Finally opened her up.
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Finally opened her up.
Don't tell my insurance company, but tonight I finally thought I'd put the hammer down and see what the truck could do. Was cruisin just under 70 when I stepped on the go pedal. A few seconds later I let up on the gas a little bit and she finally shifted into od at 90. Hit 95 and still climbing when I let up and brought her back down to 70. All that in not much more'n a quarter mile. Still had plenty off room for speed at 95 too. 
It's got some go under that hood. I usually won't take it much over 75 cause I'm too paranoid about getting expensive tickets. I'm sure it'll peg the speedo now. 
Now I wanna take it to an open day at a track and see where top end is at. 
It's got some go under that hood. I usually won't take it much over 75 cause I'm too paranoid about getting expensive tickets. I'm sure it'll peg the speedo now. Now I wanna take it to an open day at a track and see where top end is at.
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Take DKF's word for the stability so you can save yourself the possible speeding ticket. Then send me the $10 in gas you will save by not doing the 100MPH run. 
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Well, you are lucky then if you got it over 100mph. I have a 2001 V-10 and as I was a passenger in my own truck, it would not get over 95mph. It acted as though it had a governor on it and this was a brand new truck at the time and maybe a year and half to 2 years old. As I think back on it now, man, I sure trusted my friend!
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Funny story I was doing 72 on cruise control on the HWY and a little car tried to go around me and I pushed it a bit hard next thing i was at 90+ easily I think the 70-90 is faster than the 0-5 lol. Needless to say the car didn't get by me
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I had a 2001. I actually got BETTER gas mileage when I ran faster. Truck Governed at 95. I would run 90 (no Cruise) on the interstate. The Distance was 120 miles. First time i did it my hand calculated mileage was high for the tank. So the next 3 times I made the trip, I filled up right before i jumped on the interstate, and filled up right when i got off 120 miles later. I got 18-19 all 3 times. Normal highway mpg for that truck running 70 was 14-15. Go figure. The engine was somehow more efficient.
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I had a 2001. I actually got BETTER gas mileage when I ran faster. Truck Governed at 95. I would run 90 (no Cruise) on the interstate. The Distance was 120 miles. First time i did it my hand calculated mileage was high for the tank. So the next 3 times I made the trip, I filled up right before i jumped on the interstate, and filled up right when i got off 120 miles later. I got 18-19 all 3 times. Normal highway mpg for that truck running 70 was 14-15. Go figure. The engine was somehow more efficient.
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