Best Mileage Ever Gotten
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There are a lot of factors that come into play when it comes to MPG, so many in fact that I'm not even going to touch on it...
The best MPG I got with my '95 f150 4x4 (4.9 & 5 speed) was the day I brought it home. I got 18 MPG on a nearly 3 hour trip, all highway, at 65 MPH. Daily driving I regularly pulled between 15 and 16. That was of course before the lift and bigger tires. After the fact, daily driving was more in the 12-14 range, which I don't think is too bad, considering my engine is now over 200k miles and it is turning 33" tires with stock 3.55 gears.
Sorry for the long-winded post.. but I wouldn't be expecting 25+ mpg, unless you are looking at a reg cab/short bed, 4x2, with a 3.08 or higher rear gear. AND you aren't afraid of spending some time and money tuning it perfectly, AND only drive LONG highway trips.
The best MPG I got with my '95 f150 4x4 (4.9 & 5 speed) was the day I brought it home. I got 18 MPG on a nearly 3 hour trip, all highway, at 65 MPH. Daily driving I regularly pulled between 15 and 16. That was of course before the lift and bigger tires. After the fact, daily driving was more in the 12-14 range, which I don't think is too bad, considering my engine is now over 200k miles and it is turning 33" tires with stock 3.55 gears.
Sorry for the long-winded post.. but I wouldn't be expecting 25+ mpg, unless you are looking at a reg cab/short bed, 4x2, with a 3.08 or higher rear gear. AND you aren't afraid of spending some time and money tuning it perfectly, AND only drive LONG highway trips.
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The best mileage I ever got with mine was 22. This was with a 1bbl carb, a free flowing exhaust with manifolds from the EFI engine, 215 75R15 tires, a 3.00 final drive, and my SROD overdrive transmission at around 60mph.
Now, with a 4bbl, 31" tires, and an NP435 transmission, I get around 16 - 17 or so at 65mph. 15-ish at 75.
Now, with a 4bbl, 31" tires, and an NP435 transmission, I get around 16 - 17 or so at 65mph. 15-ish at 75.
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. Built the motor to spec with the exhaust/smog exceptions. We will see what we get for MPG here soon I hope.
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