Last time I checked, my 3.9 gets about 18mpg's. But I firmly believe fuel
consumption is illegitimate when you're having fun driving it!!
-- Gary Hedlin President Hedlin Web Designs http://www.hedlin.net Gary's Wisdom- #1 -You can't love anyone if you can't love yourself!!On 11/24/03 11:14 PM, in article 028b01c3b312$60079a00$d75f2241@a.tampabay.rr.com, ""Tony Cellana"" <acellan1@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> > My 408 stroker in the Eggplant got 13 on the highway in the past few days > ;-) And thats with a cam in excess of 280* duration and over .550 lift. > > TonyC > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kenneth Berntsen <kenneth@berntsen.cc> > To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net> > Date: Sunday, November 23, 2003 9:56 PM > Subject: Re: DML: Re: Re: 4 banger gas milage? > > >> >> Dude 14-15? >> >> What did you do drive around in 1st & 2nd all the time? The worst I ever >> got was 17 and that was cuz I was pushing the hell out of it. >> >>> >>> i had a 97 RC with the 4cyl and the gas mileage was a joke. if i > remember >>> correctly i averaged around 14-15mpg. my 98 3.9 does better. i think >>> only >>> the 360 gets worse, but at least you get some power as a trade off. >>> >>>> I have a CC 3.9 V6. I think my driving is pretty much 50/50 >>>> highway/city. >>>> I have been tracking mileage meticulously for the past 6 months. I have >>>> driven 8,536.1 miles and puchased 481.91 gallons of gas. Thats 17.7 >>>> mpg. >>>> If I really tried (kept it at or under 70 on the highway) I could do >>> better. >>>> >>>> I realize that's not exactly what you were looking for, but if a >>>> V6CCAuto >>>> can average almost 18 then I don't think it's a stretch to say a 4cyl >>> 5spd. >>>> can average 20. >>>> >>>> HTH and good luck! >>>> Craig Rash >
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