A tuner befuddles the lie-o-meter.

 

That seems like good milage for your truck. I get 14 on average with 35s, dpf delete and about 50/50 highway and city

 

I would look into a different tuner

 

Considering that you've done about everything else wrong from the standpoint of MPG, probably your sensible driving is all that saves you from 11-odd MPG results.

Another tuner won't change anything.

 

I disagree with that

 

By all means, prove me wrong. I can arrange for time to do some road trips.

 

Your truck or a 6.4?

 

its almost proven that different tunes will gain mpg's? idk how you can disagree with that

 

It has been proven that better tuning will alter the mileage a 6.4 will get. 13-14 is not bad at all for what you have. My leveled ccsb 08 with 20's on 35 mud grapplers will get 15.2-16.5mpg depending on interstate or mixed back road and highway. Up from 7 I was getting before the tuner. All hand calculated, When I had an sct with KEM tunes the lieo-meter said 42mpg and I was getting 19-21, the mini maxx on this crew cab is almost spot on, But that still has canned tunes. I had an sct with IDP tunes on another truck and it would get 17-18mpg but trip meter said 22-24.

Here is a test a friend of mine did comparing two custom tuners to show mileage he got with both on a several thousand mile road trip.
MPG log - PowerStrokeNation : Ford Powerstroke Diesel Forum

 

Whats up amigo!
True, the 6.4 gets better mpg tuned vs not, due to the DPF regen cycle being turned off and increased rail pressure. Additionally, the advanced timing of the higher HP, data wise, is showing a slight increase over the tow programs.

On a 7.3, a tuner made no difference for my 2002.

OP,
I firmly believe a tuner w/ dpf delete will help a 6.4 whereas a 7.3 will probably show little to no improvement. Supposedly a 6.7, w/ a tuner and even the DPF still on, shows some improvement as well.

 

Thanks for the input. I am debating another tuner, but just got back from the tire place and got my new set of Toyo's put on so the tuner will have to wait a little while. I drove about 92 miles to get to the tire place. Got 14.2mpg on the way there with old pro comp x-treme AT. Got 14.1 on way back with brand new Toyo MTs. I'm happy i didn't lose a whole lot of MPGs with the newer heavier tire, but didn't gain any either.

 

So you refuel your tank every 92 miles? That sounds excessive but it is the only way to calculate mpg so you must be doing it, right? Otherwise you would be depending on the computer which is not an accurate way to determine mpg.

 

I don't fill up every 92 miles, but did to get a good comparison on the old tires compared to the new tires. I fill up between E and quarter tank. Usually around 250 miles. Even when I do it that way i continue to get btwn 13.5 and 14.2mpg. guess i should be thankful for that.

 

Yea I have stock suspension and tires and I get about 13.5 because I don't have the money for a SPF delete and tune yet not trying tonstealmyour thread but this couldmhelp us both what kind of tunes have you guys had success with as far as power, mpg?

 

I am running 35" terra grapplers, age drop in filter, dpf delete with 5" exhaust and a sct tuner with kem tunes and on my trip to Florida and back I averaged 14.8 hand calculated. I don't mind the mileage as much as I mind the small fuel tanks in these trucks.

 

Hand calculated my last trip I used just around half a tank and went 283.9 miles. Filled up at half a tank with another 15 gallons. When I'm on road trips I aim for mileage so that is driving like a saint, staying out of boost, and staying off the brake/avoid hard accels at any time. Best I've seen was 21/22ish before I lifted. City wish I'm 13-14ish. Still not bad considering I'm lifted with 20's/35's.