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Old Nov 12, 2005 | 05:17 PM
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Hand calculated MPG today

In the 97 listed in my sig.

got 1165 (699 miles) kms on a full tank , fillup took 99.4L (26.3 gals) for a total of 26.5 MPG.

This was basically all highway, there was a little bit of city mixed in , maybe 50 kms or so.

This was running completely empty , just me and a passenger.
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Old Nov 12, 2005 | 05:20 PM
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Must be nice

I can't get any more than 17 MPG mixed City/Hwy.

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Old Nov 12, 2005 | 05:56 PM
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good job!!!! i just drove from toronto, ontario to savannah GA and got the same amount of kms for a tank....so that comes out to 26mpg?? thats insane...and i havent even had my timing bumped yet...i hear that helps a couple mpg...that should be a good investment....i cruised going 1700rpms in OD the whole way...i was pretty slow...like 105 km/h or roughly 60 miles/h...i find that truck likes it...

i actually think the truck likes 1600rpm crusing speeds the most but then im just Edit people off going slow
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Old Nov 12, 2005 | 08:13 PM
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My average since doing the tone ring mod has been 20.8 mpg with a high of 22.6 and a low of 19.8. My average prior to that was 18.2 mpg with a high of 21.8 and a low of 14.5 (which was probably one of the few times I pulled heavy).

I run empty 99.5% of the time mixed city/highway.

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Old Nov 12, 2005 | 09:32 PM
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in the city it takes a beating...prolly in the mid teens with the mileage citywise...but it loves the highways
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Old Nov 12, 2005 | 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by mr T
good job!!!! i just drove from toronto, ontario to savannah GA and got the same amount of kms for a tank....so that comes out to 26mpg?? thats insane...and i havent even had my timing bumped yet...i hear that helps a couple mpg...that should be a good investment....i cruised going 1700rpms in OD the whole way...i was pretty slow...like 105 km/h or roughly 60 miles/h...i find that truck likes it...

i actually think the truck likes 1600rpm crusing speeds the most but then im just pi$$ing people off going slow
That was not a full tank of fuel , that was 99L full tank is 130L if i had used a full tank , fuel milage would have worked out somewhere around 19.

T-7 , your also running a 3500 SLT 4x4 Quad Cab Dually that makes 325 HP +/- , not a 2wd reg cab 5 speed 2500 that makes 215 hp +/-
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Old Nov 12, 2005 | 10:44 PM
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ooops sorry totally missed the 99L part...i assumed it was full tank... thats incredible fuel mileage!!!
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Old Nov 13, 2005 | 07:08 AM
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Do you want to know the scary part? ... that is normal milage for us in that truck.
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Old Nov 13, 2005 | 07:44 AM
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sorry, i might have missed what kind of gears you have? i've got 4:10's and i usually run ~ 17's
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Old Nov 13, 2005 | 08:57 AM
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With the mods (or bombs) I've got I'm doing a nice 19.5 average MPG. Stock I used to get about 16-17 MPG average. If I keep my foot off the floor it will rise up to 20-21 MPG but there is now fun in that... Now is there???
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Old Nov 13, 2005 | 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by t-7 firefighter
Must be nice

I can't get any more than 17 MPG mixed City/Hwy.

Britt

Britt,
You need to do the timing mod.

MikeyB
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Old Nov 13, 2005 | 09:05 AM
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Are you Canucks using the imperial gallon or U.S. gallon for your calculation as it make a big difference. imperial gallon is 4.54 liters and the U.S. gallon is 3.78 liters and I know most of you were raised with imperial measurments if you over 35 otherwise you are metricated!!!
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Old Nov 13, 2005 | 09:43 AM
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I used the 3.78 US gallon , that's what i always use.

I have 3.5 gears in the rear end, but i have been thinking , it would be nice to have something in the 2.8 -3 range , that would be awsome , since we never EVER use first gear anyways.
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Old Nov 13, 2005 | 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by MikeyB
Britt,
You need to do the timing mod.

MikeyB
There is a timing mod for our trucks? Explain please... (want to learn more!)
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Old Nov 13, 2005 | 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Mopar1973man
There is a timing mod for our trucks? Explain please... (want to learn more!)
It's only for the 3rd gen models. Do a search in the 3rd Gen performance section for 'Rokktech' and 'tone wheel mod'.

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