95 I-6 13mpg
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From: Independence, MO
95 I-6 13mpg
I have a 95 f-150...I6..5spd 4x4......gets about 13 mpg....this can't be normal...i changed the o2 sensor and the plugs.....cap...rotor and wires are next.....what are some other things i can do to help the mpg out??...K&N air filter?
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From: Westmont N.J.
gas milage
I have a 88 f150 4.9L with a 5 speed, around town I get 12-14 depending on how I drive. On the hiway it gets 19-20 mpg going about 75 mph or better. Someday I going to hold the hiway speed to about 60-65 to see what happens. I think its the constant shifting and hittin the gas to make her go that tears up the fuel in city driving. 
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Here is something you should consider. Moving a car or truck takes energy. We equate energy with gasoline and convert that to MPG as our standard for measuring. Two trucks, the same in every way except they have different engines. It can be 6 vs v8, small v8 vs big v8. It still takes the same amount of energy to move that truck. The difference comes in when the efficiency of the various power plants is factored. If you have an old, low tech, 6cyl vs a new, high tech big v8, you could actually get better MPG with the v8. It all comes back to the fact that takes the same amount of energy to move that truck no matter what engine is in it. The difference is going to be in how efficient is the engine, is there a significant weight difference, etc.
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Mine's been getting as little as 8 mpg city, I've replaced or cheked everything i can think of. 
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From: Bogota, Colombia
8MPG tooo!
Well, I have a 1992 Bronco stock 1bbl carter 300cid 2WD, C-6, 3.08 gears and 29-inch tires, and I get 8MPG! My wife hates it! I only make $600/month (Colombia) and the gallon for 89 octane gas is $2.00! Prices will continue rising for a while (local government policy). I've been thinking about converting to natural gas, an increasingly popular alternative here, yet I've heard some bad things about it in this forum. Sad thing is that the I-6 is advertised as the "more economical" (14/17 MPG) of the three engines offered in late Broncos (302, 351W...) and certainly more economical (supposedly) than those M-Blocks, but after taking a survey here, the carbed I-6 coupled w/ the C-6 tranny is the most gas-guzzling engine, so ditch the six and get a V-8 or else...?! what to do?
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From: Coos Bay, Oregon
All I've ever got with my truck is about 13 around town--1988, 5-speed, 3.55 rear end, stock size tires. Its not even that great on the highway. Sure, its capable of 20mpg if you drive 55 everywhere. But I drive anywhere from 65-75 when I go on a trip, and I usually get a touch over 15mpg.
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i discovered that code has to do with emissions controls......gona dig into it this weekend and get it fixed...hopefully...i'd be happy if i could get it to 17.....driving to denver in november.....what it gets now will hurt bad if i gotta stop every 150 miles to fill up.