.

a friend of mine had a 04 or 05 chevy with a 5.3 and his did that no matter what.. we replaced all kinds of stuff including the power steering pump and it didnt solve the problem... when he sold it a week later and then the a/c pump went . im not sure if that was the cause of the whine though.. kinda almost had a root's style s/c whine to it off idle though lol

[sumx54]

Originally Posted by ram4tow

a friend of mine had a 04 or 05 chevy with a 5.3 and his did that no matter what.. we replaced all kinds of stuff including the power steering pump and it didnt solve the problem... when he sold it a week later and then the a/c pump went . im not sure if that was the cause of the whine though.. kinda almost had a root's style s/c whine to it off idle though lol

Thats just it... I hate to spend a grand trying to figure out the problem. Maybe I'll just have to let her Blow!! Hopefully it don't leave me on the road somewhere Thanks

[ram4tow]

Originally Posted by sumx54

Thats just it... I hate to spend a grand trying to figure out the problem. Maybe I'll just have to let her Blow!! Hopefully it don't leave me on the road somewhere Thanks

Yea i know the feeling! haha i was looking at buying the truck and kinda passed the whine off as just part of the truck.. thank god i didnt buy it lol its been kinda lemon oh well .. good luck with the truck tho!