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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 01:51 AM
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M P G ????

My 04 Drw Gets About 23 Mpg On The Intersate According To The Overhead Console Its My Wifes Pickup So I Dont Drive It Very Often To Really Put It On Paper How Close Do Theses Things Read
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 05:37 AM
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My 04 Drw Gets About 23 Mpg On The Intersate According To The Overhead Console Its My Wifes Pickup So I Dont Drive It Very Often To Really Put It On Paper How Close Do Theses Things Read
Mine is pretty accurate- to within half an MPG. My buddies truck is an 04.5 auto w/ 3.73 and his is right out to lunch.
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 09:05 AM
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Mine is an 05 and the diff from the overhead shows about 4 miles higher than hand calc.
Supposedly there is a flash to correct the overhead bit Im not sure.
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 09:15 AM
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My '06 OH is a flat out LIAR! It reads 17-18, when I get 13-14!
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 09:26 AM
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mine is within 1-2.
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 10:01 AM
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My over haed was really close to actual before the SC but now its about 4mpg off.
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 10:48 AM
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Mine is within 1mpg. I was getting 17.1 actual mpg @ 77mph (2150 rpm). The overhead was showing 16.4. Not too bad off I dont think.
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 11:55 AM
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The higher my overhead reads the more OFF it is when my 06 reads 23 MPG I am getting 19 MPH hand calculated.
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 12:05 PM
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My 05 is off also, 2-3mpg, I'm getting 13-14, its saying 17-18. I had the flash done and its still off. I usually hand calculate anyway, safer bet.

bob
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 04:25 PM
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Mine is about the same as Big Nate's 23 on the overhead lately works out to about 19-20 MPG...

I got 23 n change last tank hand calculated :-) Best yet! Over head was 26-27
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 10:26 PM
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On my 04.5, it said 23 mpg, filled up and it was 18.5mpg. 18.5 is all I can get out of it too. kinda sucks.
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