Alek,
The 4-cyl is so that you can get that kind of gas mileage and run 60+mph.
See, Will didn't tell us all that he only ran 35 mph the whole time and
knocked it out of gear and coasted down all the hills. :) Just kidding
Will...Great to hear of your awesome mpg!!
--Aaron--
95 DSRC 4x4 V6
www.geocities.com/adakota4x4_95/
>From: "Alek Benedict" <alek@earthling.net>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Subject: DML: RE: took a trip, mpg/truck report
>Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 08:30:03 -0500
>
>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
>:
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