gas mileage/ 1998 Dakota 5.2 L

From: John_Neff@Dell.com
Date: Mon Nov 05 2001 - 10:58:18 EST


I get 12.5 city, 17 hwy for short trips. On long, >100 miles, trips, I can
get up to 19.5 hwy.

I saw no difference in mileage with any mod except for an electric fan. That
netted me a solid 10% increase overall. The TB, intake, headers, Mopar PCM,
and MSD did not change my mileage at all.

John
98 Dak 4X4 CC Sport. 5.2, auto, etc.

>I just bought a '98 Dakota 4x4 w/ the 5.2 L V8. My question is about fuel
economy with this truck. Seems like I get >about 12 miles per gallon
around town and 18 on the highway. Is this normal? It seems a bit low to
me...

>Any other owners out there care to comment on their mileage? If my numbers
seem low, any suggestions to improve them (I >don't drive around with the
throttle floored or anything; this is "normal" acceleration/driving.)



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