Re: 4.7L Mileage

From: Mr. Plow (adam_is_mr_plow@hotmail.com)
Date: Sun Nov 12 2000 - 02:42:53 EST


I'm with you Brent!!
Although, bad gas mileage is one thing, some of my friends wonder how my
truck is still running the way i beat on it. :)

The Adam Blaster

>
>
>IF you are getting that good of gas milage-i don't think i like you very
>much.
>Brent
>01 dakota-with poor gas milage
>
>>From: "Will Coughlin" <willcoughlin@hotmail.com>
>>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>>Subject: DML: 4.7L Mileage
>>Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 23:35:04 CST
>>
>>Ok you guys that didn't believe me, My overhead computer was a little off,
>>but not much.I checked my mileage by doing the following: Sunday,I left
>>home
>>on my way back to school&stopped to fill up.Reset the trip odometer,pumped
>>the tank plum full of gas(all the way up the tube).Left the gas
>>station,drove to school-90 mi.Got to school,shut truck down.Didn't move
>>the
>>truck all week(as usual).Today,friday,cranked the truck up and allowed it
>>to
>>warm up while loading up,left school and drove the same 90 miles back to
>>the
>>same gas station.checked trip odometer-179.6 mi.pumped gas until tank plum
>>full,all the way up the tube.checked gallon meter on pump,6.51xxx
>>gallons,or
>>6.5 gallons.Did the math,got 27.63xxx mpg!!!.So, I am not actually getting
>>29 mpg, but I think it's doing pretty darn good for a V-8! Hope this
>>clears
>>up some speculations and doubts.
>>
>>Will Coughlin willcoughlin@hotmail.com
>>'00 reg.cab,2wd,4.7L/hd5-spd/3.92sg(9.25") Have Hotchkis
>>suspension&doetsch
>>tech shocks,waiting to be installed!!
>>forest green sport plus/mods:upper&lower speed grille,clear corner lenses
>>w/clear bulbs,empire billet 3rd brake light cover&antenna,APC white face
>>gauges,Magnum R/T windsheild banner,checkmate flush fiberglass
>>tonneau,carpeted bed,2-chamber flow w/dual 3" dumps,lowered 2" in rear,R/T
>>fender flares,chromed interior a/c vents,side windows tinted to 5%,back
>>glass to 2.5% with chrome ram head decal,pwr tailgate lock,K&N drop-in/
>>1ST
>>place Dakota-truck at 11th annual Houston Mopar show and race/National DML
>>meet!!
>>
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