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[updated:LAST EDITED ON 12-Dec-01 AT 01:21 PM (EST)]I have 4300 miles on my '01, around town I'm getting about 10, on the road, empty I'm right around 12. But I do have a LEAD FOOT! Still looking forward to my first 1200 mile trip pulling my 7,000# T T in March.
2001 F250 XLT SC SB V10,auto, 4x4, esof, 4.30, Towing & Snowplow Pkgs, Jason Extreme Wedge Cap, Terry 27' T T w/ Hensley-Arrow
2001 F250 XLT SC SB V10,auto, 4x4, esof, 4.30, Towing & Snowplow Pkgs, Jason Extreme Wedge Cap, Terry 27' T T w/ Hensley-Arrow
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I have always been complaining about the fuel mileage. I am driving in the mountains and with etheljunk fuel I usually see about 9-10 mpg.
I sometimes drive like MAD MAX then I see 6.
I have a 25' TT that pulls like a dream but if I go over 65 my mpg gets pretty bad, but if I do 55-60 I usually get 11 ish even in high winds!
2001 F-250 SD SC SB 4X4 4.30 gears and a shell
2001 Nash 22H approx 6K#
I sometimes drive like MAD MAX then I see 6.I have a 25' TT that pulls like a dream but if I go over 65 my mpg gets pretty bad, but if I do 55-60 I usually get 11 ish even in high winds!
2001 F-250 SD SC SB 4X4 4.30 gears and a shell
2001 Nash 22H approx 6K#
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[updated:LAST EDITED ON 18-Dec-01 AT 08:45 PM (EST)]I have a 2001 Ford Superduty, 4 door, short bed, V10, 4x4 with the 4.30s and 7000 miles on it. I also have a 10-10.5in. lift in front and 8-8.5in. lift in the rear. I had Mickey Thompson 39/18-16.5 tires with 16.5/14 in Weld rims and around town (Las Vegas) I got about 8.5 mpg. I recently switched to superswamper tsl 39.5/15-16.5 and so I'll report once I get some miles on those. :+
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I think anything over 10mpg is great for a beefy V10. Has anyone noticed a considerable difference in gas mileage with the 6 speed standard transmission? Just curious because I am planning on buying an F-250 CC with the V10 & 6 speed standard.
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Brad
Hows the MPG in your truck and be honest
. I'm just curious to see because you have about the same setup as me but with the 4.56 gears and the heavier Swamper Radials. :+
2001 F250 4x4 V10 Lariat CC SB, 4.30s, Whited Out, 10.5in lift, 39.5 Swampers, 16.5x14 Weld Wheels, RS9000, Chromed Double Shock Hoops, Chrome Emblems, Billit Grill, CLear Corners, 2 Punch 10s, Punch Amp.
Hows the MPG in your truck and be honest
. I'm just curious to see because you have about the same setup as me but with the 4.56 gears and the heavier Swamper Radials. :+2001 F250 4x4 V10 Lariat CC SB, 4.30s, Whited Out, 10.5in lift, 39.5 Swampers, 16.5x14 Weld Wheels, RS9000, Chromed Double Shock Hoops, Chrome Emblems, Billit Grill, CLear Corners, 2 Punch 10s, Punch Amp.
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[updated:LAST EDITED ON 26-Dec-01 AT 12:37 PM (EST)]chad.....
let me run the numbers for you (i will post later today).
mine will be off though. i have not yet installed a truspeed or chip to fix my odometer, so it is off and that will throw the calculation off. i have taken a couple of hundred mile trips and crossed checked the odo with the gps, so i will try and calculate for the percentage error with the difference in those (i will give both sets of numbers since they will both likely not be exact).
how have you calculated? do you have chip or truspeed, or is your odo off like mine?
also.... we might have different numbers due to driving styles, temps, and elevations. (i am a lead foot, the temps since i have lifted my rig prob have averaged in the upper 50's, and i drive mostly at sea level).
brad
let me run the numbers for you (i will post later today).
mine will be off though. i have not yet installed a truspeed or chip to fix my odometer, so it is off and that will throw the calculation off. i have taken a couple of hundred mile trips and crossed checked the odo with the gps, so i will try and calculate for the percentage error with the difference in those (i will give both sets of numbers since they will both likely not be exact).
how have you calculated? do you have chip or truspeed, or is your odo off like mine?
also.... we might have different numbers due to driving styles, temps, and elevations. (i am a lead foot, the temps since i have lifted my rig prob have averaged in the upper 50's, and i drive mostly at sea level).
brad
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>2001 F250 4x4 V10 Lariat CC SB, 4.30s, Whited Out, 10.5in
>lift, 39.5 Swampers, 16.5x14 Weld Wheels, RS9000, Chromed
>Double Shock Hoops, Chrome Emblems, Billit Grill, CLear
>Corners, 2 Punch 10s, Punch Amp.
