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Mar 13, 2007 | 07:27 PM

srxgreg

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fuel mileage

what kind of fuel mileage could I expect out of a 06 powerstroke in an f350 reg cab with 6 speed manual.

Mar 13, 2007 | 07:42 PM

bigredtruckmi

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Do you know what rear end you have for gears?

Mar 13, 2007 | 08:30 PM

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It seems most crew cabs avg 15-16 .my guess would be 16-17 ,more if your 2wd or on the highway

Mar 13, 2007 | 08:39 PM

mitchntx

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F250 with 8K miles.

Last tank was 22 gallons and it took me 389 mostly hiway miles.

Mar 13, 2007 | 09:05 PM

cudajim

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I did a 7 hour trip last weekenf @ 60MPH 1750 RPM's with the cruise control. The Lie-O-Meter said 19.6 MPG. Good enough for me

Mar 13, 2007 | 10:00 PM

tomac00

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06 f250 Lariat quad cab std bed

10k miles - did 500 miles last weekend to motorcycle race. 18.6 mpg w/ one bike and gear, 1 adult, 1 child, 70 mph

Mar 13, 2007 | 10:10 PM

marcs724

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Boy I sure hope mine just isn't broken in.. just turned 1000 miles tonight and first two tanks were 11.04 and 11.84. 3.73 rears

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Mar 14, 2007 | 09:26 AM

wildcat421

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Marcs724,

If you are like me when I first drove my 350 you are probaly a little heavy in the right foot. It took me a few thousand miles to get the power grin out of my right foot. I too only got 12 miles per gallon at first. But now with 10,000 miles i average 14 with mixed driving and short trips. When on long highway trips i can get 17-18 at 70mph. The trick is to keep rpm's under 1800. This is the range you will see the best mileage 1650-1800 rpm's. Anything over 1800rpm's and the laws of physics take over.

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Mar 14, 2007 | 10:11 AM

sgthawkusmc

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That does sound odd. Even screwing around or better yet, plowing, I don't get that bad fuel milage. Not even on day one. Plowing I get ~13 mpg. Sumthin' skwuwy gowin' on... Especially with you having a stick. My experience has always been that a standard will always get better fuel milage than an auto.