Mpg
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From: Gananoque, Ontario
3.79 liters in a US, Gallon
1.609Km in a Mile
i have never figured out what my truck gets for liters per 100km or whatever stupidity there calling it
anyone i know talks MPG's
if i did all the converstions right this is what im getting 16.244 Per 100 Km
1.609Km in a Mile
i have never figured out what my truck gets for liters per 100km or whatever stupidity there calling it
anyone i know talks MPG's
if i did all the converstions right this is what im getting 16.244 Per 100 Km
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From: fargo, nd
man my 75 e-100 with the 300 gets 8 mpg in town... but it still starts and drives fine except for being absolutely gutless... i figure its putting out around 60 horse through the 3 on the tree... ending with about 50 horse to the ground... not bad for 435,000 miles
i was thinking about putting some pictures up just because its so beat up and ugly... and the **** interior is trashed
i was thinking about putting some pictures up just because its so beat up and ugly... and the **** interior is trashed
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From: Travelers Rest SC
My '96 F 150 w/auto is getting 16 in town. We have a lot of traffic, and a lot of lights, so I don't think that's too bad. My 5 mile commute to work features 11 traffic lights! It's a short bed, no A/C, no accessories, and I drive it gently.
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From: Hewitt, Minnesota
Well I had said 17-18MPG on my 83 F150. But having driven it for a while now I would not be one bit surprised if I got 20MPG out of it. That truck just seems to go forever on a gallon of fuel. I haven't crunched the numbers yet. But I've gone just short of 190 and used 9 gallons of fuel. I never thought I would say this but those old 300-6 motors are the best motors Ford ever put in a truck. Even better then the 302 (IMO)
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1978 f100 3 speed manual trans. 17.9 mpg just checked it for the first time toady, Pleased as punch with these numbers. Several short trips to church (only about 3 or 4 miles on gravel) only i highway trip of about 120 miles the rest stop and go in town or on gravel. It wouldnt suprise me if I got about 20 on the highway.
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From: Sussex County, DE
My old girl (1996 F-150 2wd 4.9L) is nearly dead stock except for a high flow cat (scored on ebay, way cheaper than stock replacement), an NP-435 from a 1986 F-250 and a disconnected (for now) A.I.R. system, and I get 19-22 MPG on the highway, if I keep a steady 55-60 MPH. The actual mileage varies slightly, based on traffic flow at rush hour. If I'm the guy getting tailgated in the slow lane for going 60, I get 22. If I'm constantly slowing down and speeding up between 40-60 mph (happens alot on I-95 in the Philadelphia PA area, where I work), it's closer to 19. I hope it improves with a swap to 3.08 gears, right now it's got 3.55s, and turns 2,300 rpm at 60, which seems a bit too high. I can get up to 18 mpg around town, with low rpms and moderate throttle (I shift at about 1,500 rpms and let the torque pull the truck. RPM after the shift is about 900. If you use no more than half throttle, it works great, because you keep your pumping losses low, as well as friction). Even under heavy acceleration, I keep the revs under 3,500, since there is really no need for more than that anyway.
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From: Northern Virginia, USA
My old 88 M5OD/3.55/stock tires got ~17 combined, and close to 19 on the highway. When I first got it, the O2 was bad and it was running lean, and got 19 combined. I don't know what my '76 gets; I've only had it a day :-)
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