Chadrock, where's the pictures?!
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Ok, Made 300 mile trip from S KC to Sioux City Ia this week end and back. 16.7 on the way up, 15.6 on the way back.
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chad.....
i need to run the numbers in a little better fashion.... but i ran a couple in my head.... looks like my odo reads about 85% of true mileage and taking that into consideration it looks like i am getting about 7.8 MPG.
- brad
i need to run the numbers in a little better fashion.... but i ran a couple in my head.... looks like my odo reads about 85% of true mileage and taking that into consideration it looks like i am getting about 7.8 MPG.
- brad
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Proud Owner of a 2002 F250 SD, SC, SB, 4x4, 6.8L v10, 3.73LS, 4spd Auto, Reverse Aid Sensor, 12,500lb Hitch, White, Lariat (w/ the offroad package, manual hubs, 40/20/40 bench seat, towing package and camper package).
After the first 500 miles....
11.5 City and 14.75 highway (actual, not computer - Computer read 11.3 City and 15.1 Highway)
My old '92 F150 SC SB 4X4 with the 5.8L V8 (210hp/315 ftlbs torque) got 10 city and 13 highway
Talk about an UPGRADE!!!!
1/2 ton vs. 3/4 ton, 210hp vs 325hp, 315 ftlbs torque vs. 425 ftlbs torque and it gives me better milage too!
MAN, - I just can't help but love this truck!!!!!!
Gary M.
After the first 500 miles....
11.5 City and 14.75 highway (actual, not computer - Computer read 11.3 City and 15.1 Highway)
My old '92 F150 SC SB 4X4 with the 5.8L V8 (210hp/315 ftlbs torque) got 10 city and 13 highway
Talk about an UPGRADE!!!!
1/2 ton vs. 3/4 ton, 210hp vs 325hp, 315 ftlbs torque vs. 425 ftlbs torque and it gives me better milage too!
MAN, - I just can't help but love this truck!!!!!!
Gary M.
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OOPs - Finger check - make that 210 vs 310... 
(325 would be nice though )
What can I say - I think faster than I type and by the time my finger hit the 3, I was thinking about 425 ft lbs of torque - besides that, I'm beginning to think that when I'm working on the computer, my fingers have a mind of their own.....
Gary M.
Proud owner of a 2002 F250 SD, SC, SB, 4x4, 6.8L v10, 3.73LS, 4spd Auto, Reverse Aid Sensor, 12,500lb Hitch, White, Lariat (w/ the Offroad package, Manual Hubs, 40/20/40 Bench Seat, Towing Package and Camper Package).
(325 would be nice though )What can I say - I think faster than I type and by the time my finger hit the 3, I was thinking about 425 ft lbs of torque - besides that, I'm beginning to think that when I'm working on the computer, my fingers have a mind of their own.....
Gary M.
Proud owner of a 2002 F250 SD, SC, SB, 4x4, 6.8L v10, 3.73LS, 4spd Auto, Reverse Aid Sensor, 12,500lb Hitch, White, Lariat (w/ the Offroad package, Manual Hubs, 40/20/40 Bench Seat, Towing Package and Camper Package).
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E.P.A says 9-11mpg for v-10,epa says 9-14 for a 390 which
will actually pull 6-10mpg. Gas mileage is not a major
factor with trucks for those rare few people that
will actually make a truck do work these days.Most
people use em cause it helps thier ego when they
go to pick up 2 1/2 pounds of grocerys. hah what a
disgrace!.. no offense just cant help but notice.
Fe power
will actually pull 6-10mpg. Gas mileage is not a major
factor with trucks for those rare few people that
will actually make a truck do work these days.Most
people use em cause it helps thier ego when they
go to pick up 2 1/2 pounds of grocerys. hah what a
disgrace!.. no offense just cant help but notice.
Fe power
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I get 10-12 mpg in my V-10 when I'm standing on the loud pedal. But I CAN get 15+ mpg when I drive likes I gots me sum lurnin'. But why buy a V-10 if you can't surprise the little jerk-offs in their Civics with their neon lit, 19" wheeled, fart pipe equipped rice burners with stereos more powerful than their wheezing 1.8 liter 4 cylinders?I can almost generate enough SUCK power as I go by to turn their baseball caps around the RIGHT way. Must make their teeny-bopper girlfriends envious eh ?