Gary,
Thanks for the info. It makes me feel a little
better.
I bought the V6 because I still have memories of the
70's gas shortage and I can't mentally handle lousy
mileage - it isn't event the cost so much. In GA it
is still cheap.
I thinking " I should have had a V8"
Thanks
--- Gary Manning <gmanning@qualcomm.com> wrote:
> My 4.7, 31X10.5 tires, 4x4, 3.92, automatic, QC,
> stock gets 14-15 mpg in
> mixed city/highway. The terrain here in San Diego
> is not that flat in
> some areas, and it does hurt the average. I did not
> notice much if any
> difference when I added the tonneau cover.
>
> The only time it has been on the highway for any
> extended time was pulling
> a pair of jet skis, bed piled cab high with camping
> gear, and 4 people on
> board in the desert in July. Half of the 150 mile
> stretch is also a 4000'
> mountain pass. It averaged about the same as it
> does commuting.
> Climbing the mountain at 65 with the A/C on (~105
> deg. outside) it hit a
> low of 4 mpg for a while. No doubt the average took
> a hit there.
>
> Gary
>
> On Thu, 21 Sep 2000, Jack Paulson wrote:
>
> > I would like to know the answer for a 6 vs the 4.7
> - I
> > have the 6 and get 17 - 18 city & 21 - 22 highway
> > 65mph.
> >
> > v-6,31X10.5 tires 4x4 3.55 automatic, QC, K&N
> filter,
> > tonneau cover, muffler
> >
> > If you can find what a 4.7 gets with this
> > configuration I would like to know.
>
> Gary Manning x84056 gmanning@qualcomm.com
> Net Ops Center x11243 Qualcomm, Inc. San Diego, CA
>
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