jepp im getting 9 -11 all city driving.. and i drive like a 16 year old so.. maybe you can exect better... even better if you gave it a tune up
Plugs
Wires
cap / Rotor
offcourse oil and oil filter
If i get the truck gone get K&N air intake, dual exhaust, do full tune-up, change all fluids get oil & trans filters an swap out the mud tires for all-terrains.
Depends on the gearing, DJ has 4.10's in that truck so it's going to be thirsty anyway. I get roughly 13 cty and 17+ highway with my truck and 3.55's, a good exhaust system makes a big difference on these trucks too.
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Paul O
1990 F150 4x4 XLT X-Cab 5.0, 3.55, Comp 35-349-8, Flowtech LT's to 3" single, FRPP Mass Air Conversion
Under construction: '85 351HO, Dart Iron Eagles, Roller Rockers, Typhoon intake, Crane 444232, 24lb Injectors, TweecerRT, Innovate LC-1 wideband O2
1990 Ranger 2wd, 2.3 Briggs & Stratten, 5-speed, 3.08 gears, sliding rear window.
Highway speed is a factor too, My bronco with a C-6 averages 10 mpg in mostly city driving of stop-n-go and 70+ mph driving. I took a trip with it and stayed within 55-60 mph and averaged 13 mpg amazing and inconsistant though.
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Stock 1978 F250 Custom regular cab 4x4 with 351M and 4 spd.
1991 Bronco silver anniversary, 5.8L EFI, E4OD swapped for C-6, otherwise still stock.
run a drop in K&N filter, running a good aftermarket set of headers,Ypipe and stay with a single 2.5-3" exhaust for the best mpg results. duals will not help in the mpg relm.
run a drop in K&N filter, running a good aftermarket set of headers,Ypipe and stay with a single 2.5-3" exhaust for the best mpg results. duals will not help in the mpg relm.
The truck already has factory dual exhaust, both pipes exits behind passenger rear tire.
Thanks for reply guys, i've got a couple of other vehicles to check out on my list but most like gonna go with F250 since other's have between 130-180K an F250 got 106K on it.
You'll find that all the gas engines, 300, 302, 351, 460 get pretty much the same mileage in an unloaded pickup if you drive them reasonably nicely. The difference is when you romp the throttle or load the truck up quite a bit - the bigger engines will drink more, but haul more.
Like others have said, tire diameter, gearing, shift points, overall tune and such certainly impacts mileage.
The biggest factor is your right foot, and that foot is directly connected to your wallet.
My 500K F350 crewcab (351W/5sp) gets about 13-14 on the highway, down from it's consistent best of 16ish many years ago. But it's not a fair parallel to the trucks you're considering because mine weighs quite a bit more, it's a stick, and I shift it very early to be frugal with the power, meaning also I'm being frugal with gas and in turn, my dollars.
