That what I did in 2000 F350 XLT and got 19.5 mpg with 3,000 pounds in bed.
Can't set my cruise, the speedo jumps all over the place and hence so does my speed. I'm gonna try a new speed sensor in the rear and see if that fixes anything.
__________________ 1994 F250 XLT-Reg cab, 4x4, 5 speed, 7.3 IDI Turbo, manual hubs. 4" intake tube, ATS upgrade, 4" exhaust w/ Walker 21172, boost & pyro on pillar, Autodim mirror, 16x8 MB Razor wheels w/285/75R16 "MT-R's" 1987 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe-Lots of fun stuff to make it go fast & take corners 2008 V-Star 1100 Midnight Custom-Just Cobra slip-on drag pipes for now
I can believe that. If you read the thread, he reached that by doing 45 MPH on the interstate. You are barely off idle settings to hold that speed in a bone stock 2wd with regular cab and not much else. I've NEVER cruised below 60 and can break 20.
We've seen a 7.3IDI powered F150 get over 30 MPG. They call it the "nightmoose" over on OBN. Not much more than 3000lbs empty, 3.54 gears, non turbo, and ZF 5 speed. Cruise speed was 60-65 MPH and they did average several consecutive tanks.
I'm almost willing to bet the truck on ecomodder is not much more than 4000-4500lbs empty. Trucks in the 80s were pretty lean indeed. He should do that gear swap though. However I am impressed if he is including an urban driving cycle with his MPG results.
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1986 F250HD Ex cab Fresh built up 6.9L diesel, Lariat AC leather seats power everything w/full cluster, sterling rear 3.08LS gears, E4OD trans, ram intake ATS 088 turbo
1986 F150 Ex cab Lariat rollercam 5.0L on LPG AOD trans 3.55 gears 390 000Ks
I get about 20 mpg goin 55 on flat land. With 2wd, 3.55s and the E4OD it does pretty good. Im gonna try setting my cruise at 50 and see how it does. It turns about 1500 rpm at 55, and about 1350(?) id say when going 50.
As for in the city..............we wont get into that.
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1993 F-250HD 7.3L IDI E4OD
I'm gonna sign my name in that diesel smoke and let the ones that come along behind me choke!
!!!28 MPG? My 7.3 won't break 13 with 3.55s!
I think it's sold though- I want a truck with fewer problems.
A friend has a '89 2WD that regularly gets 18-20 MPG I want to buy when he sells it. I could get by without 4x4, I have 2 f150s.
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'91 F150 x-cab XL 300 six M5OD 4x4 3.08 with LS 6 in a Row Makes It Go!
'88 F250 x-cab 7.3 IDI 5spd 4x4 3.55s
'95 F150 (SOLD)
NEW '79 Chevy crew cab dually
i wounder if those who get poor mpg's (when empty at least) have never changed your injectors?
we can get some killer deals on brand new ones for our idi's.
remember they do get plugged up over time and stop spraying like they are supposed too.
its hard over time,to notice the power fade away and mpg's drop out of site.
but if you have 100k or more on a set of injectors,it can be worth replacing them long before you see symptoms of running really poor.-once they get this far gone,you have to change them.but keeping them fresh can make a huge difference in any motor.
just something to think about.
tuff times for a lot of people right now,so many cant just hop online and get a set.but the sooner you can,the sooner you can get your mpgs back up where their supposed to be and get that $ back and then some.
p.s. dont forget to check your timing!
a little fuel injector cleaner every few fill-ups can go a long way too.
dont forget to cut off that soup bowl under your air cleaner!-many reports of this being a huge gain! literally a hole mpg or more according to some! (remember even a .1 mpg increase add's up big over time. never underestimate a measly .1 mpg gain.every mod counts. )
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1993 F250 Heavy Duty 4x4 XLT, regular cab, two tone with red interior, 444CID/IDI/NA International Diesel, E40D auto, 1356 BW manual shift TC, Dana 50 TTB front/Ford-Sterling 10.25 2nd-gen full floater rear with 3.55:1 gears.That's stock.See my garage for mods. 47k original miles. Carfax clean w/last OR 29,200 in '06. Not yet on the road. Brand-new to me.
♠ Real Trucks Don't Have Spark Plugs.♠
Some people drive like they are old and have all the time in the world to get places.
Others drive like maniacs and only have 2 minutes to drive 20 miles.
Some people ar lucky and live in flat terrain at low altitude.
Others live up in the mountains where nothing is flat and the air is thinner.
Crew cab 4x4 or two wheel drive regular cab.
Add in fuel quality and blended fuel in colder climates to the above mix.
Combine the above conditions and you can see why MPG varies so much for trucks equipped exactly the same way.
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86 F250 HD 6.9 IDI ATS turbo "not exactly" stock 4x4 T19 BW1345 3.55LS both ends D60 front, 10.25" Sterling rear, ram air, dual stacks.
like i was saying, i'm happy at the mpg's i get. my expedition regularly sees 11 mpg not towing. a round trip to san jose from sacramento was 17 mpg's @ an average speed of 82 mph on the gps. i'm sure iffn i didn't love to hear the 4" straight pipe sooooooooooo much the mpg's would be better.
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89 ford f250 zf5 2wd lifted with a dana 60f and 38.5's
u guys are giving him a beating on that post but my 84 dually get upper twentys all day long at 70 mph
7.3 idi with 8 psi boost
I have pulled better than that with the propane rollin
If you total up the propane cost and the diesel cost, is your cost per mile any better than a lower MPG and running straight diesel?
I also got some huge increase in MPG whe I ran enough propane, but when I figured in the cost of both the diesel and the propane, I was right back where I started running just diesel.
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86 F250 HD 6.9 IDI ATS turbo "not exactly" stock 4x4 T19 BW1345 3.55LS both ends D60 front, 10.25" Sterling rear, ram air, dual stacks.
Friday I went on a 100 mile round trip on a rainy / windy night and driving like an old lady- 55-57 MPH and shifting at 17-1800 accelerating I got 13.8 MPG
It's not horrible, but not that good either. It's still better than my 300 six on fuel though
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'91 F150 x-cab XL 300 six M5OD 4x4 3.08 with LS 6 in a Row Makes It Go!
'88 F250 x-cab 7.3 IDI 5spd 4x4 3.55s
'95 F150 (SOLD)
NEW '79 Chevy crew cab dually
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