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 Re: Fuel Milleage
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06/02/13 12:04 AM
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AlabamaJack
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with a 2500HD gas motor. Ya don't even wanna know!!! Hurts me even thinking about it...I drive a 2500HD 6.0 gas myself..
Ronnie
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Re: Fuel Milleage
[Re: Allison1]
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06/02/13 02:44 AM
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patriot07
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Actually if its not that much of a trick to get 700 miles per tank. I've done it maybe 4 times and only because it was not needed to drive it any longer. Fifty mpg is not always guaranteed especially when running the air and going over 70 mph but if you keep it at 70 and under its going to be close. The best tank I ever had was under 700 miles but we only put 12 gallons back in it. That tank was 57 mpg.
We owned a 1984 Nissan 200SX fastback that was EPA 42 mpg highway (5 speed manual). It had a digital dash with trip computer. We have had it on several trips where it actually got 45 mpg, hand calculated, including my first trip to Springfield and Bass Pro Shops.
I like that so much attention is being given to fuel efficiency. It makes for more good choices when buying a vehicle. Didn't know they could get that far above the mpg rating. That's pretty insane!
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Re: Fuel Milleage
[Re: redchevy]
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06/02/13 03:00 AM
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Allison1
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I am sitting in a hotel getting ready for bed about 30 miles east of little rock. Diesel east of the metro mess is high!!
I could have gone the 700 miles but the tank was a little low and we stopped at a BP and they had it for under 3.79 so I filled up 50 miles from the lake.
We went 636.3 miles on 12.881 gallon which came out to 49.3 mpg. The wind blew from the side most of the way but I did get a following wind for the last 200 miles.
It rained pretty hard for an hour or more and I kept it between 70 and 75 most of the way.
All of the waterways from Arkansas through Kentucky were overflowing. The news tonight said that they had 9 inches of rain over the last few days between St. Louis and Paducah.
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Re: Fuel Milleage
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06/02/13 03:07 AM
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Jeremy S.
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I call B.S on anyone who says they get 20 in a full size truck with a V-8 and a 4x4
Call what you want but the newer Dodge 1/2 tons with a hemi will do it all day long if you can drive with sense. I did it quite a few times with just highway driving before I lost my mind and decided to lift mine. It wouldn't dream of doing it now but stock I did it quite a few times. yeah but they cut down to 4 cyl on the highway. a V-8 without multi-displacement won't come close in a 5.7 liter engine 1, all of them do that now except 'yota I believe. 2, mine has been turned off since I bought it. When I put the Magnaflow on it the exhaust sounded hideous when it would go to 4 banger mode so I turned it off with my i1000.
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Re: Fuel Milleage
[Re: redchevy]
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06/02/13 09:39 PM
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Bass N Beer
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I get 17.5 with a '99 Ford F250 with 515,000 miles on it.
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Re: Fuel Milleage
[Re: Jeremy S.]
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06/03/13 12:19 AM
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Tejas Trofeo
muy peque�o hombre
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I call B.S on anyone who says they get 20 in a full size truck with a V-8 and a 4x4
Call what you want but the newer Dodge 1/2 tons with a hemi will do it all day long if you can drive with sense. I did it quite a few times with just highway driving before I lost my mind and decided to lift mine. It wouldn't dream of doing it now but stock I did it quite a few times. yeah but they cut down to 4 cyl on the highway. a V-8 without multi-displacement won't come close in a 5.7 liter engine 1, all of them do that now except 'yota I believe. 2, mine has been turned off since I bought it. When I put the Magnaflow on it the exhaust sounded hideous when it would go to 4 banger mode so I turned it off with my i1000. fords don't. chevy might i think toyotas do not.
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Re: Fuel Milleage
[Re: uncle_bagster]
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06/03/13 12:20 AM
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Tejas Trofeo
muy peque�o hombre
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Seems like full-size pickups have always gotten between 15 and 20 mpg on the road. I'm talking from the 1960's up to the present.
maybe in a 2wd. i had a 88 F-150 with a 5.0 2wd that got 15
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Re: Fuel Milleage
[Re: redchevy]
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06/03/13 01:47 PM
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redchevy
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My fuel mileage is quite a bit better than most people I know, but I drive a lot slower than most people I know and I don't red line it to get to how fast I want to drive. Their are several gas v-8's that will get 20 without cutting to 4 cylinders, my moms taho is an '06 and only runs on 8 clinders, it will break 20 on a road trip.
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Re: Fuel Milleage
[Re: redchevy]
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06/03/13 03:36 PM
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Frenzy
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Got 12.5mpg towing a 2003 procraft 200 combo in my '03 Trailblazer to Fork over memorial day, kept it around 70mph. Get around 21-23 highway going back and forth to work 30miles each way. Hand calculated.
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Re: Fuel Milleage
[Re: redchevy]
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06/03/13 04:03 PM
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Crappie34
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2013 CHEVY 1500 4X4 GETTING BOUT 14.7 WITH HALF CITY HALF HIGHWAY DRIVIN
BEST EVER GOT WAS A 2 HOUR TRIP TO OKLAHOMA RUNNING 70 MPH GOT BOUT 20MPG
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Re: Fuel Milleage
[Re: Tejas Trofeo]
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06/03/13 11:58 PM
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Jeremy S.
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fords don't. chevy might i think toyotas do not.
Chevy has been doing it since '10 or '11, I was thinking Ford might have started with their engine revamp but wasn't sure. I know 'yota doesn't but they sure build a beast of a truck.
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Re: Fuel Milleage
[Re: redchevy]
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06/04/13 12:03 PM
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Allison1
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Carried an outboard weighing 400 pounds to El Dorado Arkansas yesterday (660 miles).
Driving almost all the way at 65 (brutal) I got 23.85 mpg in my Dodge diesel. Pretty good for a 13 year old truck.
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Re: Fuel Milleage
[Re: Allison1]
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06/04/13 12:24 PM
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HOU Razorback
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Carried an outboard weighing 400 pounds to El Dorado Arkansas yesterday (660 miles).
Driving almost all the way at 65 (brutal) I got 23.85 mpg in my Dodge diesel. Pretty good for a 13 year old truck.
Hey! My hometown!
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Re: Fuel Milleage
[Re: redchevy]
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08/04/13 03:07 AM
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COHLMEYER
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2012 5.3, average about 10 pullin the zx250 and never seen over 15, all I drive is highway to work everyday. 52 miles round trip. I think you are doing fine.
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Re: Fuel Milleage
[Re: redchevy]
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08/05/13 02:23 PM
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redchevy
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Took the boat to choke and back this weekend. Its a 200 mile round trip on the highway plus the driving around in the state park for 2 days. Same boat same truck 14.7 mpg driving 65. Hand calc as always.
Last edited by redchevy; 08/05/13 02:24 PM.
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