Re: mileage

From: David Zavetsky (zavetsky@steelcity.net)
Date: Thu Dec 04 1997 - 08:33:49 EST


A monnvisor is a sunvisor with flush mount lights, made by Lund...

So youre saying I should be getting 16-17 mpg around town in a 4x4 V8
performance computer,3.90s , auto and visor?? I dont know.....I still think
that seems a little high for a V8 4x4 truck......I know that perforamnce and
MPG have all gone up over the years.....But I know V6 owners that are
getting 16-17 around town....How could a V8 be getting the same???????

>
>The 4WD front axle always turns, so that eats about 2 mpg. The auto
>trans will eat 1 to 2 mpg The 3.9 rear might eat 1 mpg, but I don't
>know. The EPA window stickers were all the same regardless of rear axle
>ratio when I looked at them.
>
>So I'd expect you to get 3-5 mpg less and you are getting 5-6 less
>(around town). Not far off if we have different driving habits and you
>have your "moonvisor", whatever that is.
>
>Frank Ball 1UR-M frankb@sr.hp.com (707) 794-4168 work



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