MPG's keep getting better

[HDboy]

I was verrrry easy on the pedal (occasional romp) when I 1st got the truck due to the fact that I knew mgp's were gonna suck.. truck is mostly for commute and weekend work, no towing or extreme loads yet (well just once, but does 3k of pavers really count?

 

my normal travel.. about 25% highway 60-65mph.. about 25% city/town 30-40mph.. and about 50% county roads 40-50mph.. i know, get to the point

 

anyhow.. first few tanks were about 10mpg.. then started to see 11mpg.. last few tanks were 12 and tonight i filled up and got 13.25 yippee

 

 

.. the little things that excite me.. should i continue to see more?

[dannyukonxl]

thats sweet, is it the 6.0 or the 8.1, i know i would have liked to see 13.5 on mine at 3000... it was more like 9.5 or 10 or maybe 11 at best

[jimc]

Since the latest round of gas price increases, I decided to be as easy as I could on this last tank and see just how good I cold get. Tried to keep it under 2000 rpm's during acceleration from a stop and drove under 70 mph most of the time. No A/C in the mornings. 70% hwy driving, 30% city.

 

340 miles on 21.9 gallons = 15.5 mpg. Yay!!! I had been averaging about 13.5 to 14.5, depoending on how much I put my foot into it. No, mind you, it wasn't necessarily that much fun to drive this way. But I did see a few dollars savings at the pump.

 

Hope prices settle down soon. Even at 15.5 mpg, it's still going to cost me $400/month ast the pump. Yikes!!

[vortec bigblock]

I was verrrry easy on the pedal (occasional romp) when I 1st got the truck due to the fact that I knew mgp's were gonna suck.. truck is mostly for commute and weekend work, no towing or extreme loads yet (well just once, but does 3k of pavers really count? 

 

my normal travel.. about 25% highway 60-65mph.. about 25% city/town 30-40mph.. and about 50% county roads 40-50mph.. i know, get to the point 

 

anyhow.. first few tanks were about 10mpg.. then started to see 11mpg.. last few tanks were 12 and tonight i filled up and got 13.25 yippee

 

 

.. the little things that excite me..     should i continue to see more?

 

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all this info means nothing to us because we dont know what truck, motor, etc that you have.

[HDboy]

I was verrrry easy on the pedal (occasional romp) when I 1st got the truck due to the fact that I knew mgp's were gonna suck.. truck is mostly for commute and weekend work, no towing or extreme loads yet (well just once, but does 3k of pavers really count? 

 

my normal travel.. about 25% highway 60-65mph.. about 25% city/town 30-40mph.. and about 50% county roads 40-50mph.. i know, get to the point 

 

anyhow.. first few tanks were about 10mpg.. then started to see 11mpg.. last few tanks were 12 and tonight i filled up and got 13.25 yippee

 

 

.. the little things that excite me..     should i continue to see more?

 

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all this info means nothing to us because we dont know what truck, motor, etc that you have.

 

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