Fuel mileage
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Fuel mileage
I now have have 2008 diesel f350 drw looking to trade for a v10 what kind of mileage can I expect pulling a 3 horse trailer with a lq I only get 8mpg now What mileage is the v10 getting
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From: north west new jersey
you will find that the v10 will get the very same mpg's you now get. even just a little better.
one of my customers is running a combo of motors in f450's the 6.4 diesel gives him 7.8 all the time .his v10 runs in the low 12 unloaded and 10 loaded.it all depends onyour right foot.
just with the 6.4 ! you can not control the amount of the wasted fuel when it cleans the carbon canister every so many miles. that is no matter how lite your right foot is. another factor is the almost 10k cost of the 6.4 over the 600 bucks for the v10 and price difference of gas ver diesel right now. both motors are built for working with a load in or behind them.
one of my customers is running a combo of motors in f450's the 6.4 diesel gives him 7.8 all the time .his v10 runs in the low 12 unloaded and 10 loaded.it all depends onyour right foot.
just with the 6.4 ! you can not control the amount of the wasted fuel when it cleans the carbon canister every so many miles. that is no matter how lite your right foot is. another factor is the almost 10k cost of the 6.4 over the 600 bucks for the v10 and price difference of gas ver diesel right now. both motors are built for working with a load in or behind them.
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My 08 V10 is getting around 9 to 10 pulling 6k. Averages 11.5 intown and 13 highway. Not much more than that unless I'm going down hill with a tail wind. The fuel (87oct) vs DF2 is a little easier on the wallet which is always nice. Total milage just over 5k.
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From: High Point, NC
Wow - you got an 08 Diesel and looking to get rid of it already? Problems?
I get 13 driving back and forth to work, 16 out on the open intersate cruising at ~65 and 7-10 towing (7 for clibming and 10 on the flats) pulling my 9k TT.
I get 13 driving back and forth to work, 16 out on the open intersate cruising at ~65 and 7-10 towing (7 for clibming and 10 on the flats) pulling my 9k TT.
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From: N.Ridgeville, Ohio
My 05 V10, CC,LB,4X2, Dually pulling a +/- 13K 5th wheel all over the country did
@8/8.5 on tpks and interstates at 63/65 MPH. In mountains, long step grades we would drop to as low as 4/5 mpg. at altitudes of over @6K we noted a loss of all over power but the V-10 did the job, we had no complaints. Not towing and careful driving we got a all over average of @ 10/12MPG on tpks/interstates..saw as high as 14 in flat and windless S.D. We now have a 08 6.4L..(we just do thats all). The increase in MPG is not all that much 2/3 towing/3/4 solo.You would need to drive a long time to break even on the cost of the 6.4L. Top That.you should be doing beter than that on your 6.4L check your tail pipe for black soot for starters and if you are runing 75/80MPh and high boost that will be about as good as you get.
@8/8.5 on tpks and interstates at 63/65 MPH. In mountains, long step grades we would drop to as low as 4/5 mpg. at altitudes of over @6K we noted a loss of all over power but the V-10 did the job, we had no complaints. Not towing and careful driving we got a all over average of @ 10/12MPG on tpks/interstates..saw as high as 14 in flat and windless S.D. We now have a 08 6.4L..(we just do thats all). The increase in MPG is not all that much 2/3 towing/3/4 solo.You would need to drive a long time to break even on the cost of the 6.4L. Top That.you should be doing beter than that on your 6.4L check your tail pipe for black soot for starters and if you are runing 75/80MPh and high boost that will be about as good as you get.
