460 mpg
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From: Union, Washington
Originally Posted by stngh8r
Just for clarification, my best (14.5 MPG) was accomplished with no load and driving very gently with the intention to get as good MPG as possible. Long road trip, driving mainly 60 MPH, letting the speed increase to 65 or so on down grades.
My goal was 15 MPG, but I just missed it. Maybe one of these days if I ever get some headers I can try it again on a long trip. The air horn removal, free flow air filter and muffler delete seemed to help a little.
My guess is that realistic MPG #s for mostly highway would likely be 12-13. (with EFI, OD and 3:55s)
Griz: All I know is, it cost too dang much to fill that sucker up
My goal was 15 MPG, but I just missed it. Maybe one of these days if I ever get some headers I can try it again on a long trip. The air horn removal, free flow air filter and muffler delete seemed to help a little.
My guess is that realistic MPG #s for mostly highway would likely be 12-13. (with EFI, OD and 3:55s)
Griz: All I know is, it cost too dang much to fill that sucker up
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From: Idabel, OK
I Can't Drive...........55! --Sammy Haggar
It really is pretty hard to drive 55 or even 60. I cant imagine the speed limit being 55 now! Luckily, it changed to 65 just before my 16th birthday (1994).
It really is pretty hard to drive 55 or even 60. I cant imagine the speed limit being 55 now! Luckily, it changed to 65 just before my 16th birthday (1994).
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From: Union, Washington
Originally Posted by stngh8r
I Can't Drive...........55! --Sammy Haggar
It really is pretty hard to drive 55 or even 60. I cant imagine the speed limit being 55 now! Luckily, it changed to 65 just before my 16th birthday (1994).
It really is pretty hard to drive 55 or even 60. I cant imagine the speed limit being 55 now! Luckily, it changed to 65 just before my 16th birthday (1994).
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From: Union, Washington
Originally Posted by monsterbaby
I may not be retired, but I ain't exactly young either. But I can't drive 55 either, don't know what it is about that speed but it will put me to sleep faster than ambien.
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From: Union, Washington
Originally Posted by gpfarrell
How many miles are you going to put on the truck in a year?
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From: Union, Washington
Originally Posted by Nighteyez
Don't drive it. 
Park it and take a 4 cyl 5 spd Ranger to work. Use the 460 for carrying a camper around or towing a RV trailer
Park it and take a 4 cyl 5 spd Ranger to work. Use the 460 for carrying a camper around or towing a RV trailer 
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I have a 94 longbed supercab 4x4 E4OD, 4.10 460. I am not careful how I drive but in general I get between 10 and 11mpg with mixed street and freeway driving. When I tow I usually get around 8-9mpg.
I have once in a great while gotten around 12mpg, gravity must have changed that day and when I tow in hills(Grapevine area So Cal) I get around 5-6mpg. I think if you go much past 70mph it does hurt the mileage.
Your gears, truck style etc will affect things a lot. I am not really convinced this model changes mpg depending on how you drive, unless you have your foot in it all the time. In otherwords, my experience is that driving style on this particular model, engine etc is that it doesn't matter much how you drive.
Good Luck,
Jim Henderson
I have once in a great while gotten around 12mpg, gravity must have changed that day and when I tow in hills(Grapevine area So Cal) I get around 5-6mpg. I think if you go much past 70mph it does hurt the mileage.
Your gears, truck style etc will affect things a lot. I am not really convinced this model changes mpg depending on how you drive, unless you have your foot in it all the time. In otherwords, my experience is that driving style on this particular model, engine etc is that it doesn't matter much how you drive.
Good Luck,
Jim Henderson
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From: Union, Washington
Originally Posted by jim henderson
I have a 94 longbed supercab 4x4 E4OD, 4.10 460. I am not careful how I drive but in general I get between 10 and 11mpg with mixed street and freeway driving. When I tow I usually get around 8-9mpg.
I have once in a great while gotten around 12mpg, gravity must have changed that day and when I tow in hills(Grapevine area So Cal) I get around 5-6mpg. I think if you go much past 70mph it does hurt the mileage.
Your gears, truck style etc will affect things a lot. I am not really convinced this model changes mpg depending on how you drive, unless you have your foot in it all the time. In otherwords, my experience is that driving style on this particular model, engine etc is that it doesn't matter much how you drive.
Good Luck,
Jim Henderson
I have once in a great while gotten around 12mpg, gravity must have changed that day and when I tow in hills(Grapevine area So Cal) I get around 5-6mpg. I think if you go much past 70mph it does hurt the mileage.
Your gears, truck style etc will affect things a lot. I am not really convinced this model changes mpg depending on how you drive, unless you have your foot in it all the time. In otherwords, my experience is that driving style on this particular model, engine etc is that it doesn't matter much how you drive.
Good Luck,
Jim Henderson
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My '89 in my sig gets 10 worst, and 14 best.
Only filled it up x2.....I've had the truck for almost a year and I only put a little over 500 miles on it, other than that, its just chillin out in the barn waiting for a flatbed.
Only filled it up x2.....I've had the truck for almost a year and I only put a little over 500 miles on it, other than that, its just chillin out in the barn waiting for a flatbed.
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From: Union, Washington
Originally Posted by RexB
'95 460 E4OD F350 4x4 CrewCab gets 11mpg noload on the highway at 70mph.
7-9mpg depending on hills if towing a 24' boat or a loaded flatbed.
We want the truck, we ain't getting good gas mileage
7-9mpg depending on hills if towing a 24' boat or a loaded flatbed.
We want the truck, we ain't getting good gas mileage
Whidbey Isle?
Now that's a good one. I've heard it call allot of things, but that's the first time for "Isle". I kinda think of an isle as a paradise, and nowhere on Whidbey falls in that category. 
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A 4.10 LS, been pretty happy with it.
This is my own little 8 acres of paradise...granted i liked the weather better on Hawaii, Guam and Saipan -- except for their swampy humid July and August.
Not bad here for a hell hole, just us dawgs
What's cookin' in Union?
This is my own little 8 acres of paradise...granted i liked the weather better on Hawaii, Guam and Saipan -- except for their swampy humid July and August.
Not bad here for a hell hole, just us dawgs
What's cookin' in Union?