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Gas mileage - 4.9 vs. 5.0 - how much difference?

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Old 08-20-2003, 05:38 PM
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Gas mileage - 4.9 vs. 5.0 - how much difference?

Just for reference.
1995 F150, 5.8, 4x4, E4OD, 3.55's, 31" MT.
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Gas mileage - 4.9 vs. 5.0 - how much difference?

I usually get 20 mpg with my 93 F-150, but I have gotten as high as 22.1mpg. My '03 Sierra gets 19mpg, so it appears they haven't gotten a whole lot better in 10 years.

I can second those VW TDI cars, those cars are impressive in the mpg! One of my co-workers has a 02 Passat! That wolfsburg edition is sweet.
 
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Gas mileage - 4.9 vs. 5.0 - how much difference?

In my 94 with 3.55's I got 18.4 once going 3 and a half hours away with my four wheeler in the back. That was cool.
 
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i get a whole 10 mpg with my 1991 Ford F-250 4X4 with the 351 5-speed over drive manual tranny and 4.10 gears
 
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Gas mileage - 4.9 vs. 5.0 - how much difference?

My 89 F150 I-6 gets 20 MPG average with a BW T-19 4sp trans and 2.73's. I have a 2003 Jetta TDI wagon that gets 55 mpg all day. My 95 T-bird gets 33 mpg (lots of mods, like the F 150) and my wife's cougar (95 as well) gets 26-27mpg, same motor as my bird, but stock. The killer is my F350 PSD. I get 23 on the highway and when I'm towing my 31' Airstream Sovereign I still get 16.5-17.5!

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