Hello every one, first post here.
Sorry Mike, but...
The V8 can get better mileage "in some circumstances" than the V6. I
purchased a 92' Dak (3.9L, 4x4, CC, auto, LE trim) in Jan of 98'. Usually
got 18-19mpg highway, but the smaller engine didn't have a lot of torque to
it to pull itself up hills & into head winds, so it would drop out of
overdrive & unlock the torque converter, increasing the engine RPM from
about 2k to about 3k. The higher RPM would burn more fuel than my new Dak
does on the same hill & head wind since the 318 has enough torque to grunt
through the wind. I live in North Dakota & was it ever windy today
(30-35mph south wind gusting to 40+mph), on my way to work my new Dak never
downshifted once from overdrive or unlocked the torque converter, not even
over hills into that head wind & the lowest mileage I saw (on the overhead
counsel was 15mpg, about the same as I get with no wind on the same road. It
may not be good mileage, but it is consistent! My old 92' would have only
pulled 13-14mpg in the same situation.
Sorry for the long post. I mentioned my NEW Dak!!! Flame Red 99' Sport+,
318, FT-4x4, trailer tow package, Club Cab, Tire & Handling package.
Purchases 1 month ago as of last Wednesday, 1100 miles so far. No mods,
YET!!! any suggestions?
---original post---
>Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 11:24:17 -0600
>From: Mike Crumley <mcrumley@airmail.net>
>Subject: Re: DML: V6 Power
>At 12:48 PM 3/25/99 , you wrote:
>
>> -Didn't someone mention before that the 5.2 may
>> actually get better gas mileage because it doesn't >>have to work quite
as hard as the 3.9?
>Seems like I remember someone advancing that theory, >but...I have yet to
see a post from anyone with a V8 >who even gets the same much less better
mileage that
>the average V6. There's just no way that less work (if >and when it
happens) can make up for the gas being >pumped into those two extra
cylinders.
>Mike Crumley 97 V6 Auto
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