I don't know where y'all are getting those mileage numbers. My V8 gets 16
city/highway under very aggressive driving, and 20 highway on my trip btw NC
and StL. I'm not meaning to start another mileage debate, but 11-13 city?
Never even close to that low.
Robert
engine mods are: MP SBEC, ram air hood, MSD, DT headers, cat back, 180
thermostat, 93 octane.
Jodi Lewis wrote:
> I'd have to agree with the mileage in my V6 wholeheartedly. (I have a 22
> gallon tank) On my trip from DC to Indiana I only had to stop for gas
> once between here and there...that was HUGELY convenient! I have driven
> cross country before and it really sucks having to pull over every
> couple of hours for gas!
>
> -Jodi
> jlewis@sharetech.com
> '98 Dakota Sport
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mike Crumley [SMTP:mcrumley@airmail.net]
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 1998 12:36 PM
> > To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > Subject: Re: DML: Engine Size
> >
> > At 02:52 PM 9/22/98 , you wrote:
> >
> > >Why do you say the 318 sucks ? Not that there is anything wrong with
> > that ,
> > >but I am just curious as to why you think so . Only thing I can think
> > of
> > >would be the very minimal difference in gas mileage .
> >
> > Hey, I never used the word "sucks", OK? But then again, if you've ever
> > put
> > your hand over the TB while the engine is running--it really does suck
> > :)
> > On the other hand, if you take a look at my sig you'll see that I
> > actually
> > have a V-6. That post was just a tongue-in-cheek attempt to head off
> > the
> > flood of "Get a V-8" posts that always pour forth whenever this
> > subject is
> > brought up. As far as the "minimal" difference in mileage that some on
> > this
> > list have brought up lately, I have come to the following conclusion.
> > Having been on the list for about a year, my (informal) estimate is
> > that
> > the V-8s get about 11-13 mpg city slightly more hwy (again this is
> > just a
> > rough average, some get more, some not as good). The V-6s average
> > about
> > 16-18 mpg city. This works out to about 5mpg difference. If we round
> > it off
> > to 20 gallons burned between fill ups, the V-6s can go 100 miles
> > farther
> > than the V-8s before filling up. Or, the V-6s can go the same distance
> > as
> > the V-8s on 5 gallons less gas. Or the V-6s can go the same distance
> > as the
> > V-8s for $5 less money. Or...well, you can work out all the
> > combinations.
> > Now, whether this amounts to a "minimal" difference, or whether really
> > adds
> > up over the course of a year or the lifetime of the vehicle is, I
> > suppose,
> > a matter of opinion. Some would rather have the power and don't care
> > about
> > the mileage. I'll wave at them as I drive by the gas station :)
> >
> > --
> > Mike Crumley mcrumley@airmail.net
> > 97 RC 3.9L V6 3.55 Auto Rhino Liner
> > Bug Shield Mud Flaps DDBC
> >
> > "I believe people would be alive today
> > if there were a death penalty" -- Nancy Reagan
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