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Old Sep 16, 2006 | 10:50 PM
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Fule millage

Im looking at buying a 2002 F-250 cc. short bed 4X4 with the 7.3 and an auto trans. Curious what kind of fuel millage i can expect.
 
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Old Sep 16, 2006 | 10:59 PM
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15mpg city and 17mpg highway is a good number to get for that particular truck, if driven sensibly.
 
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Old Sep 16, 2006 | 11:02 PM
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Depending on your driving habits you may seeas high as 20 on long highway trips
Average combined is about 16-18 The rear end gear ratio has somewhat of an effect on the milage but that truck most likely has 3.73s (best economy gear w stock tires)
Again driving habits affect fuel consumption. If you feel the need to drive 80-85 on the freeway economy suffers greatly
 
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Old Sep 17, 2006 | 12:44 PM
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12 mpg for my stock truck, 4.5" lift though
 
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Old Sep 17, 2006 | 05:35 PM
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are there inexpensive mods to increse millage?
 
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Old Sep 17, 2006 | 06:15 PM
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That is a very bad question to ask.....it is the first sign of PMS

Check the sticky at the top of the page lots of reading
 
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Old Sep 17, 2006 | 07:50 PM
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i just picked up a 2002 f250 cc and just drove this weekend for like 350 miles, and was getting ruffly 16 highway, but we were averaging like 70mph.

by the way everyone talks about the sticky, where is that at the top of the page? or is it on the main forum page?
 
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Old Sep 17, 2006 | 07:56 PM
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the sticky is always the first thread in the list of the threads, this being the one right below it, as i post to it, it bumps it back up to the top. however the sticky will always be the first one. here is the link,

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/4...-mods-etc.html
 
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Old Sep 17, 2006 | 10:00 PM
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hush- i have a identical truck like yours except it is a long bed and im averaging 16-17 mpg combined city-highway 80% highway-20% city. I rarely tow anything but thats roughly what to expect. I just got my 6637 filters and ordered my gauges and a 4" turbo back mbrp exhaust so expect your wallet to get empty quick....PMS dammit!!
 
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