7.3L PSD MPG question
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7.3L PSD MPG question
Hello all,
1997, F250, XLT, Heavy Duty, 7.3L PSD, Crew Cab, Short Bed, is making 12-16 mpg.
Does that seem low to you?
I have already replaced the fuel filter.
Anything I can do to get it going better?
-Thanks
1997, F250, XLT, Heavy Duty, 7.3L PSD, Crew Cab, Short Bed, is making 12-16 mpg.
Does that seem low to you?
I have already replaced the fuel filter.
Anything I can do to get it going better?
-Thanks
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From: Vilonia Arkansas
I sold my 96 f250 XLT extcab long bed 7.3 auto with 3:55 gears and 226,000 miles I regularly got 17-18 around here 21 to 23 on a trip not towing. I had a 6637 air intake mod , a straight 4" exhaust , a superchips tuner.
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There's a thread in the 99-03 forum on the same topic. Might have some helpful info for you, iasrap.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/5...a-kidding.html
There's a thread in the 99-03 forum on the same topic. Might have some helpful info for you, iasrap.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/5...a-kidding.html
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Mods?
Originally Posted by BillyBob69
I am getting about 18-20, but I also drive 50 miles each way to work and it is all highway. Through town I get about 16.5 to 17.5
99' F350 Lariat Crew Cab, full length bed. 7.3 PSD
99' F350 Lariat Crew Cab, full length bed. 7.3 PSD
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Originally Posted by papadelogan
is she all stock?
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my 97 crew cab long box, 4wd auto with 3.55 gear hits only sees 15 with 80% highway driving so far. only had it 4 months so no warm weather driving yet.
my 95 was the same thing but a f-250 extended cab I could hit 17 driving it easy never above 65. I did hit 19.5 once but that was 4 hours of 50-60 mph. your mileage is pretty average.
my 95 was the same thing but a f-250 extended cab I could hit 17 driving it easy never above 65. I did hit 19.5 once but that was 4 hours of 50-60 mph. your mileage is pretty average.
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my 97 F250 ext. cab, long bed, 5spd, with 4.11 gears usually gets between 16 and 17 empty and 14 - 15 towing 7 to 12,000 lbs. this is a combination of highway and back country roads, and I have NAPA 6637 airfilter and 4" straight pipe.
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The way you drive, and the speed you drive, has more to do with your fuel consumption than many realize. When I lived in Seattle, I averaged 16.5mpg overall, and got nearly 20mpg on the freeway. This is with a lifted F350 with 35" tires. Nobody believed that my mileage was that good, but it was. Now that I'm in San Diego, I can only get 15.0mpg. The difference? The speed of traffic is considerably faster down here. In Seattle, the general flow of traffic was in the 60-65mph range during times of moderate traffic volume. Down here, it's 70-75, but many drive faster. On my truck, getting the rpms over 2000 kills the fuel mileage.
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I regularly get 18-20 mpg around town empty.
I don't haul much, but when I pulled a 10 canoe trailer filled to capacity and the bed packed with the gear (and full coolers!) for 10 guys I got 16.5 mpg.
I don't haul much, but when I pulled a 10 canoe trailer filled to capacity and the bed packed with the gear (and full coolers!) for 10 guys I got 16.5 mpg.