Wayne Allewelt wrote:
>
> Michael,
>
> I have a 01 4.7 4x4 QC and the highest i've seen around town is 13 mpg and
> that's on 87 pump gas and driving like grandma, which drove me crazy. The
> experiment i'm trying right now is running higher octane gas. This past fill
> up I put 4.5 gal of 110 octane unleaded and the rest with 92 octane. I did
> this to help clean the fuel system for one and see if it gave the truck a
> little more ummpf. It has given it a little more go, especially from a
> rolling start. I won't know about the mileage till the end of the week. I'll
> keep you informed. I bet you all are saying that it would be cheaper to put
> in some fuel injector cleaner. I've done that and my mileage/performance
> didn't show any noticable diff. at all. So I thought i'd throw in the moer
> expensive stuff, what the hell the QC is worth it.
>
> Wayne
> 01 QC Sport 4x4 V8
>
>
>>I'm still getting crappy gas mileage and am going to start getting a lot
>
> more
>
>>scientific about it to see if I can figure out why.
>>
>>Michael
>>02 4.7L 4x4 QC
Have you guys checked your tire pressures? I'm shocked at how bad your
mileage is - my father is averaging better than you guys on his
cross-country trip with his 360 4x4 Durango hauling 2500 pounds of
pop-up trailer.
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