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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 09:17 PM
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Question poll: fuel mpg 12v

12v fuel mileage, what is yours? mine is 16ish hand done
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 09:24 PM
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Has been as high as 25 back in the day before having the trans rebuilt by an idiot many moons ago , last calculated 18 on highway, still waiting to get my speed sensor hooked up since getting my new trans so the odometer will roll again but it is feeling like I will be back around the 25 area doing 60-65 and I could not be happier
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 09:50 PM
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I don't use the truck enough to calculate around town milage. I have been on several long trips and get 750 miles to a tank with a 33 gal fillup afterwards. That's at 68-70 MPH.

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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 10:01 PM
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highway and city average 18-19 mpg
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 10:16 PM
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ya same here. about 18 to 19

wish it would be more. what could be done to add more?
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 10:29 PM
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around town im getting around 15 with a transmission that slips like crazy
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 11:00 PM
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In town around 14 mpg if that "stock trans/ my foot"

But highway if i try "control my foot" ive seen 26-27 mpg.
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 11:42 PM
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I get 14-15mpg in town, slippy stock tranny. And 18 on the hwy. Not too happy about it.
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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 12:22 AM
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my 94 auto gets about 20-24 freeway (depending on how heavy my foot feels that day)
my dads 95 stick gets around 20 on the freeway (again the foot)
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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 01:13 AM
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I average between 18 and 19 running about equal parts city and hwy. On straight hwy. runs I get in the low 20s depending on how heavy my right foot is.
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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 07:34 AM
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did 19.5 to and from SW Kansas couple weeks ago for pheasant hunt. 65mph, cruise, windows down most of the way. City, 17 or so.
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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 07:57 AM
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I drive my truck pretty hard and seem to get about 14-16mpg. Once I measured on a 100 mile trip to see how high I could go and got 19.

BTW, if this is a poll, where is the poll?
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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 08:20 AM
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In the warm months, I generally average 20-21 but once it gets cold(winter fuel etc), it drops to 18-19 on average when empty.
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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 08:30 AM
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In my 3500 I have gotten anywhere from 15 to 22 Jus depends on how I drive it. Usually it stays between 15 and 18 in my daily drivin. Before I pulled the auto. out of my 2500 it was gettin anywhere from 13 to 17.
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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 10:13 AM
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I get about 16-17 doing 65 on the freeway for the majority of my tank with the 5spd. I also get about 16-17 going 80 on the freeway for the majority of my tank. I wish it got better mileage, may need to replace the overflow valve... but it seems to get about the same mileage no matter how I drive it.
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