26.8 Mpg....!!!
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26.8 Mpg....!!!
I got that going 60 down the trace.. 430 miles on a 16 gal. tank.. not to bad for a v6 truck.. Kn air filter,removed air box silencer,No cats,bosch double platinum plugs,autolite professional series wires,bed cover,premium gas,motorkote engine and transmission additive.. Thats all i got done to it..Keep 28 lbs in the back tires and 32 in the front.
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Originally Posted by markw_06
Kn air filter,removed air box silencer,No cats,bosch double platinum plugs,autolite professional series wires,bed cover,premium gas,motorkote engine and transmission additive.. Thats all i got done to it..Keep 28 lbs in the back tires and 32 in the front.
Why are you using premium gas???
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Originally Posted by markw_06
I got that going 60 down the trace.. 430 miles on a 16 gal. tank.. not to bad for a v6 truck.. Kn air filter,removed air box silencer,No cats,bosch double platinum plugs,autolite professional series wires,bed cover,premium gas,motorkote engine and transmission additive.. Thats all i got done to it..Keep 28 lbs in the back tires and 32 in the front.
Originally Posted by FireRanger
Of all the things you listed, going 60mph is the only thing that allowed you to get that kind of milage. The bed cover helps a little bit. The rest of those things are feel-good items that don't really do much at all. That tire pressure sure isn't helping anything!
Why are you using premium gas???
Why are you using premium gas???
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Unless you have a programmer or higher compression than stock the premium gas is a waste on a ranger. Not too mention it probably pollutes more as it will not burn as complete in a low compression engine, which also means it could very well be detrimantal to gas mileage. My cadillac requires 89 octane because it has 10:1 compression, my Roadmaster requires it because it has a programmer. I use it in my GMC because I am anti Ehtanol and in this state it is the only Gas without ethanol content. Old cars and ethanol don't mix.
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question90.htm
"Many drivers ask about use of "premium" or "super" grade gasolines. These fuels contain additives to increase octane. Octane is a measure of how much a fuel can be compressed in an engine before it spontaneously combusts. It is not a measure of fuel power or quality. Only a small percentage of vehicles require high-octane gasoline for optimum performance (these are generally turbo-charged or high-performance vehicles). Check your owner's manual to see what type of fuel is recommended for your car. Unless your car needs high-octane gasoline, use of "premium" will not improve performance or emissions - it will just cost you more."
http://www.epa.gov/otaq/consumer/18-youdo.htm
~HJ
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question90.htm
"Many drivers ask about use of "premium" or "super" grade gasolines. These fuels contain additives to increase octane. Octane is a measure of how much a fuel can be compressed in an engine before it spontaneously combusts. It is not a measure of fuel power or quality. Only a small percentage of vehicles require high-octane gasoline for optimum performance (these are generally turbo-charged or high-performance vehicles). Check your owner's manual to see what type of fuel is recommended for your car. Unless your car needs high-octane gasoline, use of "premium" will not improve performance or emissions - it will just cost you more."
http://www.epa.gov/otaq/consumer/18-youdo.htm
~HJ
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I have 3 years and 45k miles of fuel logs that demonstrates to me that a soft tonneau cover doesn't help or hurt my mileage by even a measurable amount. (But it does a great job of keeping the groceries dry!) .. And I have ~4 years and ~50k miles of fuel log from my last truck ('99 XL Sport, 2.5L I4, 2WD, manual trans) that says the same.
I too think the tire pressures sound pretty low. I aim for 36 psi all around... But then I do that to minimize treadwear, not boost mileage.
On the other hand, I have almost a year's worth of fuel log telling me that keeping it under 70 MPH and shifting below 2k RPM can yeild as much as a 20-30% bump in MPG on my LII. I can imagine that keeping it to 60 MPH would help that even more.
I too think the tire pressures sound pretty low. I aim for 36 psi all around... But then I do that to minimize treadwear, not boost mileage.
On the other hand, I have almost a year's worth of fuel log telling me that keeping it under 70 MPH and shifting below 2k RPM can yeild as much as a 20-30% bump in MPG on my LII. I can imagine that keeping it to 60 MPH would help that even more.
