Re: Winter Mileage

From: Jason&Sarah (Jpm699@email.msn.com)
Date: Thu Dec 30 1999 - 00:45:45 EST


Hey I just filled up today and my mileage was at 10.4 In the warmer months
i'm at 11.8 'round town(best it's ever been!). It's a 98 4X4 318 3.92 tire
and handeling package. And I'm using an open air cleaner so you know
there's alot of hot air going straight into that engine.

Jason

>If I Recall Correctly
>
>I don't know what to tell you. I'm running totally stock, mixed
>highway/city driving, cheap-ass gas (which, incidentally, is 22
>cents/gal less cheap compared to 7 months ago).
>
>fawcett@uism.bu.edu wrote:
>>
>> Sorry, I'm not up on my acronyms... What does IIRC mean (I'm not worthy!
:-)?
>>
>> So, what's a guy with piss poor gas mileage to do? I don't have the $$
for a
>> supercharger at this point and I really don't think I should have to do
that to
>> get better than 10-11 lousy mpg!
>> Tom
>>
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>> Subject: Re: DML: Winter Mileage was: Spring clamps update
>> Author: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net> at smtpout
>> Date: 12/29/99 6:16 PM
>>
>> Your mileage still seems WAY too low. IIRC, we've got the same truck
>> and I pulled about 13 on my last tank (a Thruway run & 2 days of
>> commuting in 4WD about 50% of the time).
>>
>> fawcett@uism.bu.edu wrote:
>> >
>> > Yeah man, I know your pain! I'm hovering between 10-10.5 mpg in the
cold.
>> > What's up w/dat anyway. Is it all due to the longer warm up cycle or
does the
>> > oxygenated gas have something to do with it??
>> > Tom
>
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