Originally Posted by F350 1990 (Post 14322629)

Four Wheeler took a crack at improving the 460's mpg:

http://performanceunlimited.com/proj...ine_series.pdf

The above was a heavy weight Centurion too and got 13 mpg-- with work the Reg Cabs can be put on a diet and can shed 1000 lbs compared to this beast...................with additional rear end mods, modern exhaust updates, latest Banks fuel/air delivery tech, end-to-end lightening (including light weight wheels), smaller tires w/nitrogen and other mods 15-19 on the HWY is very possible.



Here's a turbo mover / shaker:

460 turbo f - Bing Videos





:-X22

Originally Posted by Evan_P (Post 14323609)

I want to throw one out there against the just buy a Eco box claim. You need to figure out how much you drive, figure out how much that cost

Say your truck gets 8 mpg and you drive 150 miles a week. That's 7800 miles a year. Divide by 8 mpg and your left with 975 gallons of fuel a year. Multiply by $3.75 as an estimate for gas price and your at $3,656.25 a year in gas. That's quiet a lot. Now say you buy an Eco car that gets 30 mpg. That's 260 gallons a year or $975 for gas. Big savings right? Now add the price of the car. Let's say $3500 for a reliable daily. Your now at $4475. Then you factor in insurance for a second vehicle. Let's say $100 a month for a young driver like you. That's another $1200. So now we are at $5675 the first year. But that's not it. That second car is likely gonna need maintenance. That's more money. Lest say $500 a year. That brings the total to $6175 the first year. This is just for the new car. This doesn't include the truck your still paying for. See what I mean?

Originally Posted by Conanski (Post 14324504)

This is a good point, in some cases it won't make financial sense to buy a second vehicle. The OP of this thread is a 16yr old student, he probally has absolutely no need for a 460 powered F350 4x4 crew and just bought it because it was cool to have a monster truck. So the solution then would be to sell the beast and buy a 4x4 Ranger or even a car or SUV if he has no real need for a truck.

Originally Posted by Truck Guy99 (Post 14322474)

I want a better daily driver that gets better mpg than my 460.

Originally Posted by Conanski (Post 14324504)

The OP of this thread is a 16yr old student, he probally has absolutely no need for a 460 powered F350 4x4 crew and just bought it because it was cool to have a monster truck. So the solution then would be to sell the beast and buy a 4x4 Ranger or even a car or SUV if he has no real need for a truck.

Originally Posted by Truck Guy99 (Post 14325510)

I got the f350 for use. I'm getting a car hauler this august because I buy and sell trucks and a half ton won't suit my needs for this task. For example, last year missed out on a 95 F250 4x2 crew cab long bed that needed a new rear differential for 1200 that I heard run but couldn't get it home because I didn't have a stout enough truck to pull it 350 miles. I had an axle lined up for $200 and a buyer lined up for $3000 but I missed the sale because the cost of paying someone to ship it killed the profit and I couldn't pull it home with my little F150 at the time. So, The F350 I own I knew about the cost of ownership before I got it.

As for a car, I can't get a car to where I live. Even the paved roads around here are terrible and at least 3 times a week I see a car scrape the ground within 5 miles of my house.

A compact pickup, I looked into those as well. I looked at two rangers and an s10. They all had 40/20/40 seats and my shoulders were over hanging both sides of the seats. I have very big shoulders and I couldn't sit in it without a lot of discomfort in my shoulder blades. So a full size is about the only option.

As far as crunching numbers, that's what I'm trying to do. That's why I asked about mpg to crunch the numbers to see if the cost made sense.

Originally Posted by blue924.9 (Post 14325941)

since you showed concern with a car scraping


:-X04 best of both worlds right there

Originally Posted by Evan_P (Post 14323609)

I want to throw one out there against the just buy a Eco box claim. You need to figure out how much you drive, figure out how much that cost then compare. Figure out what mileage a Eco box would get, how much the added insurance would be and then add the amour your going to pay for the new Eco box. Doesn't seem so beneficial now does it? I'll run you through an example here.

Say your truck gets 8 mpg and you drive 150 miles a week. That's 7800 miles a year. Divide by 8 mpg and your left with 975 gallons of fuel a year. Multiply by $3.75 as an estimate for gas price and your at $3,656.25 a year in gas. That's quiet a lot. Now say you buy an Eco car that gets 30 mpg. That's 260 gallons a year or $975 for gas. Big savings right? Now add the price of the car. Let's say $3500 for a reliable daily. Your now at $4475. Then you factor in insurance for a second vehicle. Let's say $100 a month for a young driver like you. That's another $1200. So now we are at $5675 the first year. But that's not it. That second car is likely gonna need maintenance. That's more money. Lest say $500 a year. That brings the total to $6175 the first year. This is just for the new car. This doesn't include the truck your still paying for. See what I mean?

The notion of an Eco box is good, but not if you drive very few miles like I do. I was in the exact same position as you last year and even went as far as going to my insurance guy and talking with him to see if it would save me money. He strait up told me that unless I sold my truck for a fuel efficient car, it wouldn't save me anything for a few years.