Yeah, but you've got a 2WD GenII. Lower weight from both of those, better
aerodynamics (closer to the ground), less rolling resistance....
jon@dakota-truck.net wrote on Tuesday 26 June 2001 09:00 pm:
> Andy Levy <andylevy@yahoo.com> wrote:
> : My V8 doesn't get lower than 16MPG on a pure highway run. Got 20.5 last
> : weekend, but I was drafting off a semi half the trip.
>
>
> On my trip up to St. Thomas and back last weekend, I averaged 19.9mpg;
> I spent most of my time around 70mph or so on the way up, and 70-80 on
> the way back with a little run up past 100 (oops!); this was with the
> A/C on the whole time. I got 21mpg on my trip to Carlisle last year,
> since I was in a convoy we kept the speeds within 5mph of the limit the
> whole time. A/C was on the whole time that trip too. Stock, the truck
> would get around 18mpg highway. The thing that made the biggest
> improvement for me was the MPI intake.
>
> The Ram is a WHOLE nother story. :-) I'm ecstatic when I hit 15mpg
> with that beast. :-) Most of its driving is around town though so
> I usually average 10mpg or so...
>
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