MPG with Excursion
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I just got back from a similar trip as dsquared. I probably passed him somewhere. We went thru Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, South Dakota, Wyoming to Yellowstone and Tetons, Utah, Arizona to North Rim Grand Canyon, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and back home. We logged 5000 miles in 2 weeks with the Excursion and a 24' TT. The V10 Ex got anywhere from 10.5 to 8.5 MPG. The meter showed 9.3 MPG. I averaged about 70 MPH, I could have probably got better without a lead foot.
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I just got back from a similar trip as dsquared. I probably passed him somewhere. We went thru Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, South Dakota, Wyoming to Yellowstone and Tetons, Utah, Arizona to North Rim Grand Canyon, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and back home. We logged 5000 miles in 2 weeks with the Excursion and a 24' TT. The V10 Ex got anywhere from 10.5 to 8.5 MPG. The meter showed 9.3 MPG. I averaged about 70 MPH, I could have probably got better without a lead foot.
That's a lotta cabbage.
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In the winter, one tank of gasoline will last our '05 4wd V-10 for several MONTHS, sometimes even ALL WINTER....!
(of course that is because we have no need of it most of the time..and rarely drive IT AT ALL, except when towing our boat or collector car trailer.. we have a nice mini SUV Toyota RAV 4 which seats four VERY comfortably...)
C'mon...guys...you want to move some SEVEN THOUSAND POUNDS of machinery ? Takes ENERGY to move MASS...and the faster you want to move it, the more ENERGY it takes.
Some months ago, one of our smarter posters posted the only REAL solution to the fuel mileage issue. He said "put a sharp tack on your throttle pedal". A LIGHT throttle is the best way to reduce fuel consumption ( short of doing what we do....!)
(of course that is because we have no need of it most of the time..and rarely drive IT AT ALL, except when towing our boat or collector car trailer.. we have a nice mini SUV Toyota RAV 4 which seats four VERY comfortably...)
C'mon...guys...you want to move some SEVEN THOUSAND POUNDS of machinery ? Takes ENERGY to move MASS...and the faster you want to move it, the more ENERGY it takes.
Some months ago, one of our smarter posters posted the only REAL solution to the fuel mileage issue. He said "put a sharp tack on your throttle pedal". A LIGHT throttle is the best way to reduce fuel consumption ( short of doing what we do....!)
The one thing that i learned in just over 2'000'000 miles(no misprint here) is keep your foot out of it! Keep on Truckin!
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I get it from restaurants
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if you filter the vegtable oil you can burn it in a diesel just like the stuff we buy from the gas station; big pro is WVO is way cheaper than diesel per gallon big con is all the effort required to collect and filter the WVO
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Attached is a spreadsheet showing mileage, fuel used, cost per mile (fuel only), where I fueled, and how much it was per gallon. The fuel in Bargersville, IN was bio-diesel. I put it in red so I'd know. These are driving the highways at an average of 75-80 mph. If I slowed down, I'm sure I would have seen a bigger gain with the DP Tuner.
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Originally Posted by dsquared
"So, then he is NOT getting 3,000-4,000 miles per tank. Unless he has a 200 gallon tank. If he really is claiming this mileage from one 44 gallon tank, and can prove it, I'll kiss his a$$ and give him a week to draw a crowd!!"
Don't get all bent out of shape!! All he is claiming is that with one tank of diesel along with adding the WVO he can get 3-4K out of a tank of diesel. I know a guy who gets some WVO and used motor oil to supplement his diesel in his 7.3 F350 and does very well. He gets his WVO and used motor oil free so he gets about 45-50 mpg when you figure the cost of a tank and not the actual consumption because 3/4 of what he is consuming is free! Yes, it is more than one tank of consumption but only the cost of one tank! Does any of my rambling make sense and does anyone care??
"So, then he is NOT getting 3,000-4,000 miles per tank. Unless he has a 200 gallon tank. If he really is claiming this mileage from one 44 gallon tank, and can prove it, I'll kiss his a$$ and give him a week to draw a crowd!!"
Don't get all bent out of shape!! All he is claiming is that with one tank of diesel along with adding the WVO he can get 3-4K out of a tank of diesel. I know a guy who gets some WVO and used motor oil to supplement his diesel in his 7.3 F350 and does very well. He gets his WVO and used motor oil free so he gets about 45-50 mpg when you figure the cost of a tank and not the actual consumption because 3/4 of what he is consuming is free! Yes, it is more than one tank of consumption but only the cost of one tank! Does any of my rambling make sense and does anyone care??
