On Tue, 13 Mar 2001 07:16:59 -0500, andylevy@bigfoot.com (Andy Levy)
wrote:
>But you're also 1" lower than a 4x2, with lower profile tires, and MUCH
>lighter & lower than a 4x4. Not saying 17 isn't attainable on the
>highway (my father has done it with his 5.9L Durango), but it's less
>common.
True, and I have an update. Up until today, most evenings on my way
home cruising at 60mph, I would check the instant mpg and it would
always be 17mpg. Today I had the under hood airbox installed to make
my new ram air hood fully functional. The instant mpg at 60mph coming
home this evening was 20mpg. That's a 3mpg increase! <grin> I'll
confirm the mpg increase with the next tank of gas, but I know it's
made a difference. The tone of the exhaust was different today with a
quieter, higher pitch.
Terry Herrin
99 FR CC RT
14.425 @ 93.52, 258 rwhp
Wilmington, NC
Dakota R/T Club, Executive Board, SE Region
http://personal.lig.bellsouth.net/~therrin/dakota.html
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