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I know, right?
I suspect they are done by computer - once you make one set and they fit, they can duplicate them over and over and over again. The welding is the only thing that really needs to be done by a human, and even then, I'm not so sure.
Or, they are a buy-out from a manufacturer who went under. But they keep selling them so I can't imagine someone made thousands of those things and then went under.
I suspect they are done by computer - once you make one set and they fit, they can duplicate them over and over and over again. The welding is the only thing that really needs to be done by a human, and even then, I'm not so sure.
Or, they are a buy-out from a manufacturer who went under. But they keep selling them so I can't imagine someone made thousands of those things and then went under.
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Well, I've done some highway traveling since I put them on, and use one Labor Day trip as an example.
I was able, with totally stock everything, with 265/75R16's (31.6 inches tall), got 16MPGs on a round-trip into Upstate NY - 215 miles one-way. I usually go up, drive around maybe 40 miles total while up there (going to the general store for ice or beer), and then drive back. So total, it's around 470 miles, sometimes 500.
I've been able to average at least 15.5MPGs in the early years, and in the past 4 years averaged 16.2 most of the time. That's with a cap/topper on the back, 70psi in the tires, and about 1000lbs of stuff in the bed. Camping supplies, tools, chain saw (do a lot of cutting dead trees to prevent fires), etc. GPS checked for miles.
The last time I went up, I had the headers in, stock exhaust otherwise, and 285/75R16's (32.8 inches tall) Goodyear Silent Armor tires.
I got 17.2
That's with about 5 hours of idling and tooling around the woods pulling trees out of the woods in 4LOW (don't need a lot of throttle to move those 2 foot diameter trees with 4LOW). I totaled about 500 miles that trip.
17.2 and mileage checked with a GPS (didn't recalibrate the speedo, but it's only 1MPH off - the odometer is about 10% off for some reason).
I don't know if that's because of the 32.8 inch tires increasing the effective gearing (I have 3.73's, with the bigger tires, it's more like 3.59), less rolling resistance with these tires, even though I only had them at 60PSI instead of 70), I just don't know.
I'm going up again soon, I'll be sure to keep very good track of mileage since I put the eBay y-pipe on it recently.
I was able, with totally stock everything, with 265/75R16's (31.6 inches tall), got 16MPGs on a round-trip into Upstate NY - 215 miles one-way. I usually go up, drive around maybe 40 miles total while up there (going to the general store for ice or beer), and then drive back. So total, it's around 470 miles, sometimes 500.
I've been able to average at least 15.5MPGs in the early years, and in the past 4 years averaged 16.2 most of the time. That's with a cap/topper on the back, 70psi in the tires, and about 1000lbs of stuff in the bed. Camping supplies, tools, chain saw (do a lot of cutting dead trees to prevent fires), etc. GPS checked for miles.
The last time I went up, I had the headers in, stock exhaust otherwise, and 285/75R16's (32.8 inches tall) Goodyear Silent Armor tires.
I got 17.2
That's with about 5 hours of idling and tooling around the woods pulling trees out of the woods in 4LOW (don't need a lot of throttle to move those 2 foot diameter trees with 4LOW). I totaled about 500 miles that trip.
17.2 and mileage checked with a GPS (didn't recalibrate the speedo, but it's only 1MPH off - the odometer is about 10% off for some reason).
I don't know if that's because of the 32.8 inch tires increasing the effective gearing (I have 3.73's, with the bigger tires, it's more like 3.59), less rolling resistance with these tires, even though I only had them at 60PSI instead of 70), I just don't know.
I'm going up again soon, I'll be sure to keep very good track of mileage since I put the eBay y-pipe on it recently.
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Not to hi-jack but what Ebay seller did you buy from? I found this one.
eBay Motors: Ford F250 F350 Excursion 6.8L Triton V10 Headers 2V (item 280240168067 end time Jul-02-08 23:36:48 PDT)
eBay Motors: Ford F250 F350 Excursion 6.8L Triton V10 Headers 2V (item 280240168067 end time Jul-02-08 23:36:48 PDT)
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tunerzimage, but they don't have anything, and I mean ANYTHING up for sale on eBay right now - best I can tell, they last did anything just a few days ago, but they used to have PILES of stuff up. Not sure if it's a monthly thing, as in everything closed and they didn't relist yet.
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Well, I've done some highway traveling since I put them on, and use one Labor Day trip as an example.
I was able, with totally stock everything, with 265/75R16's (31.6 inches tall), got 16MPGs on a round-trip into Upstate NY - 215 miles one-way. I usually go up, drive around maybe 40 miles total while up there (going to the general store for ice or beer), and then drive back. So total, it's around 470 miles, sometimes 500.
