On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 20:17:32 -0400, andy levy <andy-dml@levyclan.us> wrote:
>
> Michael Quigley wrote:
>
>> Is anyone getting better than around 12 MPG from their 4.7L V-8?
>>
>> I get between 11-12 MPG no matter how I drive. Sometimes I'll get around
>> 14
>> MPG if I'm doing a lot of highway driving.
>
> I think almost all of us are.
>
> I haven't even seen 12 MPG from a single tank! I have an '03 QC 4x4
> 4.7L, 3.92 gears and a manual (looks like we're pretty much the same
> setup). Checking my spreadsheet....15.88 MPG overall since I got the
> truck on February 24. A high of 19.01 and a low of 13.15.
>
> If I keep my speed at 65MPH, I can easily pull a steady 19MPG. I get 14
> *around town*.
>
> Now, I have done a lot of long highway cruises this summer (approaching
> 10K on the truck already, onyl had it 6 months) but even so, I'm seeing
> *far* better mileage than I got out of my previous Dak (318/3.55/auto/CC)
> .
>
> Are you going by the overhead computer in the truck, or calculating miles
> driven divided my gallons of gas pumped?
>
I have a 4.7 with 3.55 gears manual trans. I'm getting 16-17 mixed driving.
That's with high speeds on the highway.
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