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From: Sabin, Mn
nothing to fancy. it has end to end one peice fiberglass flares and running boards, wood trim on the dash, flexsteel seats from and rear. one thing i don't like is it sits lower than just a plain jane 1994 f150 4x4. i don't even have to jump into the seat.
as far as the fuel economy, I am just chasing the epa estimated mpg which is suposed to be around 16-17 highway. i have also read on here of guys getting upwards of 20mpg so unless they are blowing smoke my ***, i'm gonna try to at least get 16-17. I do know building more power in the engine itself will, in theory, get better mpg cuz the motor won't be under so much load. I just don't have the budget to build a 300-400 hp engine right now.
as far as the fuel economy, I am just chasing the epa estimated mpg which is suposed to be around 16-17 highway. i have also read on here of guys getting upwards of 20mpg so unless they are blowing smoke my ***, i'm gonna try to at least get 16-17. I do know building more power in the engine itself will, in theory, get better mpg cuz the motor won't be under so much load. I just don't have the budget to build a 300-400 hp engine right now.
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20 mpg in a 351/auto/4x4. Ya, smoke going sumwhere............
Not saying it's not totally impossible, but likely not going to happen all day/everyday.
I eeked 20 mpg out of my stock 2wd '95/302/auto/3.31 truck a few years back(with 100K miles on it). Flat land, under 65 mph with the cruise for a few hours. Usually just about 18 is so on a daily trip.
Lower to the ground will be good for mileage. Most guys getting really good mileage have low trucks with lots of ground effects trying to keep the air out from under the truck. There are a few on here that work on the "super mileage" issue. Doing every little thing to get the maximum.
Your truck with 150K miles likely is not in primo condition and might not get better? Not saying it's wore out, but might be down on compression a touch, leaky valves, etc. Loosing enough HP to make a difference. Might take a vacuum gauge hooked up and watched to see what kind of throttle it takes to keep it moving. Adjust your speed to keep highest reading. That is how most of the super mileage guys do it.
Not saying it's not totally impossible, but likely not going to happen all day/everyday.
I eeked 20 mpg out of my stock 2wd '95/302/auto/3.31 truck a few years back(with 100K miles on it). Flat land, under 65 mph with the cruise for a few hours. Usually just about 18 is so on a daily trip.
Lower to the ground will be good for mileage. Most guys getting really good mileage have low trucks with lots of ground effects trying to keep the air out from under the truck. There are a few on here that work on the "super mileage" issue. Doing every little thing to get the maximum.
Your truck with 150K miles likely is not in primo condition and might not get better? Not saying it's wore out, but might be down on compression a touch, leaky valves, etc. Loosing enough HP to make a difference. Might take a vacuum gauge hooked up and watched to see what kind of throttle it takes to keep it moving. Adjust your speed to keep highest reading. That is how most of the super mileage guys do it.
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