> I have a 96 with the OBD II crap. Have you ever reset the eeprom in the
JTEC
> at all
> since you owned the vehicle? You should unplug the battery for 20
minutes,
> restart
> and warm up, then do three or so full throttle romps.
>
> My stock gas milage was always around 14 or so even with a heavy foot at
times.
> 12 to 14 seems a little low for moderate driving. What color are you
spark
> plugs?
> Bill brought up a good point. You may just have a tight motor. You may
want
> to try
> a full synthetic oil. I use Syntec 5W-50.
>
> Did you ever run your truck with absolutely no mods? Should have ran
around
> a 15.7..
> (97 CC V8 Auto 355SG 4x2).
>
> Have you considered a visit to the dealership to complain about loss of
power?
> They will run a complete diagnostic on it!
> I did this when I had my 93 CC V8. Thats when they told me I had a heavy
foot
> when they analyzed my fuel consumption curve. I asked them to advance
the
> timing
> to the max. The tech said it was advanced to the max at 10BTC. The
> adjustment that
> can be made was 0 to 10 Deg BTC. It's worth a shot.
>
> Try a 180 thermostat. I have one in mine. It makes it stumble a little
when
> it's cold
> but it smooths out in a few minutes. Every time you make a mod, reset
the
> JTEC. I was
> told that the SBEC's will retain memory for 20 minutes. I'm not sure on
the
> JTEC's.
> I'm going to order a Chrysler drivability manual soon for my truck.
>
> Let me know what's up
nope, ill try it friday:)
the truck ran 16.45 stock.
Jarrod
Jarrod Pilone moparman@laker.net
http://www.laker.net/moparman
1997 Dakota CC V8 Sport FIPK Flowmaster Transgo Pilone Throttle Body R/T
Bumblebee Stripe
1972 Dodge Demon, Future 12 Second 1/4 Mile Car
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