>Date: Sun, 29 Nov 1998 15:09:34 -0500
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>From: Jack Hilton III <HEMI@charter.net>
>Subject: DML: Mileage improved on the R/T
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>
>
>Hey all -
>
>I went to my Grandmother's house in Southwest VA this Turkey Day and
wanted
>to try an experiment to see if I could get the MPG up on the R/T from
my
>past best on the 700 mile trip to FL.
>
>If you remember , when I went to FL , I ran with the a/c off , at a
steady
>75-80 MPH and only got about 14.5-15MPG. On the way back , I stayed
unser
>70 and got 15.5.
>
>Well , what I did on this trip (about 400 miles each way) was to not go
>over 60MPH. I theorized that at 60, I would get my best mileage and
that it
>goes down exponentially above 60. Well on the R/T with the 3.92 gears ,
you
>turn exactly 2000RPMs at 60.
>
>On the way up, I filled up just before getting on the interstate with
>premium fuel (93 octane). I ran with the cruise set on 60 and ran it
for
>about 190 miles before stopping to refill and check the mileage.
>
>On my first stop, I calculated 18.3MPG !!!
>
>I was kind of amazed.
>
>On the way back , I filled up with Chevron Premium, and I got
19.8MPG!!!!
>
>Talk about shocked !
>
>Anyway, I just thought I would let you know that if you can put up with
>driving 60 in an R/T (I HATED it!) , then you CAN get decent mileage .
>
>Later
>
>BTW- She has 11000 miles on her now , she had about 8000 when I went to
FL.
>
>
>W . Jack Hilton III
>
>HEMI@charter.net
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I have a question, do you have a tonneau cover? Did you have your
tailgate down if you don't have a cover?
Chris Tesinsky
Still waiting for my '99 Yellow R/T CC (been built since Oct 1st, held
up in QC, supposedly paint related now.)
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