What are the 5 best mileage improvements for 460
#46
Best 5 460 mpg improver's:
Lose the keys.
Remove the battery.
Sell it.
Drive the Ranger.
Siphon gas from the U-haul trucks.
A big plus to 10mpg..........You know exactly how far you can drive before filling up:
18 + 19gal = 37 @10mpg = 370 mile range!
Embrace the beast!..... 10mpg isn't so bad when you can pass all the Chevy and Dodge gassers, while loaded with 12,000lbs.........all the way to the next gas station.
Lose the keys.
Remove the battery.
Sell it.
Drive the Ranger.
Siphon gas from the U-haul trucks.
A big plus to 10mpg..........You know exactly how far you can drive before filling up:
18 + 19gal = 37 @10mpg = 370 mile range!
Embrace the beast!..... 10mpg isn't so bad when you can pass all the Chevy and Dodge gassers, while loaded with 12,000lbs.........all the way to the next gas station.
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#51
Hey, I like that!!!
I'm not absolutely positive if were allowed to link to outside websites but I thought I would show you this f-350 crawler http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/2027826818.html
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The best way to get fuel economy from a pickup is to buy a diesel or a little old Japanese mini-truck. A Chevy LUV or Ford Courier or Dodge Ram 50 will get 25-30 mpg and carry 3/4 of a ton, but they can't tow our horse trailer. As for my 460... I just fill it up and use it as little as I can get away with. Lately, with my wife's Range Rover broken, it's been driven a lot ($$).
Scott
Scott
#57
I have a 97 crew cab short box with the 460 it's my primary driver when I'm not in my tow truck and according to the vacuum gauge going down the highway at 100 km/hr with od of on the shifter I can do 15-17 mpg on a light peddle. If town cruising at 40-50 is right around 15 if I take it easy. I got the vaccum mileage gauge on my cowl so it's easy to keep a eye on it
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I have a 97 crew cab short box with the 460 it's my primary driver when I'm not in my tow truck and according to the vacuum gauge going down the highway at 100 km/hr with od of on the shifter I can do 15-17 mpg on a light peddle. If town cruising at 40-50 is right around 15 if I take it easy. I got the vaccum mileage gauge on my cowl so it's easy to keep a eye on it
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I have a 97 crew cab short box with the 460 it's my primary driver when I'm not in my tow truck and according to the vacuum gauge going down the highway at 100 km/hr with od of on the shifter I can do 15-17 mpg on a light peddle. If town cruising at 40-50 is right around 15 if I take it easy. I got the vaccum mileage gauge on my cowl so it's easy to keep a eye on it
Each tank was good for 200-225 miles, it worked out to a solid 14-15 MPG and were always going 70-80 MPH
Of course that was 99% highway, the truck is bone stock auto except for a k&n air filter, 3 in straight pipe exhaust w/ no cats and no smog pump.
Though around the city is always in the single digits.
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