I just finished up a run from Outer Banks, NC (Nag's Head area) back up to
Pittsburgh. I averaged 20.87 MPG, or 460 miles per tank. And that's on a
2000 CC with the 4.7, 5 speed and 3.92 diff. That's an increase of almost 3
MPG over last year's run. The only difference in the truck was that I
bolted in the Gibson cat-back about a month before the trip. Other than
that, I took the same roads, everything.
At this rate, I have almost no reason to take my Neon instead of the truck.
With the pathetic little 3 speed auto, it only manages about 24 MPG (no
tach, but I'm guessing 70 MPH is about 2900-3100 RPM). And the Dakota is
MUCH more fun to drive...
Mark Haney
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Levy" <andylevy@yahoo.com>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 9:25 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Vacation MPG
> How do you pull that off? I can get 250 out of every tank on my 4WD.
>
> Quiktruk99@aol.com wrote:
>
> > Just did a week in the Poconos, going from NJ about 192 miles
round-trip.
> > First time EVER in 2 years that my Dak broke 200 miles on a single tank.
My
> > o/h comp said I was getting 14.5 average, that at 70mph most of the way.
Soon
> > as I got back to the city & did a day's driving, the o/h now says 12.6 &
> > dropping. I'm at 227.6 miles & down to 1/8 tank as I write this. Oh
well.
> > Truck ran great, the new front Toxic shocks & Powerslots did their job.
> > Getting the intermediate steering shaft done next week, hopefully the
end of
> > my "clunk".
> >
> > Kevin/NJ
> > 99 CC 5.2L 2wd auto (318 R/T )
> > always addin' more...see my profile
> > check it out: <A
HREF="http://members.aol.com/quiktruk99/DARKDODGE.htm">THE
> > DARK DODGE</A>
>
>
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