looks like im now getting 50+mpg in a truck

Discussion in 'Off-Topic' started by hazard-maine, Dec 15, 2011.

  1. hazard-maine

    hazard-maine northern ranger driver

    you heard it right peoples im not getting 50+mpg in a truck....well its kinda a truck, few days ago i picked up an 1985 vw mark1 rabbit truck, and im fixing up right now and when i get it on the road ill be getting 50+mpg in a diesel, only bad part is the motor is pushing out only 55hp
     
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  3. Brinker88

    Brinker88 Black sheep o' the family

    Still, they're great little vehicles for around town. Slap a turbo on that pig and you'll be golden. Post up a couple pic of the truck and engine bay if you could.
     
  4. OP
    hazard-maine

    hazard-maine northern ranger driver

    it has a turbo on it anyways not a big one, but it has one
     
  5. Dcrymes99ranger

    Dcrymes99ranger Riding low and broke!!!

    x2 we want pictures...
     
  6. Brinker88

    Brinker88 Black sheep o' the family

    pics now !
     
  7. RoadRanger

    RoadRanger -Skylark65-

    one of the guys i go out to carlisle with has one of those diesel rabbit pickups. runs it purly on used cooking oil, no mods whatsoever, just a bottle of injector cleaner every couple of months. gotta love zero fuel costs! damn things can haul more than you'd think too, just not very quickly, lol.
     
  8. OP
    hazard-maine

    hazard-maine northern ranger driver

    ill get pictures tomorow for everyone
     
  9. don't you know tomorrow never comes LOL
     
  10. OP
    hazard-maine

    hazard-maine northern ranger driver

    its gonna need a paint job soon, heres pictures when i picked it up
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  11. OP
    hazard-maine

    hazard-maine northern ranger driver

    pictures are up
     
  12. looks in pretty good shape right on!!!
     
  13. Hurley

    Hurley Superultramegalurker

    Paint that b****!
     
  14. Captured Time

    Captured Time watch this and hold on

    jack it up now
     
  15. OP
    hazard-maine

    hazard-maine northern ranger driver

    im gonna work on painting it, and im not jacking it up, im keeping it stock for better mpg, well gonna do 2" pipes for the exhaust for about 10 extra hp and update the intake, everything else will be stock
     
  16. TurdFX4

    TurdFX4 Schuylkill Countys Finest

    If the motor goes, drop in a TDI out of a jetta
     
  17. Brinker88

    Brinker88 Black sheep o' the family

    For gas milage, you'd be better off dropping in a 427 cobra jet backed by an NP435 with 4.10 gears in the rear :D
     
  18. El Camino Man

    El Camino Man Thank The Lord For BBFs!

    I doubt youll see 50 mpg but 40 is definitly the norm. Me and my grandpa have looked into getting one of these a few times. Theyre sweet!
     
  19. OP
    hazard-maine

    hazard-maine northern ranger driver

    oh ill be getting 50+ guy i bought it off had the motor rebuilt to brand new everything 2 months before
     
  20. El Camino Man

    El Camino Man Thank The Lord For BBFs!

    O lol. On second thought, its more than likely lol. All the ones weve been finding have been drove... a lot. 200,000 miles and more
     

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