Well, thansk for saying I'm lying'have no math skills. :/ I got 21MPG the
only time I bothered to check. The one difference I have is I normally drive
between 60-65. I see you guys running on AVERAGE at ridiculous speeds like
85MPH! THAT'S WHY YOUR GAS MILEAGE SUCKS! Get a clue! I may make a WOT romp
up to 85-110 fairly often, but I would never think of jsut driving down
theroad and keeping a totally uncalled for speed like that. And just because
that's the speed everyone else is going doesn't do it for me either, you'll
think that when ya have an accident at 85MPH....
-Ryan
99 DA RC R/T
Craziness.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET]On Behalf Of Shawn Bowen
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 9:05 PM
To: dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
Subject: RE: DML: 4.7 vs 5.9
Man, I'm glad to see someone else who has good math skills;-)... I get
frustrated with all the high mileage claims, I DO believe the 4.7 is a more
efficient engine but the 5.2's and 5.9's flat out suck the gas out of the
tank. Who needs a fuel pump when you have a 5 liter!;-)
Shawn
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET]On Behalf Of Richard A Pyburn
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 2:17 PM
To: dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
Subject: Re: DML: 4.7 vs 5.9
Hey, Shawn ~
I agree with you. Some people just can't accept reality. I was getting 15
mpg in city driving with my 318 before the S/C. Since the S/C I get 12
-13 with no difference in driving habits ( when I get on it for pesky
BMW's and shit, I don't count the mileage). I've gotten 17 on the
highway. My CC weighed in at 3805 lbs at HRP last fall (pre S/C).
I see you got the larger K&N cone, too. The one that came with the S/C
collapsed for me. Glad to see that you have determined that the bypass
valve is working for you.
HTH
Richard in San Antonio
On Sun, 22 Jul 2001 22:53:55 -0700 "Shawn Bowen" <Shawn@bowen.com>
writes:
> I got to say this, either my truck is just a gas PIG or people are
> blowing
> smoke out of there ass. I get at most 14MPG from mine on the HWY on
> cruise.
> Now I do have a good bit of stuff done to it, and it is running rich
> at WOT,
> but I can't see how a 5.9 can get better mileage than my 5.2... I
> usually
> run 80 - 85 on the HWY. 93 Octane.
>
> Shawn
> 98 5.2L 4x4 CC
> PowerDyne at 9PSI with a real intake (K&N 6x9 Cone)
> Bernd's magic blow off valve (works well!)
> DynoMax Catback
> JBA Ceramic Headers
> F&B 52MM TB
> Leach custom flash
> MSD Ignition & Wires
> Crower 1.7 RR's, HP pushrods, HP springs, valve covers
> Autolite 3922's
> Black Magic Fan (ditched the clutch fan)
> Currently 3.55 Gears
> A bunch of other stuff but I'm tired of typing;-)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET]On Behalf Of Ronald Wong
> Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2001 7:38 AM
> To: dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
> Subject: RE: DML: 4.7 vs 5.9
>
> <<There are several people on the list who get 20-22 MPG on the
> highway with
> their
> R/Ts.>>
>
> That's sitting in their driveway with the ignition off! ;-D
>
>
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