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Old May 1, 2012 | 12:16 AM
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Fuel mileage

What are you getting for fuel mileage and what is your settup

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47rh
3.07
35 tires
@75 16mpg
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Old May 1, 2012 | 01:45 AM
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285 All Terrains
4x4
5 spd
3.54
Pump Cranked Up
3200 gsk
Hx35
My LEAD foot!
18 MPG

Thats mostly country roads with a little bit of freeway. I'm pretty happy with that considering its a flatbed and I drive it with a heavy foot.
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Old May 2, 2012 | 10:34 AM
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truck in my sig. about 13mpg hand calculated. fair bit of city driving too in that calculation. each drive is rarely more than 10 or 15 miles. Straight hwy I wouldn't be surprised if I would see 18mpg. truck weighs about 7100lbs (a good 1000lbs more than most of your first gens) and is lifted, with similar aerodynamics of a first gen (big brick going down the road). Bet I could see 20 straight hwy if I kept the speed down, and put hwy friendly tires on it.
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Old May 2, 2012 | 11:08 PM
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89 2wd, regular cab
47RH with 3.07 gears
14mm VE and 5x25's

22-24mpg highway at 65-70mph.
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Old May 3, 2012 | 04:04 AM
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Currently 18-20 mpgs still pretty much stock with only a down pipe for exhaust (for now) as long as I don't go over 65
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Old May 3, 2012 | 06:11 AM
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I was messing around with this the other day, I've change my driving habits and I've been seeing 27-28mpg. It was hard at first to not step on it but it was crazy to see the outcome. Highway miles as well, city I don't know, probably bad.

W250 denny-t, 3300rpm, BHAF, rest all stock.
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Old May 16, 2012 | 02:28 PM
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93 in signature. Started at 13 but with A LOT of TLC FINALLY busted through the 20 barrier.
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Old May 16, 2012 | 04:04 PM
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The truck in My sig gets 25 mpg after I had the injectors rebuilt, granted I drive highway most of the time and keep it between 60mph - 65mph never higher. It was hard to believe, I will run another tank and see if it is still the same.
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Old May 16, 2012 | 04:35 PM
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Standard cab 4x4 non-ic

15mpg
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Old May 16, 2012 | 05:38 PM
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Kelly I use to beable to pull down 18 on highway with my old crewcab but you have to remember us crewcab guy's have more weight and length on our truck's also so your right in there with what you have right now might beable to do a little better tweak it somemore and see what happen's
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Old May 16, 2012 | 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by bannerd
I was messing around with this the other day, I've change my driving habits and I've been seeing 27-28mpg. It was hard at first to not step on it but it was crazy to see the outcome. Highway miles as well, city I don't know, probably bad.

W250 denny-t, 3300rpm, BHAF, rest all stock.
What gears do you have? Or do you have a special calculator?

I can get 19 on a good day, 14 when I get tired of holding my foot. Hopefully I will see 23ish with the 3.07 gears I'm swapping in.
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Old May 16, 2012 | 06:13 PM
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Eh. Best was 23.xmpg on a 500 mile trip.

Worst was here recently, 14mpg. Then I found out I had a blown head gasket.

4x4
5spd
Reg Cab
4200 rpm
DennyT Stage 1 (I had a grooved Stage 2 when I got the 23mpg)
Open 4.10's
33 x 12.5 x 16.5 tires
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Old May 16, 2012 | 06:14 PM
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Last trip 135 miles 5.3 gallons.
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Old May 16, 2012 | 08:45 PM
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2wd auto 3.55 gear 235-85-16 minor pump mods 18-20 ...im all highway to work and i set the cruise between 68-72
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Old May 16, 2012 | 09:23 PM
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D250 extended cab
G56 transmission (early one with .79 O/D ratio)
3.54 rear
gear vendor overdrive
stock wheels / tire size

In town 20-22
Only made 1 roadtrip to vegas and back so far.
We were going 65-75 got 25.1
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