geez, I only get like 23.5 mpg with my v6 @ 55 and 23 @ 65. What was your
average speed on this trip?
-Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Will Coughlin" <willcoughlin@hotmail.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 8:24 AM
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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