Well it been a couple of week now and have been trying to drive ......a.......less agressive

two week of city driving and filled my tank ,to go on a road trip to find a new truck, camper.
256 miles@14.8 gal=17.29
Spent most of the day on the freeway but some city driving, trying to find the 2 diff camper sales places, and the drive home.
Refueled when we got home and went, 292 miles and 13.68 Gal.=21.34 mpg Yaaaaaaa
the best milege i could get out of the truck before was 15/17mpg
i real didn't think that i would gain any city mileage and was vary happy with the highway mileage,especially sence we drove 80-85 (and it was really comfertable) all the way there and back and before (w/out the GV) it would have been 65-70
+2 city +4 highway

 

nice! my jelousy runs deep. hrmmm.... maybe if i sold my 89......

 

Is yous a auto or 5sd?

 

I'm curious if you stll have the pathetic stock torque convertor

 

? are you talking to me or jeepsuck

 

Been thinking about the GV myself, Maybe wishfull
What is your gear ratio and tire size? RPM@ 70 MI?
GW

 

I would have to go out and drive it again to be shore but it seam like it was 17 or 1800 rpm compared to around 2500. it real cool cus 65-70 is when i shift to GV over drive and the truck just get a lot quieter!

while i was on my trip yesterday i past a first gen diesel that had to of had close to my set up (- the GV) cus as i past him at 75 you could her that diesel just a humming, some thing that i wouldn't have even been able to Hear before!!
its so nice to be the one in the fast lane insteed of the slow lane, just a pluging along.

Edit sorry just ramboling on tires are 235/75/16....4:10 rear gears!

 

235-75's?! Those are trailer tires! Combined with those 4.10's you can probably hit top gear in the driveway! Sounds like the GV is the ticket--I know I'm jealous!

 

I prefer 3.07's with getrage OD

 

Do you really have GV with 3:07 if thats with a 4sp outo or a 5sd manual that would = a 94mph at...a 1600
Just gessing.

 

I had a 727 auto with 3.07's and looked into GV but wanted to stiwth to a 5s- instead so no gv for me, but 55 is almost too slow for 5th gear with 3.07's.

 

that ok tho kus if you pull any thing it will be with in 4th were the least heat will be produce hen's saving the get ragrag!
it sounds like our final drive is pritty close all tho i don't thing that it is quit as good as 3:07

 

up date....at 70mph the the rpms are 1800 and at 90mph there at 22-2300!

 

I'd like to see that setup with a gear vendor added you could just let it idle on the highway at 70-75 or so

 

4.10 gears with the G/V =3.20 final drive
3.08 gears in 5th Getrag =2.37 " " With a G/V= 1.87:1/ 1574rpm at 70mph
3.08 gears 518 auto in o/d +G/V=1.66:1 1392rpm at 70mph
Check this lot of fun to play with http://www.4lo.com/calc/gearratio.htm

Dale