12 mpg hwy!?
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Uh I just drove from San Diego to Fort Collins a few weeks ago. I averaged about 17-18mpg with the truck filled to the brim with tools, camping gear, and other useless crap I should've left at home.
My truck is lifted with over sized tires but (when it was running) it ran pretty smooth. I don't normally push the rpm's over 2k unless I'm hill climbing (screw that pass that goes through Vail)
If you go through DiscoMikes list and change out all the fluids, spark plugs and what not these trucks do ok.
Edit : also I check my mileage by topping up, setting the trip then when I top up again I divide number of miles driven by how much gas I need to fill up again.
My truck is lifted with over sized tires but (when it was running) it ran pretty smooth. I don't normally push the rpm's over 2k unless I'm hill climbing (screw that pass that goes through Vail)
If you go through DiscoMikes list and change out all the fluids, spark plugs and what not these trucks do ok.
Edit : also I check my mileage by topping up, setting the trip then when I top up again I divide number of miles driven by how much gas I need to fill up again.
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ok, so it sounds like we're in the right ballpark. that's the UG reading, verified with basic math skills and some sobbing at the frequent gas station stops. We were driving I-95 and the Turnpike in FL, and you can't drive less than 70 without causing a wreck. Checked the difference in mpg b/t 70 and 80 and it was miniscule, so we ran at 80, hot as ***** out there too.
let me hijack my own thread... lots of wind noise up at 70-80, especially the front drivers A pillar and the rear pass door/window. any common issues relating to these? checked the seals, all seem good. maybe the finisher pieces not on properly?
let me hijack my own thread... lots of wind noise up at 70-80, especially the front drivers A pillar and the rear pass door/window. any common issues relating to these? checked the seals, all seem good. maybe the finisher pieces not on properly?
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