better gas mileage help.....
10-17-2005, 12:44 PM
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My old lady's 03 honda accord 4d 4 banger auto only gets like 26-28 mixed city/hwy driving, oh did I mention thats with me driving it 50% of the time! It's hard going from a SBV8 to rice burner!!!!!
10-17-2005, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by onefastz71
I've got an 03 ex cab short box 5.3 with 3.73 and 33 and the last to nights on the freeway i've got between 13 to 14.5 I don't beleive he is getting 26 either unless he has gears or something else.
I think your having issues with your truck, I got a 2500HD with the 6.0 and 4.10s and I get around the same on the highway, and my beast tips the scales at 6250, before the toolbox and 500+ pounds of stuff in it.
Edit: Oh and I dont drive like no old lady.
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10-17-2005, 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by 99BlAcKz71
adding acetone has been giving guys 1-5 mpg...run a search on it, i think it is 4 oz to 10 gal.
Not true in some cases. Especially if your fuel has ethonal(SP?) in it like mine does.
I actually lost mileage. Instead of going 400-430 on one tank, after two tank fulls of acetone, about 1-2 oz per 10 gallons, I dropped to 380miles per tank.
After going back to plain 87 octane, I'm back to normal.
10-17-2005, 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by NoChrome
I think your having issues with your truck, I got a 2500HD with the 6.0 and 4.10s and I get around the same on the highway, and my beast tips the scales at 6250, before the toolbox and 500+ pounds of stuff in it.
Edit: Oh and I dont drive like no old lady.
Edit: Oh and I dont drive like no old lady.
26 MPG in a 3/4 ton 6.0L with 4.10 gears driving agressive and with speeds above 70MPH........... I don't think so.
Jim
10-18-2005, 12:28 AM
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Originally Posted by NoChrome
26mpg! I could only dream, yeah man. 14.9 is the best I have gotten.
Me too. I am definately happy with 23 mpg. Thats what I avg'd from here to Texas in Aug. I was at 20 on the way back, but that was pulling my polaris 750 behind it. I think I am going to stay with 3.42's. I just hope putting 285/70-17's doesnt kill my power to much. I have been pretty consistent if I drive mostly hwy (avg 20mi/day).
10-18-2005, 12:48 AM
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Originally Posted by NoChrome
26mpg! I could only dream, yeah man. 14.9 is the best I have gotten.
.Jim