Re: New DAK 4.7 MPG Report

From: Steve Grant (thegrants@snet.net)
Date: Mon May 21 2001 - 21:40:27 EDT


Paul
You mention wind noise on your truck. I noticed alot of wind noise when i put
a bug deflector on my ranger a while back. I took it off and the wind noise
was gone. Not to metion the mirrors shook like crazy.

Paul Macey wrote:

> Just hit 500 miles on the way to work this morning. I have a 2001 DAK QC
> with 4.7/AWD/Auto/3.92/Limited Slip.
>
> Right at the 500 mile mark, computer showed AVG ECO of 14.9 MPG, current
> MPG of 16 while driving at 60 MPH on the highway.
>
> I did hit AVG ECO of 15.1 earlier this weekend.
>
> Slight mods include K&N drop in (waiting on GEN II FIPK), Lund Bug
> deflector and vent visors (not too happy with the wind noise these
> produce, anyone else with the autoshade or autovent visors have this wind
> noise?)
>
> First oil change will be around 800 miles, keeping to dino oil, no
> synthetics yet but I do have a new DAK Owner Seminar at the dealership
> Wednesday night, gonna ask their opinion on putting in synthetic 10w-30
> for summer driving, at the 800 mile mark)
>
> Two thumbs up!



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