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high flow fuel pump - cause worse gas mileage?

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Little background...the fuel pump on my 2001 Ford ranger 4.0 died so I ended up replacing it with a 155 walbro unit. It doesn't have any mods but I used the walbro pump because of the cost. The walbro pump was 80 compared to 250+ most places wanted for the stock pump.

My fiance primarily drives the truck and she has said its been getting worse gas mileage. I haven't gotten a chance to check it yet but is this even possible? I always thought that with the stock injectors and the stock regulator, the size of the pump shouldn't matter.

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The pump shouldn't make any difference. It's probably something else.

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Probably just needs a tuneup. Our Xterra's gas mileage goes down when it's over due for an oil change.
 
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