4.8 MPG
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From: Billings, Montana
Doing what??? Waiting for someone to bring you more gas?
Although that kind of mileage is typical for a 460 ford it still amazes me that they could push that much gasoline through an engine without an external explosion LOL!......... I had an 85 GMC 4x4 with 305ci in it that I couldn't get over 8 mpg with so I kinda now how you feel....I say kinda only because you had a gas guzzler with HP, where as my 85 GMC wouldn't pull a sick 'lady of the night' off a 'slop jar'
I NEVER miss that truck.
Although that kind of mileage is typical for a 460 ford it still amazes me that they could push that much gasoline through an engine without an external explosion LOL!......... I had an 85 GMC 4x4 with 305ci in it that I couldn't get over 8 mpg with so I kinda now how you feel....I say kinda only because you had a gas guzzler with HP, where as my 85 GMC wouldn't pull a sick 'lady of the night' off a 'slop jar' I NEVER miss that truck.
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From: VA
Well, this is where the 460 can shine. I was talking to a guy that owns a paving company one day, and he said that they were running 460 F-350s and got 11 MPG empty and 9.5 towing 10,500lbs. Not too bad of a drop for a pretty good load. The trucks were running 4.10s if I remember correctly. All of the roads they ran were 55 MPH or less too, so that helped. The MPG becomes much closer to newer vehicles when towing a heavy load.
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From: 'Pitlock, Maine
Hah, funny guy. What was funny about it was going up hill or down hill, head wind or tail wind, pulling a trailer or not, the mileage never changed. Sometimes I would carry an extra 5 gallons of gas just to be safe. I sure don't miss buying the gas for it, only the memories of what took place in the back of it.
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From: Clitherall, MN.
I had a 75 F250 with a 460 that got 10 always.Uphill, downhill, tailwind.Never varied. Tough ol' truck.Drove from Kearney,NE. back to Omaha with the Ebrake on a little,never noticed a thing till I got home and heard a bell sound in the back.Trashed both drums.Dash lite never did come on.
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