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Originally Posted by dsquared
"So, then he is NOT getting 3,000-4,000 miles per tank. Unless he has a 200 gallon tank. If he really is claiming this mileage from one 44 gallon tank, and can prove it, I'll kiss his a$$ and give him a week to draw a crowd!!"
Don't get all bent out of shape!! All he is claiming is that with one tank of diesel along with adding the WVO he can get 3-4K out of a tank of diesel. I know a guy who gets some WVO and used motor oil to supplement his diesel in his 7.3 F350 and does very well. He gets his WVO and used motor oil free so he gets about 45-50 mpg when you figure the cost of a tank and not the actual consumption because 3/4 of what he is consuming is free! Yes, it is more than one tank of consumption but only the cost of one tank! Does any of my rambling make sense and does anyone care??
"So, then he is NOT getting 3,000-4,000 miles per tank. Unless he has a 200 gallon tank. If he really is claiming this mileage from one 44 gallon tank, and can prove it, I'll kiss his a$$ and give him a week to draw a crowd!!"
Don't get all bent out of shape!! All he is claiming is that with one tank of diesel along with adding the WVO he can get 3-4K out of a tank of diesel. I know a guy who gets some WVO and used motor oil to supplement his diesel in his 7.3 F350 and does very well. He gets his WVO and used motor oil free so he gets about 45-50 mpg when you figure the cost of a tank and not the actual consumption because 3/4 of what he is consuming is free! Yes, it is more than one tank of consumption but only the cost of one tank! Does any of my rambling make sense and does anyone care??
I'm under the impression that MPG means just that: Miles per Gallon of whatever you are burning!Anyway, what you are saying makes sense, but not within the parameters of the thread. Peace!!
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You are right, it does state MPG. Not, MPG of diesel. So I stand corrected.
I still think that is one of the things that makes the diesel Xs great is the ability to burn waste oil at a lot cheaper cost than diesel. That being said, I will probably still go with the gasser as my use (weekend warrior with little towing) just can't justify the added cost. And, I don't have the time to strain the french fries out of the vegetable oil.
I still think that is one of the things that makes the diesel Xs great is the ability to burn waste oil at a lot cheaper cost than diesel. That being said, I will probably still go with the gasser as my use (weekend warrior with little towing) just can't justify the added cost. And, I don't have the time to strain the french fries out of the vegetable oil.
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Closer to $2400. Gas ranged from $3.45/gal. in Missouri to $4.49/gal. in Yellowstone. We tried to find stations as far below $4.00/gal. as we could. Gas was by far our biggest expense. What helped was the in-laws who went with us paid half. Campgrounds ranged from $18.00 to $35.00 per night.
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Closer to $2400. Gas ranged from $3.45/gal. in Missouri to $4.49/gal. in Yellowstone. We tried to find stations as far below $4.00/gal. as we could. Gas was by far our biggest expense. What helped was the in-laws who went with us paid half. Campgrounds ranged from $18.00 to $35.00 per night.
I hope your trip was as good as mine. The kids will have great memories, my wife couldn't believe how roomy and comfortable the vehicle was for a long period, and I had ZERO problems!!
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From: outside of filthadepiha
my 7.3 with a K&N cold air intake will get about 12 MPG going 50 intown with stop and go towing my 24'ft Race car trailer approx 8000 pounds. I got a hyper tech tuner coming Monday and will be towing the trailer Saturday with it.
on the highway going 55 i can get about 24-25 mpg according to the one in truck driving in town im getting 16 driving like an a hole 18- 19 driving like an old man. my metter seems pretty close. tomorrow im going to be on a hwy for a decent amount of time soo i will realy see how it is
on the highway going 55 i can get about 24-25 mpg according to the one in truck driving in town im getting 16 driving like an a hole 18- 19 driving like an old man. my metter seems pretty close. tomorrow im going to be on a hwy for a decent amount of time soo i will realy see how it is
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After the road trip, my lie-o-meter said 22.2 mpg. It was as high as 22.4, down to 21.7. These numbers were after I made it to Indiana. I didn't reset it for the whole trip until after I returned.