Surprised At Mpg On Short Trip!
05-19-2007, 09:58 PM
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Surprised At Mpg On Short Trip!
well after towing my 5,000 lb. trailer around the city 5 days a week since i have bought the truck and only seeing between 12.2 and 13.0 mpg hand calculated, it was a nice surprise to get 18.9 mpg after taking a short 260 mile trip today running empty between 60-70 mph 80% hwy.
much better than my old 6.0h no powerstoke pos. makes me love my cummins that much more. just thought i would share.
much better than my old 6.0h no powerstoke pos. makes me love my cummins that much more. just thought i would share.
05-20-2007, 04:06 PM
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05-20-2007, 06:44 PM
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yeah, dont get me started on fords 6.0, i will NEVER buy another ford EVER.
sorry if i posted in the wrong forum for performance. what kind of hand calculated mpg is everyone else seeing on the hwy? this week i will be adding a quad xzt and i will report back after running it for a couple tanks of fuel.
sorry if i posted in the wrong forum for performance. what kind of hand calculated mpg is everyone else seeing on the hwy? this week i will be adding a quad xzt and i will report back after running it for a couple tanks of fuel.
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I get over 20 pretty much anyway I drive. I'm on pace to get about 725-750 miles out of my current tank, which holds 35 gallons. I don't know exactly how much was in it but I reset the overhead before I pulled away from the pump. Kind of hard to compare my 03 to your 06 though IMO.
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im seeing about what you are ghost. 12 usually and sometimes 14 or 15 if i get a lot of hwy miles. i was kinda expecting better and it sucks with prices the way they are. oh well i guess.
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both odometers were reset, the one on the overhead and on the dash.....both read the same miles traveled so far. It's simple math on a calculator....34 or 35 gallons divided by whatever the total....21.4-22ish roughly. My overhead read 20.9 mpg before shutdown tonight. I probably will not let the DTE get dow too low, I don't like running near empty.
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