Hit 24 mpg with 2004.5 ram diesel?
10-03-2008, 01:08 PM
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Hit 24 mpg with 2004.5 ram diesel?
I hit 24 mpg empty with truck. mostly highway kliks. Im in canada and i also used 4.54 litres per gallon to figure this out. if id used 3.78 it will be a lil worse. conditions were ideal i wasnt bucking wind.
10-03-2008, 01:19 PM
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i was using setting 1 mileage on juice. i have willyswhistler intake and 4 inch exhaust with aaero turbie thats it. no cat no stock muffler. i was driving 100 km/hour by the way. but when i hookup and tow my 10,000lb camper all i get is 9.5-10.5 mpg.
10-03-2008, 04:37 PM
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i didnt do whole tank. because 85% of my tank is town driving wife to and from work.
i just filled tank as full as it can go and ddrove 130 km to city and did some driving in city. i then filled up in city as full as i could go. i got 24 mpg canadian. 130 km and i THINK it was 13 litres of fuel used.my overhead said 29 mpg
i just filled tank as full as it can go and ddrove 130 km to city and did some driving in city. i then filled up in city as full as i could go. i got 24 mpg canadian. 130 km and i THINK it was 13 litres of fuel used.my overhead said 29 mpg
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10-03-2008, 05:17 PM
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i just finished a month long test of driving on CL, and am getting 19 mpg with 35" Toyo MT's, 3.5" lift, and several hundred pounds of extra weight from aftermarket bumpers and 90 lb. winch.
10-03-2008, 05:46 PM
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..and just what is "city" driving for you?
MY city driving is sitting in traffic , at idle, waiting for the red light to turn to green, then getting up to MAYBE 45mph , beforeI have to do it all over again in around a minute or so.
I`m getting 14 city , and almost 20 on the highway with my 4WD on 37s (hand calculated)...I`m O.K. with that.
MY city driving is sitting in traffic , at idle, waiting for the red light to turn to green, then getting up to MAYBE 45mph , beforeI have to do it all over again in around a minute or so.
I`m getting 14 city , and almost 20 on the highway with my 4WD on 37s (hand calculated)...I`m O.K. with that.
10-05-2008, 07:55 PM
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I just hand calced 20.6 mpg on a 200 mile leg of a recent trip. This was done using the max mileage tune on my quad chip. Overhead said 30.1 mpg
We drove 375 miles to pick up a 27' travel trailer that weighs approx 6k lbs. On the 375 mile trip home i got about 15 mpg, maybe a little less.
We drove 375 miles to pick up a 27' travel trailer that weighs approx 6k lbs. On the 375 mile trip home i got about 15 mpg, maybe a little less.
10-05-2008, 08:06 PM
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I just did a 250 mile road trip with the 05, I did not turn on the AC or exceed 2100rpm / 65 MPH hand calculated @22.22 mpg and the truck only has 33,500 miles on it, I can't wait till its broke in another 100,000 or so..
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My best was about a month ago. 24mpg, hand calculated. It was highway driving (old back road type of highway), and I didn't go over 55mph. My truck sips fuel at 50 and 55. But there are not many roads where you can safely drive that slowly.