Very interesting.....

smmayer92

smmayer92

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So I hopped in my truck the other day to make a little road trip. I live in Ft Myers Florida and took a drive up to Tampa ( aprox 3 hrs apart) to go see Big & Rich in concert. Anyway, my truck is a 98 single cab, long bed, 2wd, 3.0 with quite a few extra goodies along with a maintainance schedule that would make some porsche owners jeleous. I average about 225 to 250 miles per tank in town because I generally have a heavier foot in town to get around all the old farts and show off from time to time:whistling: I filled up at home and got on the interstate and ran between 75 and 80 mph while cruising, and possibly passed a line of tractor trailers doing in excess of 100 mph just for a short burst of passing but then returned to normal crusing again. After 6 hours of interstate driving and 2 hours of city stop and go ROUND TRIP, I returned home with 1/4 of a tank to spare and 328 miles on my trip odometer meaning that I averaged........ 20 MPG out of my truck:clap::clap::clap: I made all my calculatons, had my friend who was with me in the truck double check my math,and even called one more friend to make sure what I had just achieved was correct.


So here is my question, who else is getting the good mpg's out of their ranger? Paricularlly want to hear from the Vulcan crew......
 
That's not bad. When I first got my truck and it had all terrains rather than mud terrains, no CB antennas to drag, no roll bar and no lights, I was getting an average of about 18 on the highway. But that's with the 4.0.
 
i get great gas mileage on trips where i tow, not sure as to why. but my a/c was messed up, and once i got it fixed, the truck felt like a new car. and it seems like i get better mpgs too.
 
Wow, Im getting like 23mpg city/hw driving with my standard cab long bed 2wd 2.3L 5 speed. I love it :D
 
Redneck_ranger said:
That's not bad. When I first got my truck and it had all terrains rather than mud terrains, no CB antennas to drag, no roll bar and no lights, I was getting an average of about 18 on the highway. But that's with the 4.0.
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dopey your antennas are not going to drag down your truck, oh and my 4.0 im getting 15.4mpg
 
=( I'm lookin at like 15 with my single cab 3.0
I have a heavy foot and don't shift low though.. I generally hit 3k before I shift(sometimes higher :o).. I like to hear the engine purr =)
 
ob269 said:
=( I'm lookin at like 15 with my single cab 3.0
I have a heavy foot and don't shift low though.. I generally hit 3k before I shift(sometimes higher :o).. I like to hear the engine purr =)
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Its not all about shifting at high rpm. i shift at 2500 to 3000 with my 3.0. its also how much you press of the shifter. If through every shift you are pushing it to the floor then your engine is dumping a bunch of gas into the engine even though you arent going very fast.
 
yeah i try to be really light on the pedal as much as i can and always shift to neutral if i see the light ahead is red
 
well i heard its good to leave it in gear as long as possible if the light is red. i helps slow you down.
 
im talkin about if i see it turn from a ways away. that way i just cruise to it instead of getting there and having to stop
 
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