This morning I thought I would (as I regularly do ) see what kind of milage I was getting .

Today for a change it was a very mild day . No strong winds , actually almost dead calm . Sun shining etc etc . Temp about 40 degrees . My commute is approximately 35 miles to my office .

So I reset the trip computer that shows MPG and drove "conservatively" this morning , just keeping up with the morning commuters . (my usual driving is a little more aggressive)After reading about the Dura trans OverDrive controller , I thought I'd do my in town driving with OD off .

When I hit the highway (approximately 3.5 miles away I set the cruise to 70 turning almost exactly 1950 rpms . (OD on at this point ) About 1/2 way to the office , a State Trooper decided to slow all traffic down to the exact speed limit of 65 , then down to 55 once in the city for the last 5 miles. (Where I normally do about 70 all the way

To make a long story short ........ DOOR TO DOOR I got 17.6mpg !!! :-staun

I know some might say BALONEY! but I kid you not . I didn't think the truck could do it .

This is not a V-8 vs V-10 thread of any kind and I am not trying to start any "Mileage wars". I am just in shock and felt the need to share it .

Has anyone else seen this , or did my mods work even better than I thought . I didn't head to a gas pump to confirm the EXACT # , but I have NEVER gotten this kind of number on the computer display . (Maybe I should drive with my boots off or get lighter shoes . )

Again I am not BS'ing ........... I'm in shock .

Petre

 

It actually doesn't amaze me that much. Once you get these beasts moving and settle in to a constant speed, they are remarkably efficient. It's the 'round town driving on and off the throttle that kills the mileage.

My best mileage was 15.9 mpg from the Sacramento area up to Yosemite with four people on board and about 400 pounds of stuff in the back. The last ~70 miles were uphill.

As always, YMMV

-V10gunner

'00 SD F250 Super Cab XLT, 4X2, 142"WB, 6.8L V10, 4R100, 4.30LS, Camper Package, Dark Toreador Red over Silver, Line-X, Husky mud flaps, Snugtop Xtra Vision Cab-high shell, AutoMeter Tranny Temp Gauge, Banks Stinger and TransCommand

 

I've never tried to drive this way and I don't think I would want to regularly , but it is amazing that if you really try , they don't do half bad . The Trooper helped . You know the ones that you run into that are on the highway rather than "radaring" in a stationary spot .

He made sure he was doing EXACTLY the speed limit , as cars kept piling up behind me .

Anyway I am still in shock . My normal driving habit gets me +/- 14 mpg per tank. and normally 15 1/2 on highway at 70 mph .

BTW what does YMMV mean ???

Petre

 

>>BTW what does YMMV mean ???

Your Mileage May Vary

-V10gunner

'00 SD F250 Super Cab XLT, 4X2, 142"WB, 6.8L V10, 4R100, 4.30LS, Camper Package, Dark Toreador Red over Silver, Line-X, Husky mud flaps, Snugtop Xtra Vision Cab-high shell, AutoMeter Tranny Temp Gauge, Banks Stinger and TransCommand

 

Duhh .............. I guess I shoulda known that one

AND AINT THAT THE TRUTH !

Thanks

Petre

 

Slowing down makes a big difference.

I had a 2001 F250 Crew Cab, 4x2, with a V10 and a manual. On one trip, with the truck empty except for two poeple, it did 17.9 MPG. This was all freeway at a constant 50 MPH. It was a 550 mile trip, and that was the average for the entire trip.

Mark

 

hey petree, first off what kind of engine do you have? i am assuming that it is the v10? also what mods have you done?


-nathan

 

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 28-Mar-02 AT 03:59 PM (EST)]No actually RedRanger it's a 2002 5.4 not the V-10. 3.73 rear Supercab Lariat .

I have from front to back , an "Air Max" Spiral Flow Intake Systems , Granitelli Mass Air flow sensor , DiabloSport chip , Custoim made and tuned SS exhaust with , finally a Raven X33 muffler 3.5 in too 4" out single pipe cat back . ( It sounds AWESOME BTW )

Petre

 

>Slowing down makes a big difference.
>
>I had a 2001 F250 Crew Cab, 4x2, with a V10 and a manual. On
>one trip, with the truck empty except for two poeple, it did
>17.9 MPG. This was all freeway at a constant 50 MPH. It was
>a 550 mile trip, and that was the average for the entire
>trip.
>
>Mark


Rolling down hill helps a lot too . While rolling down hill I posted 99mpg

I WISH THAT WAS TRUE ALL THE TIME

Petre