fuel mileage help!!!!!!!!!!
Thread Starter
|
New User
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 4
Likes: 0
05' EB expy fuel mileage help!!!!!!!!!!
I bought a 05' E.B.Expedition new in the middle of December 2005, drove it a few weeks and was really disapointed w/ the fuel mileage. I put a K/N air filter in and I gained basically a half mile a gallon better fuel. Does anyone have any other suggestions to gain a little better mileage? Does a performance chip help at all in this department?---------Help!!!!!!!! (I am getting around 16mpg hwy)
Last edited by jcook1; Jan 21, 2006 at 10:46 PM.
Elder User
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 644
Likes: 0
I hate to tell you, but I get 16.5-17 in town and average about 19.5 on the road. i've seen 20mpg on the road as long as I keep it under 80mph. This is based on my calcuations and not on the trip computer. On the flip side, a friend has the exact same truck bought the same week. He's lucky to get 15mph ever. I think its driving style and maybe the computer program.
The truck is an 05 EB 5.4 2wd. Don't know what to tell you.
The truck is an 05 EB 5.4 2wd. Don't know what to tell you.
Senior User
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 272
Likes: 0
Trending Topics
Post Fiend
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 5,983
Likes: 2
I got $100,000 for anyone who can show me 20MPG across 1000 miles of highway driving at 65 MPH in a 5.4 4x4.
Really. Cause if you can show me how you do it, I'll make the 100 grand back many times over. (Not mention that Ford would gladly pay it up.)
Really. Cause if you can show me how you do it, I'll make the 100 grand back many times over. (Not mention that Ford would gladly pay it up.)
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
2027 Ford Super Duty Buyer's Guide (Every Model, Engine, & Package)
Brett Foote
Top 10 Ford Truck Tragedies
Joe Kucinski
AEV FXL Super Duty - the Super Duty Raptor Ford Doesn't Make
Brett Foote
Lobo Vs Lobo: Proof the F-150 Lobo Should Be Even Lower!
Michael S. Palmer
Ford's 2001 Explorer Sportsman Concept Looks For a New Home
Verdad Gallardo
10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!
Joe Kucinski
2026 Shelby F-150 Off-Road: Better Than a Raptor R?
Brett Foote
2027 Super Duty Carhartt Package First Look: 12 Things You NEED to Know!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Most Surprising 2026 Ford Truck Features!
Joe Kucinski
Junior User
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 64
Likes: 0
From: up state VT
Originally Posted by hkiefus
I got $100,000 for anyone who can show me 20MPG across 1000 miles of highway driving at 65 MPH in a 5.4 4x4.
Really. Cause if you can show me how you do it, I'll make the 100 grand back many times over. (Not mention that Ford would gladly pay it up.)
Really. Cause if you can show me how you do it, I'll make the 100 grand back many times over. (Not mention that Ford would gladly pay it up.)
Elder User
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 575
Likes: 0
From: San Diego
I love all these "emergency" posts about terrible gas mileage, and that something must be wrong with the truck. I'll tell you what's wrong with it... it's HEAVY and it's shaped like a BRICK.
I'd be ecstatic if I was seeing 16MPG!!!
An intake, exhaust and a chip will probably help, but without a doubt, the single best gas mileage producing mod is a light foot. That's it! On a recent roadtrip from San Diego to Breckenridge, CO and back, I checked my mileage at every gas stop. I noticed that when my wife drove, she was getting about 14-15 MPG, when I drove it dropped to like 13. And I thought I was being conservative. Still, all in all I averaged ~14MPG over the trip, that's in the mountains and with four snowboards on the roof, 4 people inside and the entire cargo area full of crap. I'm pretty pleased with that number!
I'd be ecstatic if I was seeing 16MPG!!!
An intake, exhaust and a chip will probably help, but without a doubt, the single best gas mileage producing mod is a light foot. That's it! On a recent roadtrip from San Diego to Breckenridge, CO and back, I checked my mileage at every gas stop. I noticed that when my wife drove, she was getting about 14-15 MPG, when I drove it dropped to like 13. And I thought I was being conservative. Still, all in all I averaged ~14MPG over the trip, that's in the mountains and with four snowboards on the roof, 4 people inside and the entire cargo area full of crap. I'm pretty pleased with that number!
Elder User
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 575
Likes: 0
From: San Diego
Man, I sure do miss my Focus whenever I have to fill up my Expedition. I average about $65 a fill-up and about once a week, and that's on the Navy base where I don't have to pay Federal taxes. $65 in my Focus would last me pretty much all month. Unless, of course, there was a track day or autocross thrown in there.
Senior User
Joined: Jul 1999
Posts: 246
Likes: 0
From: Monroe, NC
Ours is just an SE sedan with the 2.0 spi but it moves ok for a 4cyl auto. Like you say, it beats $60 fillups. The car really handles well and it is big enough that you don't feel totaly cramped up to ride in it.
Elder User
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 575
Likes: 0
From: San Diego
I had an '02 SVT with H&R Coilovers, AEM intake, an off-road pipe and SCT custom tune. Handling was out of this world, embarrassed Cobras, BMWs and other much more expensive cars on a road course. A little under powered to be a threat at the dragstrip. I would have kept it but it just didn't work well with my mountain biking and snowboarding habits. Hmmm, maybe I'll get a used ZX3...