I've been able to average at least 15.5MPGs in the early years, and in the past 4 years averaged 16.2 most of the time. That's with a cap/topper on the back, 70psi in the tires, and about 1000lbs of stuff in the bed. Camping supplies, tools, chain saw (do a lot of cutting dead trees to prevent fires), etc. GPS checked for miles.
The last time I went up, I had the headers in, stock exhaust otherwise, and 285/75R16's (32.8 inches tall) Goodyear Silent Armor tires.
I got 17.2
That's with about 5 hours of idling and tooling around the woods pulling trees out of the woods in 4LOW (don't need a lot of throttle to move those 2 foot diameter trees with 4LOW). I totaled about 500 miles that trip.
17.2 and mileage checked with a GPS (didn't recalibrate the speedo, but it's only 1MPH off - the odometer is about 10% off for some reason).
I don't know if that's because of the 32.8 inch tires increasing the effective gearing (I have 3.73's, with the bigger tires, it's more like 3.59), less rolling resistance with these tires, even though I only had them at 60PSI instead of 70), I just don't know.
I'm going up again soon, I'll be sure to keep very good track of mileage since I put the eBay y-pipe on it recently.
I was able, with totally stock everything, with 265/75R16's (31.6 inches tall), got 16MPGs on a round-trip into Upstate NY - 215 miles one-way. I usually go up, drive around maybe 40 miles total while up there (going to the general store for ice or beer), and then drive back. So total, it's around 470 miles, sometimes 500.
I've been able to average at least 15.5MPGs in the early years, and in the past 4 years averaged 16.2 most of the time. That's with a cap/topper on the back, 70psi in the tires, and about 1000lbs of stuff in the bed. Camping supplies, tools, chain saw (do a lot of cutting dead trees to prevent fires), etc. GPS checked for miles.
The last time I went up, I had the headers in, stock exhaust otherwise, and 285/75R16's (32.8 inches tall) Goodyear Silent Armor tires.
I got 17.2
That's with about 5 hours of idling and tooling around the woods pulling trees out of the woods in 4LOW (don't need a lot of throttle to move those 2 foot diameter trees with 4LOW). I totaled about 500 miles that trip.
17.2 and mileage checked with a GPS (didn't recalibrate the speedo, but it's only 1MPH off - the odometer is about 10% off for some reason).
I don't know if that's because of the 32.8 inch tires increasing the effective gearing (I have 3.73's, with the bigger tires, it's more like 3.59), less rolling resistance with these tires, even though I only had them at 60PSI instead of 70), I just don't know.
I'm going up again soon, I'll be sure to keep very good track of mileage since I put the eBay y-pipe on it recently.
Wow your getting great fuel mileage out of your truck. My sister and her husband have an 03 F-250 CC 4x4 SB king ranch with the 6.8 and is runnning BFG's 285/75 16's and they are having some financial issues so I was thinking of buying their truck from them but I don't think that that truck has ever seen a day over 12mpgs. everything is stock and its a hard decision with fuel prices being they way they are. I'm just wondering if Exhaust mods and maybe and intake would make any difference in the MPG's that it gets. Am I dreaming to think I could get the truck up to 15 or so like you are experiancing? Oh and I don't have a lead foot either. I know driving style has a lot to do with the mileage.
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The trick is, I was already getting 15.5 to low 16's with the stock exhaust on long highway trips, especially after I got an EZpass...
Oh, and DEFINITELY check the mileage with a GPS unit - the odometer on my '01 is about 10% off on the low side with 285's and 3.73 gears.
That means, on my 215 mile on-way trip, the odometer really reads only 195 miles or so. So, if I got 17.2 MPGs in reality, according to the odometer, it's only going to compute out as 15.6
Oh, and DEFINITELY check the mileage with a GPS unit - the odometer on my '01 is about 10% off on the low side with 285's and 3.73 gears.
That means, on my 215 mile on-way trip, the odometer really reads only 195 miles or so. So, if I got 17.2 MPGs in reality, according to the odometer, it's only going to compute out as 15.6
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I just ordered mine! should be here in a few days. Still under $200 after shipping!! simply amazing!
I'll be using the dorman/motormite 03411 X2 stud kit and I'll see what I think about the gaskets when they get here.
I'll be using the dorman/motormite 03411 X2 stud kit and I'll see what I think about the gaskets when they get here.
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pn 03411 motormite..... you know "HELP" the little red packages hanging up in pretty much every parts store that exists?
one package has 10 studs and ten nuts
the studs are 62mm long
and the nuts are flanged
looks like quality stuff
one package has 10 studs and ten nuts
the studs are 62mm long
and the nuts are flanged
looks like quality stuff