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i believe the mileage because of the speed... at 60 mph the engine is right at the most fuel efficent RPM range... back when my truck was new i got 25mpg all the time when i would drive between gainesville and auburn mainly because of the speed limit... driving conservitive will always save you gas
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from what you stated you drove 430 miles on a full tank and you have a 16 gallon tank.
you cant take 430/16 to get mpg
take 430 divided by the number of gallons to fill it up after driving 430 miles.
so do this next time.
number of miles since last fillup / number of gallons it took to fill it back up = MPG
just one fill up isnt a very accurate way to get mpg anyway, you need to average several fillups to get good accurate mpg numbers.
you cant take 430/16 to get mpg
take 430 divided by the number of gallons to fill it up after driving 430 miles.
so do this next time.
number of miles since last fillup / number of gallons it took to fill it back up = MPG
just one fill up isnt a very accurate way to get mpg anyway, you need to average several fillups to get good accurate mpg numbers.
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I run 200 miles back and forth to school, have a 20 gallon tank, and made it home with just under 3/4s last time I went home. thats going between 80 and 90mph. oh, which by the way, anybody elses truck vibrate at about 90-95. I think my driveshafts off, guess thats what happens when you change the rear end and not mark anything.
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Originally Posted by UNCCRang49
I run 200 miles back and forth to school, have a 20 gallon tank, and made it home with just under 3/4s last time I went home. thats going between 80 and 90mph. oh, which by the way, anybody elses truck vibrate at about 90-95. I think my driveshafts off, guess thats what happens when you change the rear end and not mark anything.
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I had a feeling this milage wasn't calculated properly. The best way to calculate it like zabeard said. Reset your trip odometer when you fill up. Drive until you're on E. Fill up and see how many gallons it takes. Divide the milage by the gallons. You will be less than 26.8 but it will still be good.
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Well when i first got my truck it was getting 19 mpg going the same trip i just made at 60 mph. Doing what i said i did it got 26.8.. i dont see how u could add it up wrong just dividing how many miles from gallons it took to refill it after the trip.. I started useing premium because my truck had a bad ping to it before and the premiuim stopped it so it must be doing something. Im not gunna say the things iv done isnt helping cause im getting the best milage iv ever got and its got 140000 thousand miles on it.. driveing in the city i still get like 320 per tank...
" ike34 Does Motorkote engine and transmission additive really work? "
Yea i noticed a difference when i added it . It was like 30 bucks for a little bottle of it though..
" ike34 Does Motorkote engine and transmission additive really work? "
Yea i noticed a difference when i added it . It was like 30 bucks for a little bottle of it though..
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Originally Posted by markw_06
Well when i first got my truck it was getting 19 mpg going the same trip i just made at 60 mph. Doing what i said i did it got 26.8.. i dont see how u could add it up wrong just dividing how many miles from gallons it took to refill it after the trip.. I started useing premium because my truck had a bad ping to it before and the premiuim stopped it so it must be doing something. Im not gunna say the things iv done isnt helping cause im getting the best milage iv ever got and its got 140000 thousand miles on it.. driveing in the city i still get like 320 per tank...
" ike34 Does Motorkote engine and transmission additive really work? "
Yea i noticed a difference when i added it . It was like 30 bucks for a little bottle of it though..
" ike34 Does Motorkote engine and transmission additive really work? "
Yea i noticed a difference when i added it . It was like 30 bucks for a little bottle of it though..
~HJ
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Originally Posted by zabeard
from what you stated you drove 430 miles on a full tank and you have a 16 gallon tank.
you cant take 430/16 to get mpg
take 430 divided by the number of gallons to fill it up after driving 430 miles.
so do this next time.
number of miles since last fillup / number of gallons it took to fill it back up = MPG
just one fill up isnt a very accurate way to get mpg anyway, you need to average several fillups to get good accurate mpg numbers.
you cant take 430/16 to get mpg
take 430 divided by the number of gallons to fill it up after driving 430 miles.
so do this next time.
number of miles since last fillup / number of gallons it took to fill it back up = MPG
just one fill up isnt a very accurate way to get mpg anyway, you need to average several fillups to get good accurate mpg numbers.
Unless you run it out of gas!
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The amount of money you are spending on all this special crap is going to far exceed what you save on milage increases. If you need to use premium gas to fix a ping, that is i like putting earplugs in so you don't hear it. It isn't fixing the problem, it is just making it cost more.
So you actually calculated (milage since last fill up) divided by (Gallons put into the tank)?? Something isn't right if you have a 16 gallon tank and you put 16 gallons of gas in it. Did you push the truck to the gas station?
So you actually calculated (milage since last fill up) divided by (Gallons put into the tank)?? Something isn't right if you have a 16 gallon tank and you put 16 gallons of gas in it. Did you push the truck to the gas station?