RE: Re: Mileage - Gen-III V6

From: Bernd D. Ratsch (bernd@texas.net)
Date: Fri Aug 03 2001 - 23:19:57 EDT


Not bad...for stock...hehehehe. ;)

- Bernd

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net] On Behalf Of David D.
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 10:09 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: Re: Mileage - Gen-III V6

Hmmm,lets see here Bernd.

My 3.9,no supercharger,and i am getting 18 city/24 hwy.
City driving until the "Low Fuel" light comes on = 350-360 miles
Hwy driving " " " " " " " " " "= 470-495 miles

with a 24 gallon tank.

Bahahahahaha

David Digney
00' Dakota Quad Cab
3.9 V6,42RE,3.55
DML Member
Dakota USA Member/Wisconsin Chapter President

>From: "Geoff" <geoff_fahl_1@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
>Subject: DML: Re: Mileage - Gen-III V6
>Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 21:37:20 -0500
>
>Wow, what kind of stuff did you do to your truck?
>
>Geoff
>""Bernd D. Ratsch"" <bernd@texas.net> wrote in message
>news:000101c11c8a$d6999ae0$040aa8c0@homenet.com...
> >
> > Well, we finally had a chance to put the new filter (Much larger K&N

> > for the Powerdyne), a fresh set of 3922's, and a fresh Cap & Rotor.
> >
> > Drove from home to San Antonio and back (took the kids to 6-Flags),
> > then all day today running errands in town and dropping the kids off

> > at the airport.
> >
> > 308 miles on one tank! (No...I don't have the larger tank either)
> > Comes out to an average (Hgwy/City) of roughly 17mpg. (That's with
> > 32" tires and 4.10 gears with a 5-speed...and all the rest of the
> > mods.)
> >
> > - Bernd
> >
>
>

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