hey guys what kind of miles to the gal anyone getting.got 19 the other day on trip with air on, also couple of photo in gallery

 

Oh yeah me too, but I think I got 22 with the air on, towing my fifth wheel, through the Rockies with 5 Samoan passengers. Or was it a dream.....

 

kywildcat103, mileage on these beasts is all over the map. I can pull 22-24 on the freeway, keeping below 65, on flat land, no wind. That's fill up, put it on the on ramp, fill up getting off freeway usally two hundred miles between stops.

I have a Regular cab, lightweight tonneau, 3.55 gears, but with 18 inch rims/tires that give me an actual 3.51 gearing, Magnaflow catback, AIM intake, DP tuner. So I think I'm getting near the top possible. I also have a ScanGauge so I can monitor my foot feed.

Of course around town it bites.
Last three fillups were 17.1-17.5-17.7 thats about 20% freeway, 80% local on each fill.
I can count on 20 on the freeway if I stay with traffic, and I can drive it down to 14 around town if I'm always the quickest from the stoplights.

Some guys get a lot worse, a couple get about the same as I do.
If you have a Supercab, you can expect one less mpg average over a Reg. If you have a Supercrew, you can expect to lose another one mpg.
Add in 4x4 and you have some guys getting 12 all the time.

Lots of variables in these trucks, and where you drive em.
Chris

 

I'm getting 13mpg in the city and 15 on the highway.
05 Lariat w/3.73gears

 

65mph 21 to 22, 75 mph 19.8 to 20.1 with 5.4 Lariat SCREW 3:73 LS.

 

Do you have any aftermarket modifactions?

 

Getting a steller 13.5 w/mixed driving (50 hwy/50 city) in 4x2 3.55 xlt. :-(

 

No aftermaket for me

 

I'm jealous...

 

Since this is a common subject, I want to toss in a couple thoughts for those confused by the wide spread in miles per gallon.

This is a world wide thread and people post with widely varying conditions, all of which are normal for them, so they don't usually mention it.

Examples;
Folks that live in low pollution controlled states get different gasoline. The difference can account for 1-2-3 or more miles to the gallon.

Folks that live in flat places, Kansas, Florida etc. are gonna get a lot better mileage from the same truck/combo.

Folks that live in cool climates are going to get better mileage as they won't be using the A/C as much and cooler air makes more power.

Folks that live at low altitude will get better mileage because thicker air makes more power.

Folks that live on two lane roads, with long areas that are not covered with stop lights, stop signs, and jammed up cars are going to get better mileage.

And the folks that are in these flat places, low places, open places, easy pollution places, non-crowded places, etc. don’t see it that way at all.

In traveling across this fair land a large number of times, and posting and reading posts in the forums, i
have learned that EVERYBODY thinks they have hills, mountains, hot weather, lots of pollution laws, too many stop signs, and too much traffic.

In this forum I have been told such humorous things as;
Montana is hot. Folks in Phoenix are laughing.

Kansas has lots of hills and mountains. Folks in Colorado Springs can laugh themselves sick.

South Dakota has a lot of Stop and Go traffic. Folks in LA are spitting up soda on the screen.

Dallas has major traffic. Folks from the Valley are rolling on the floor.

So when someone from Palmdale (where they built the shuttles) talks about freeway, he might be talking about 100-200 stops on the way to work in Burbank (where they make the movies).
He is talking 5 Lanes, going from 80 to zero to 80 dozens of times in a short drive. He is climbing a 30 mile steep grade (steep means sea level to 5000, and up and down a dozen times. This is in 110 degree weather with high pollution control ‘designer’ gas.

As opposed to someone running 'freeway' between Portland and Seattle, at 55-60 steady speed, moist cool air a few feet above sea level, with 93 octane gas.

So take a lot of that into consideration when comparing these mileage figures.
This stuff seems obvious, but it's not.
Some guys are posting the speeds they like to travel. That helps clear things up, but WHERE you are traveling makes even more difference.
Chris

 

I am with KevinM on this.

 

i got close to 500 miles to a tank last week....about 200 city, the rest on the e-way, plus when i filled it back up it only took about 24 gallons

 

Talking in an online forum... using the word "e-way", like "e-mail", "e-commerce" etc... could be mistaken for "electronic"-way a nickname for the internet. Using that into the calculation (200 city miles & 300 "information superhighway") you only got about 8.33 mpg

Sorry, couldn't resist!

Seriously though, your actual 20.8mpg is pretty good

 

i have a Screw getting 11-12 around town, squeaked 15mpg on highway but was loaded with gear and a hitch mounted bike trailer (more drag). She as a 5.4 with 3.55 gears and 17" wheels, 4x4, & soft tonneau. I drive in Boston most of the week, with the worst timed traffic lights i've ever driven. And I'm not always trying to be first off the light, but i can't creep either.

I happen to think that people exagerate their gas mileage on these boards. That, or you have to consider that "figuring out" the MPG based on mileage traveled vs. gas used is inaccurate at best. The fuel gauge does not read exact increments, making it a guestimation to try to figure exactly how much gas you used. Varying gallons by 2-3 when dividing the mileage traveled by it can make a difference in the final figure.

Not to say some of you folks aren't getting great mileage, as chris mentioned there are tons of variables to consider.

 

I get anywhere between 17-20, usualy aroudn 18 but usually on every tank of gas nowadayus I have alot or slow putting and lugging a trailer at lower speeds.


I think if I actually drove faster sometimes I'd get better mileage, usually I'm cruising at 45-50 in a 55. I ain't in a hurry to get to work when I have to be there for 8 hours anyway, plus I enjoy driving my truck, but can't as much cause it's gettin more and more expensive,so I take longer to get there and savor the time I get in the seat of my F-150. Oh and it's only a 15-17 miles drive to work and back.