And I thought I was getting good mileage when I got 21.24MPG on my last
fillup.
With V8s like Will's, what's the point of a 4-cyl? ;)
-- Alek Benedict with a techno beat. [email] alek@earthling.net [web] http://members.sigecom.net/alek '93 Dodge Dakota Sport RC, SB, 2.5L, 5spd, 2x4, 3.55 '87 Mazda RX-7, NA 1.3L Rotary, 5spd [parting out due to blown engine] DML Profile: http://www.dakota-truck.net/profiles/dakota/MbY60Xj09WQIU/: -----Original Message----- : From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net : [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Will Coughlin : Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 7:25 AM : To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net : Subject: DML: took a trip, mpg/truck report : : : Hey I made another trip from Savannah, TN-back to Houston, TX on : sunday. I : topped off the tank with regular(87) in Savannah. I drove for 513.8 miles : straight before stopping for fuel in Carthage, TX. At that point : I had 1/8 : tank left on the guage. I pumped 17.19 gallons of fuel in it : there. That's : 29.9 mpg. I was kind of mad to see that I had almost 5 gallons : left in it, I : think I could have easily gone 600 miles straight on a tank and not been : running it too low. The o/h computer showed 30.0 mpg for a little : while, but : showed 29.9 mpg when I was filling it up. I guess they're not as : inaccurate : as one might think! The truck ran beautifully. Temp stayed with : the needle : on the far lower left side of the "2" all day. Oil pressure- : needle was past : the right side of the "0" in 40 all day. I ran 37 lbs(cold : measurement/adjustment) in the tires, and was carrying approx. 600 lbs in : the bed. No computer hiccups, no stalls, nothing! I was really : pleased with : it. I am still wating on a K&N Gen-II to become available, maybe : that will : bump the mileage up to an honest 30mpg, or maybe more! Maybe on : the return : trip I will try a little more tire pressure. : : Will Coughlin willcoughlin@hotmail.com : '00 reg.cab,2wd,4.7L/NV-3500HD5-spd/3.92sg(9.25") : http://www.geocities.com/willcoughlin/index.html : : _________________________________________________________________ : Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com :
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