Mileage takes 2nd seat to power, but some thoughtfull modding will get you
plenty of both. Before the heads/cam, my '95 4x4 (318 auto) saw a best of
23mpg on the interstate running 70-75mph. Losing rotational mass off the
engine really helps ;-)
-Jon Smith
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: the 15-17 area is definitely par for these trucks. the 4.7s do a bit
: better than the 5.2, and the 5.9 is a little worse than that. to get
: into the 20s you need a v6. wish it weren't true, but oh well.
> Or you just need a few mods. :-) Granted, the 4x4 will always
>lag behind the 2wd as far as fuel economy goes, but it is fairly
>common for V8 GenII Daks to be able to get into the 20s on the highway.
--
-Jon-
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