umm.. ok 5gal into 125miles... 25mpg the only error possible would be the
5 gal, I consistently fill it until the 1st click where the pump shuts off
the flow.. not exact, but good enough for government work. This was the
first roadtrip after some questionable mods.. apparently they netted me
~2-3mpg.
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Jon Smith-Raleigh,NC-http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jdsmith4
'95 318 auto CC 4x4: Accel Supercoil, JBA headers,
dual glasspack, 14x3 FABM, F&B Stage I TB, !EGR,
MSD 8.5's, self-moded intake, 180 degree thermo,
ASP crank pulley, 16" Hayden elec. fan, MP SBEC,
BEST: 0-60 in 6.3 & 1/4mi 15.4@88.95
207.2 RWHP, 276.2 RW ft/lbs
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----- Original Message -----
From: <buckinghammk@nctsdg.navy.mil>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Monday, November 29, 1999 12:10 PM
Subject: RE: DML: mileage
> I agree with Sam:
>
> My old 97 (I got a 99 now) had a 5.2L,(3:55 Diff) no mods, and I
> managed to pull 23.4mpg, going around 50mph for 300 miles.
> Oh, less I forget, I had the tailgate down.
>
> 25 is stretching, recommend you redo the math. :)
>
> Michael
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sam Parthemer [mailto:rtdkota@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Monday, November 29, 1999 4:47 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML: mileage
>
>
>
> Hey, downhill, being towed doesn't count.
>
> :P
>
> I was able to manage 20.5 mpg driving a constant 70
> mph in my '95, and got a crazy 23.6 mpg driving 45-55
> mph over 300 miles (following inlaw who was towing a
> 5th wheel).
>
> Now, if you could get 19 mpg out of my RT, I would get
> you booked on "The Worlds Most Impossible Stunts"
>
> Sam '00 RT
>
> --- Jon Smith <fast4x4@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> > I'm to psyched to hold this in.. 25mpg over the
> > course of 125miles, avg
> > speed was about 70-75mph
> > ____________________________________________
> > Jon Smith-Raleigh,NC-http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jdsmith4
> > '95 318 auto CC 4x4: Accel Supercoil, JBA headers,
> > dual glasspack, 14x3 FABM, F&B Stage I TB, !EGR,
> > MSD 8.5's, self-moded intake, 180 degree thermo,
> > ASP crank pulley, 16" Hayden elec. fan, MP SBEC,
> > BEST: 0-60 in 6.3 & 1/4mi 15.4@88.95
> > 207.2 RWHP, 276.2 RW ft/lbs
> > ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ
> >
> >
>
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