petrol or diesel(performance
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petrol or diesel(performance
hi its ken from england again i miss my old 6cyl f150 so im after another one......
what are the diesel versions like say around 1990 compared to the v8 ones?
whats kind of mpg do you guys get?
whats performance like ? i had my 6cyl on eup to about 105mph but accelration wise was ok do the v8 or diesels accelerate ok?
mpg is importnant because petrol over here is now about $10 a gallon!!!!!
thanks in advance for replys...
what are the diesel versions like say around 1990 compared to the v8 ones?
whats kind of mpg do you guys get?
whats performance like ? i had my 6cyl on eup to about 105mph but accelration wise was ok do the v8 or diesels accelerate ok?
mpg is importnant because petrol over here is now about $10 a gallon!!!!!
thanks in advance for replys...
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can only comment on gas V8
My 1988 F150 extended cab, 4 x 2, 302, AOD transmission, 3.55 LS gears, with about 95,000 miles, accelerates fine and gets about 16 mpg, using regular gas, and driving normally. It's great for driving, occasional hauling (I haul a boat weighing about 5,100 pounds including trailer). I don't know about diesel trucks.
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I have a 1993 f250 supercab, 7.3l, with an aftermarket turbo, 35" tires,5 speed, unknown gears. This truck has tons of power, and gets about 15 mpg, and has 274k miles on it. I'm much happier with this truck than any other truck I've owned.
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My friend has a 95 (or 96) Powerstroke diesle F-250. It is almost completely stock and gets around 20MPG. When you say $10/GAL, do you mean $10 USD?
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This was an old 90 dodge with a 5 speed 2wd. Those eras of cummins seemed to do good. Another buddy of mine has a cummins powered dodge and he gets 19 and its a 95 4x4, but that was with a car hauler hooked up. Not sure what it gets without the hauler. I mean cummins should get better fuel mileage than a stroker due to the fact that theres 2 less cylinders, and a lot less parts to turn.
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Originally Posted by general--lee
petrol is $8.50 and diesel is $9.00a gallon roughly in us$
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