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Old 11-25-2005, 05:55 PM
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MPG ??? Miles on a fulltank???

Hey superduty lovers

How many miles are you getting out of a full tank a gas?

Lets not focus on the digital reading , lets focus on how many actual mikes are put on .. thanks..

I am getting avg of 450 w/ a 38 gallon fuel tank
 
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Old 11-25-2005, 06:02 PM
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Pulling my trailer, see gallery, it is a bit big...I get 9.6 to 11.2 at 75mph and I stay at that MPH up or down big hills, and every where I go is up and down.

With out the brick behind me at 75mph and no cruse on....16.8 to 17.9, if my foot is in it.
If I could ever stay at 68 it will 19.7


13.8....I ahve a TFF 44 gallon
 
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you have a 44 gallon?? damm

so how many miles total on a complete tank?
 
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Old 11-25-2005, 06:07 PM
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Depends, a LOT on highway / city / mix. Can get under 400 miles, can get over 450. Have the stock 28gal tank.

Pure highway ~ 20.5mpg on the last trip
Pure city ~ 14mpg
Mix (typical tank) ~ 18
 
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Old 11-25-2005, 06:12 PM
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hmm am i on crack or something??? i never seen those numbers before with my truck..

my 03 was a crewcab shortbed. and avg miles on a tank was over 400

my 04 is a crewcab long bed does it have a 28 or 38 gallon tank??
 
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Old 11-25-2005, 06:30 PM
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When running empty back and forth to work in my '04 (manual), about 65 miles each way 2/3 Interstate, I can generally get about 600 miles before I fuel up. Usually average about 17+mpg and takes 35 gallons or so.

On bad days, can drop to about 450 if I'm pulling my 24' trailer weighing roughly 10K.

A guy where I work only gets 9-11 with his 04 Auto. Has blown a head gasket recently, but there is obviously a significant difference for some reason he's not discovered yet.
 
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Old 11-25-2005, 06:32 PM
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I filled my 03 cc short box up to the rim, drove 520 miles mostly hwy, fuel gauge was just under 1/4 tank and it took 27.2 gals to refill to the rim at the same pump. 6.0 engine with 5 spd auto.
 
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Most I have ever got was 765 miles on a full tank filled to the top of the Fuel filler neck!! It ran out and I barely made it to a Pump! I filled back to the top of the neck, 42.8 Gals. That was on my 01 7.3 CC 4X4 Lariat LB. Most of the time I get fuel at around 600 miles.

Best Average Fuel mileage with my 06 6.0 is 17.1 MPG, I hope it gets better!!
 

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my 04 is a crewcab long bed does it have a 28 or 38 gallon tank??
It has the larger tank.
 
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2004.5 dodge ram quad cab 2500 4x4 auto with the ctd-(34 gallon tank-filled to the neck) i can get 600-610 miles with mixed driving
 
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I have a 2005. She has 10000 mile on her and I have found that, if you keep the truck at 70 or under she gets about 17.5 to 18.8. Those figures come from the odometer. I just got back from North dakota hunting and that is what I averaged.
 
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I got 400 avg on the 28 gal tank and 500 avg on the 38 gal tank. Avg 23 and 30 gallon fillups respectively.
 
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About 480 Miles on a 28 gal tank running Superchips High. Perf. Tune.
 
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At 16.9… what I can guarantee I can get driving nice I can go 743.664593 miles, but who counts the tenths. Remember that is at 68 / 74 mph no cruse control and driving with an educated right foot.....
 

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Quoted from Tim: "68 / 74 mph no cruse control and driving with an educated right foot....."

And that's pretty much how I drive with empty or full truck. Recently, a trip from Lynden, WA. across Stevens Pass in the Cascades to Colville, WA. and back, where speeds are limited to the mid 60's at best because of the turns and since both to and return were night runs with deer as obsticles. And theres a lot of hills in that stretch. Just some camping/hunting gear in back with the canopy on. 620 miles on 34 gallons of fuel. (factory 38 gallon tank) One trip this summer, towing the camp trailer over much of the same route but on to Post Falls Idaho, well over 425 miles one way. Easily on one tank of fuel. Low fuel light comes on, and I figure I still have 2.5 gallons of fuel left.

I get 600 miles from a tank quite often with my daily work commute through rural roads. Best I've gotten has been 660 miles to a tank. Most of that was straight freeway driving.

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