4.56 gears on the way

[mudryder18]

OK well the grears are in now and i love them. The engine isnt working as hard now. I dont have mpgs yet im still trying to run through some tanks to find out but i do have rpm numbers.
55mph - 1600rpm
60mph - 1750rpm
65mph - 1850rpm
70mph - 2000rpm

 

[panda24619]

what gears did you get? and that sounds about right for my stock gears and tires.

 

[mudryder18]

I got yukon 4.56s front and rear and i am running 38.5s.

 

[KWT2000]

those are good rpm's

i imangine it is easier to drive as well

 

[mudryder18]

those are good rpm's

i imangine it is easier to drive as well

It still drives about the same but yes i can tell that it is much more responsive when i accelerate. And on the highway the rpms are not constantly pegged above 4000. Its likes to stay in 4th gear now cruising.

 

[alaskanexpy]

i got ya'll beat...most of the winter i was getting 7.5mpg! lol

 

[panda24619]

i got ya'll beat...most of the winter i was getting 7.5mpg! lol

but you drove a v10 all winter. cause your expo was in the shop. so thats not a fair comparison! haha

 

[alaskanexpy]

no actually the i've been driving both all winter the expy was only in the shop 10 days. the excursion and expedition were getting 7.5mpg both at the same time! lol a few reasons why though. idle time with remote start, running in 4x4 all the time, 400lbs of weight in the rear, tires aired down to 22psi and i have a VERY heavy foot.

turns out with my driving style i only see 1 mpg difference between the 2 trucks in town. but on the highway the expy wins by atleast 2-3mpg.

glad your happy with the gears! i would love some 4:10s or 4:56s in mine. i know i'd loose all top end since i only run 265's but i'd love to have the low end power.

 

[clardy]

hey mudryder,

did you ever get some good fuel mileage numbers after your gear swap i pick my truck up from the shop on tuesday and then i will begin cannibalizing the fender wheels to accomodate the 38s i am going with on my rig... i am going with 4.56 front and rear with an auburn limited slip and selectable locker in the front with a circuit #104 cut off switch so that i will have true 2wd mode (i have a 2000 so it doesn't have that selection stock) another thing is which superchips programmer did you go with the flashpaq or the cortex?

 

[mudryder18]

Clardy,
yea sorry i havent updated this. I have run through a few tanks now and do have some mpg numbers. 9.5 city and 11.1 highway. Not quite what i was hoping for but it is better than what i was getting before. I have the predecessor to the flashpaq. I have the micro tuner and i am starting to hate it. But if i had to pick between flashpaq and cortex i would go with cortex. I was thinking about switching to edge cts but i am still on the fence. Cant wait to see how ur truck turns out.
Btw, are you back from afghanistan yet?

 

[clardy]

well i should be on a bird heading to the states in a few hours as soon as feet hit the ground in FL i am picking up my beast from the shop it is only a few miles from the airport
so it looks like tuesday afternoon the destruction and construction will begin... i am pretty much gonna have a totally custom truck to ride in the mud that is what i bought this one for (i have an 06 f150 fx4 on 35s and it is decked out that would be my) my other toy.... i was just looking at the flashpaq and the cortex programmers but don't know how they really stack up to the edge either. i have an edge evolution in the pickup and it is okay... i think that i need the programmer more for firming the shifts and adjusting the speedo more than anything but like i said this is a total project truck and is a little on the old side got a bizzillion miles on it but runs great like 240K to be in the ball park

 

[clardy]

mudryder,

i originally bought this as a project monster for $2K off of ebay with the expressed purpose of it ran and was something i could cannibalize into what i wanted if the engine or trans lets go so be it gives me an excuse to do the lightning upgrade... so far i have replaced all the seats on the interior out of wrecked truck they were destroyed, have a cold air intake installed wanted the cool whistle so i put the trottle body spacer, went with a bolt on style dynomax exhaust just cat back nothing fancy (non dual), jet performance module, mtx 12"s with 600w mono amp to match, have all 4 door speakers (hifonics with matching 4 channel amp yet to be installed in center console where stock 6 disc will be removed from), locking auburn diff in front, new shocks/struts procomp all around, 3" body lift performance accessories, 3" daystar coil spacer rear, 3" lifting torsion keys, 4.56 front and rear (think they were G2 brand), 5 to 6 lug wheel adapters to fit my 06 wheels (i have my 20s on there now with 33" procomp ATs) but they will yield to the new 17" eagles with hopefully 38s if i can cut that much.... wow that is about $6500 worth of upgrades on a $2000 truck lol i will list the stuff to come next

 

[clardy]

the things i must install when i arrive black westin 4" nerf bars, i have hitches for the front of both trucks the wiring and 12v quick connect plugs to be hard wired to the hitches of both beasts this way i can run a 12500lb winch on a cradle and can be used on either vehicle and the big feat will be doing whatever cutting and mangling necessary to get those 38s under the truck with only 6" of lift i think i can make it work though.... i have some cut-out fender flares picked out that fit the f150s of the same gen so i will be putting them on the front and cutomizing a set so that they will fit on the rear i am going to have to cut them in half and plastic weld the ABS plastic i will put picks up of that in the process if it works .....oh i forgot earlier i put in a pioneer cd player.... and other than that imma leave it stock lol

 

[mudryder18]

Clardy, make sure you post pics asap or as soon as you can.
Also is it true yall killed bin laden. Is that why you are getting to come home or is it a well timed coincedence. Did you kill him? lol

 

[2000eb]

damn clardy i thought i was bad when i came home on r&r in september and bought a 2000 eddie bauer with 80k miles hey so how was the weather in baf i got back from kaf dec 24.