I've added so many mods in such a short period of time
I don't know which had the most affect on mileage.
Just did the Throttle body yesterday and needing to
take a long highway trip to find out the affect of
all I've done.
But, before the spark plug/wires/TB change I was
getting:
Highway 21-22 @ 65mph
City 17-18
Mileage to date: 4,000
0 - The Truck
2000 Quad Cab 4X4-Sport
- V-6
- Automatic
- Sports Plus Package - 31X10.5 tires
- Limited Slip Rear Diff. - 3.55
- Trailer Tow Group, HD Package, Skid Plates
0 - Added:
- Airaid air filter
- Flowmaster 3 chamber
- Steel Horse Torneau cover
- Taylor Spiro Pro 8mm wires
- Autolite Double Platinum Spark Plugs
- Throttle Boddy - removed air horns, added new TB
bolts
--- Jonathon Lemus <lemusj@med.umich.edu> wrote:
> 17.9 mph on my 93 CC V6 5spd after 110,000 miles (
> several 90+ mph freeway runs )
> bone stock except for oversize cap and BFG 235
> 75R15's
>
> <snip>
> Ditto on mine.
>
> > Just FYI -- these numbers sound reasonable for a
> new
> > V6, no mods? They seem
> > to follow the sticker claims pretty well...
> > Tank 1: 17.75 mpg 50/50 city/hwy split, easy
> driving
> > Tank 2: 20.34 mpg 3/4 hwy @ 60-70 mph; 1/4 stop &
> > go hwy traffic (argh)
> > Tank 3: 15.97 mpg 3/4 aggressive city driving
> > (Chicago), 1/4 hwy cruise
>
>
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