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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 07:46 PM
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Question "Magic" mpg rpm

What is your "magic" mpg rpm while empty?
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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 07:57 PM
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1700 rpms in OD yields the best results for me
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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 07:59 PM
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55-60 in 6th which is somewhere between 1500-1700 rpm's
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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 07:59 PM
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Right at 2K.

If I keep it under in 6th, I do well. The higher I go over 2K, the lower the mileage goes.
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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 08:34 PM
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1800-1900 or 72mph in OD.
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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 08:40 PM
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For my truck

its gets its best MPG at 70 MPH at 2000 RPMS.... 22.4 last fill up on highway alone..

Tx
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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 08:44 PM
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idling at the stop light. lol
about 1700rpm.
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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 10:15 PM
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when i walk
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Old Nov 30, 2005 | 05:50 AM
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Zero RPM while coasting downhill.

Do I win anything?

1900-2000 rpm is my target on the highway.
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Old Dec 1, 2005 | 03:55 AM
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1700-1800 rpm in 5th.. makes about 60mph, but gets me around 22mpg that way,empty, about 19mpg loaded..
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