V10 20 mpg
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V10 20 mpg
Today my family and I drove 2 hours to Knoebles in Elysburg Pa. We decided to take the excursion since it had more room and rides better than the jeep. I wasn't sure what to expect as far as mpg since I usually have 9000+ behind it. So I filled her up before we left with some reg. gas and headed up the road. 110 miles later my gauge is just off the full mark. Headed home about 8 hours later. A few more steep hills than on the way up, but 200+ miles on the trip and the needle was at 3/4 tank. I won't know for sure until I top her off but this is what I have found. At half tank it is exactly 20 gal to fill her up. At 1/4 tank it is exactly 30 gal to fill her up. So if each 1/4 is 10 gal and about 4 gal to spare when the fuel light goes on, at 3/4 I should have used 10 gal. That means I just got 20 mpg with my v10. I'm happy with that. my ex was very happy with all her temps and I think she enjoyed the run without the extra weight behind her.
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No 5 star. I kept the heavy foot off and tried to keep her under 70. I really doubt I got 20 but if it was all flat and highway I know I could do it. Just some of the city running after the trip ran the needle down to 5/8 of a tank. Probably won't fill her up for a week or so. Next tip is camping. I'll keep you posted.
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I'll post back when I fill her up in a week or so. I hope the gauge isn't messed up, never was before. The mpg meter lie- o- meter up top said 18-22 at most times. Like I said I know it won't be exactly 20 since I did some city driving in the trip. Usualy if I am pulling I get 200 miles out of a half tank and it takes 20 gal. when at 1/2 To fill up. That's 10 mpg when pulling. This trip I had 200 miles at 1/4 tank. Just saying. Believe it or not it happened.
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I believe the X gas tank is 44 gallons. The way I look at it is that each 1/4 is 10 gallons, as you posted, and then the remaining 4 gallons are split 2 gallons above full (my X shows past full on the gauge when it's actually full), and 2 gallons below the empty mark. So by my reckoning, when at the 3/4 mark, you have probably actually used 10 + 2 = 12 gallons, if you topped off completely at the start of your trip.
Also, while my X is heavily modified (8" lift, 37" offroad tires, 4.56 gears, 4x4, roof rack with bulky stuff up top), it's the 7.3 diesel & I get 12-13 mpg highway real world hand calculated results (i.e. not reading off the lie-o-meter), so you'll forgive me if, like several others, I'm somewhat skeptical if you claim 20 mpg for the V10, even if it's stock height & 2WD, rather than 4WD, which obviously helps a lot.
I am hoping to pick up a couple of highway mpg (if I could get closer to 15 mpg I'd be happy) on my 7.3L PSD by doing some basic maintenance e.g. new sensors, changing to synthetic fluids, econo tune etc., maybe even a custom easily removable front air dam for long trips, but given my particular X's mods, which suit my requirements, I know my X will likely never be a fuel sipper, which is okay as I knew that going in, and I don't know of any other vehicle that fits my particular requirements and gets better mpg (well, maybe a custom Cummins 5.9L common rail diesel in an Excursion or older straight axle Suburban, but you can buy a lot of diesel with what a custom conversion like that would cost).
Also, while my X is heavily modified (8" lift, 37" offroad tires, 4.56 gears, 4x4, roof rack with bulky stuff up top), it's the 7.3 diesel & I get 12-13 mpg highway real world hand calculated results (i.e. not reading off the lie-o-meter), so you'll forgive me if, like several others, I'm somewhat skeptical if you claim 20 mpg for the V10, even if it's stock height & 2WD, rather than 4WD, which obviously helps a lot.
I am hoping to pick up a couple of highway mpg (if I could get closer to 15 mpg I'd be happy) on my 7.3L PSD by doing some basic maintenance e.g. new sensors, changing to synthetic fluids, econo tune etc., maybe even a custom easily removable front air dam for long trips, but given my particular X's mods, which suit my requirements, I know my X will likely never be a fuel sipper, which is okay as I knew that going in, and I don't know of any other vehicle that fits my particular requirements and gets better mpg (well, maybe a custom Cummins 5.9L common rail diesel in an Excursion or older straight axle Suburban, but you can buy a lot of diesel with what a custom conversion like that would cost).
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