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11/29/06, 08:08 PM
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How much has gas mileage suffered with Doug's or Brenspeed tunes? I have been getting 20.5 mpg for the last 5000 miles or so with mixed driving on 87 octane. Not looking for more speed as a primary(traffic stinks here anyway), but the throttle response might be worth it alone if it doesn't kill gas mileage while I am forced to go to 93 octane on top of it.
11/29/06, 09:23 PM
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I can't remember exactly, but I think I got about 24 mpg when I drove to MI and back which was about 1200 miles total. I am not concerned with trips though. I will take one of those a year max with this car. If I get less than 18, I would be pretty ticked as my 5.0 with the Kenne Bell got that.
11/29/06, 09:26 PM
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Whoa. I never got that low in my 95 GT with the KB even after a day at the strip.
11/29/06, 09:36 PM
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How many miles have you driven it in town with your tune? I am serious when I say I haven't reset my fuel counter in 5000 miles. I keep my foot in it also. I don't beat on it, but I don't egg shell it, that's for sure. My Lincoln LS got around 17-18, the 5.0 Ranger I built did about 17, and my '95 GT got about 17 N/A and about 18-19 with a Kenne Bell and my home-made EEC-Tuner tune.
I can't remember exactly, but I think I got about 24 mpg when I drove to MI and back which was about 1200 miles total. I am not concerned with trips though. I will take one of those a year max with this car. If I get less than 18, I would be pretty ticked as my 5.0 with the Kenne Bell got that.
I can't remember exactly, but I think I got about 24 mpg when I drove to MI and back which was about 1200 miles total. I am not concerned with trips though. I will take one of those a year max with this car. If I get less than 18, I would be pretty ticked as my 5.0 with the Kenne Bell got that.
11/30/06, 07:28 AM
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) so its all about where you're driving... and how spiritedly you like to drive it! i definitely stretch her out quite a bit. 
11/30/06, 07:49 AM
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Both tunes are great. 
I do get better gas mileage with the Brenspeed tune though without any noticable loss in performance. Throttle response between the Bamachip 93 Race tune and Brenspeed 93 tune is the same.
I do get better gas mileage with the Brenspeed tune though without any noticable loss in performance. Throttle response between the Bamachip 93 Race tune and Brenspeed 93 tune is the same.
11/30/06, 11:48 AM
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How much has gas mileage suffered with Doug's or Brenspeed tunes? I have been getting 20.5 mpg for the last 5000 miles or so with mixed driving on 87 octane. Not looking for more speed as a primary(traffic stinks here anyway), but the throttle response might be worth it alone if it doesn't kill gas mileage while I am forced to go to 93 octane on top of it.
My stock ford tune on 87 octane I typically averaged 19.5 to 21.5 MPH on my daily trips to work.
With my 93 Octane Brenspeed Tune, I average 19.0 to 20.5 on the same trip.
On the other hand, on the highway, stock I could see 25-28. I can get the same mpg on the highway with the 93 octane Brenspeed tune.
I attribute the difference to the A/F ratio at full throttle between stock and the 93 tune. Full throttle or the brake is just about all I use in stop and go traffic and with street lights going back and forth to work...
11/30/06, 07:32 PM
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Average driving on a throttle cabled car, I would think a tune would give the same mpg results or darn close as you would mostly be in closed loop, but because they change the tune to throttle more aggressively, I guess that even when not using the lead foot, you are still beating on it more than a stock tune because of the more aggressive curve. I can understand why people say it is night and day as it is like you automatically added 10 pounds to your foot.
I just have to decide whether I am going upgrade the suspension or do the CAI/Tune first. I would love to get rid of that understeer, but don't want to upset the balance or lower it where I have to worry going up my driveway.
Thanks for the input all. Don't want to hijack the thread, but thought that if there was a MPG difference in the two tunes, that might be something to compare, as the HP, feel and quality appears to be very close between the two tuners.
I just have to decide whether I am going upgrade the suspension or do the CAI/Tune first. I would love to get rid of that understeer, but don't want to upset the balance or lower it where I have to worry going up my driveway.
Thanks for the input all. Don't want to hijack the thread, but thought that if there was a MPG difference in the two tunes, that might be something to compare, as the HP, feel and quality appears to be very close between the two tuners.
12/1/06, 04:50 AM
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12/1/06, 07:58 AM
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OK, Bamaheads. I'll just continue to skim through your so-far-unsubtantiated-ravings-that-Doug-is-so-much-better-than-everyone-else. If I see some real data, I'll take my 
I was just wondering if there was any real data out there proving that Bamachip tunes are all-that-and-a-bag-of-chips compared to Brenspeed. I don't feel the slightest bit slighted by my Brenspeed tunes. Sure, we all know of Evo users converting to Bamachips (and Brenspeed for that matter) but pah-lease.
Until then, let's all be freinds...
I was just wondering if there was any real data out there proving that Bamachip tunes are all-that-and-a-bag-of-chips compared to Brenspeed. I don't feel the slightest bit slighted by my Brenspeed tunes. Sure, we all know of Evo users converting to Bamachips (and Brenspeed for that matter) but pah-lease.
Until then, let's all be freinds...
12/1/06, 09:57 AM
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I ran Brent's tunes for about 6 months and was happy with them. A friend told me about Bamachips and said I should try it out. I called Doug, and he let me try out the Performance tune for free. I didn't notice much difference, but was happy with that tune as well. I paid a small amount of cash for the TQ tune, and was really happy with the response over the Brenspeed tune. The next week, my local Mustang club had a Dyno day....so I ran 3 pulls. Brent's 93 octane v. Doug's 93 TQ v. Doug's 93 Perf tunes. Both of Doug's tunes were 7RWHP above Brent's, with even better TQ across the entire RPM range. Not saying anything bad about Brent's tunes...just that the data shows that Doug's get me more power.
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12/1/06, 12:02 PM
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Yeah I saw that on his website but it stated that he was leaving yesterday. So I thought over a week with no responce when he is in town was a little on the lenghty side.
12/1/06, 05:05 PM
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Thats a big differance..
Originally Posted by Cruehead
I ran Brent's tunes for about 6 months and was happy with them. A friend told me about Bamachips and said I should try it out. I called Doug, and he let me try out the Performance tune for free. I didn't notice much difference, but was happy with that tune as well. I paid a small amount of cash for the TQ tune, and was really happy with the response over the Brenspeed tune. The next week, my local Mustang club had a Dyno day....so I ran 3 pulls. Brent's 93 octane v. Doug's 93 TQ v. Doug's 93 Perf tunes. Both of Doug's tunes were 7RWHP above Brent's, with even better TQ across the entire RPM range. Not saying anything bad about Brent's tunes...just that the data shows that Doug's get me more power
Originally Posted by Cruehead
I ran Brent's tunes for about 6 months and was happy with them. A friend told me about Bamachips and said I should try it out. I called Doug, and he let me try out the Performance tune for free. I didn't notice much difference, but was happy with that tune as well. I paid a small amount of cash for the TQ tune, and was really happy with the response over the Brenspeed tune. The next week, my local Mustang club had a Dyno day....so I ran 3 pulls. Brent's 93 octane v. Doug's 93 TQ v. Doug's 93 Perf tunes. Both of Doug's tunes were 7RWHP above Brent's, with even better TQ across the entire RPM range. Not saying anything bad about Brent's tunes...just that the data shows that Doug's get me more power