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Highway MPG.

What is everyone getting in their trucks on the highway.
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Miles
Last longer highway distance checked
MPG

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97
2.3
5spd
80,000
190
28
 
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Year 99
Engine 4.0
Tranny5 Speed
Miles 111900
Last longer highway distance checked 100ish
MPG 15.8
 
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Year 00
Engine 2.5
Tranny 5spd.
Miles 145,000
Last longer highway distance checked ??
MPG 23
(not all highway though)
 
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What is everyone getting in their trucks on the highway.
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Year 2004
Engine 4.0
Tranny auto
Miles 57,xxx
Last longer highway distance checked
MPG 17.5 with 33s and no programmer so my guess would be almost 19
 
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Year 03
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Miles 84,xxx
Last longer highway distance checked
MPG 15.6
 
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[QUOTE=97whitexlt]What is everyone getting in their trucks on the highway.
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Year 2003
Engine 3.0
Tranny man
Miles 70,000
Last longer highway distance checked 360
MPG 25.7
 
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Year: 2001
Engine: 2.3L (no A/C)
Tranny: 5sp manual
Miles: 51,187 (just looked)
Last longer highway distance checked: No clue
MPG, averaging 28 MPG right now city, could maybe get 32-33 MPG on the Highway.
 
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Originally Posted by gasman
Year: 2001
Engine: 2.3L (no A/C)
Tranny: 5sp manual
Miles: 51,187 (just looked)
Last longer highway distance checked: No clue
MPG, averaging 28 MPG right now city, could maybe get 32-33 MPG on the Highway.
AC kills the 2.3L a lot. I would bet that the system is fairly inefficient.
 
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Year: 2002
Engine: 4.0L
Trans: 5 speed Manual
Mileage: 30,xxx
Last long drive: 280 miles
Miles per gallon: 22

This has been consistent over about 5 tanks.
 
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Engine: 4.0L
Tranny: Auto
Miles: 146,000
Last longer highway distance checked 245 at 1/4 left
MPG: haven't checked in a while, was down in the 14's w/o the tonneau cover on
 
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Year :1 994
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Tranny: manual
Miles: 178,000
Last longer highway distance checked:?
MPG: hwy: 23 city:13
 
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Miles 27k
Last longer highway distance checked
MPG average 18

My best tank ever was 99% highway and I got an amazing 21MPG 100% stock too.
 
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1990
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AOD Auto
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19
 
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Year 1999
Engine 4.0 ohv
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Miles 120k
Last long highway distance checked = 329miles = 20.8mpg!!! <<best ever i almost passed out seeing that
MPG average 15-18
 
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Year 01
Engine 4.0 SOHC
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Miles 97000
Last longer highway distance checked 280
MPG 20
 
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Year: 1997
Engine: 4.0 OHV
Tranny: 5 speed automatic
Miles: 94,452
Last longer highway distance checked: Father's Day weekend
MPG: 17.1

funny thing is i got 17 mpg consistantly the whole weekend (spent the whole weekend driving)...been averageing 15.8 mpg in the city here lately...that UDP and X2 really helped my milage...
 
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year 2002
engine 4.0
tranny manual
miles 23000
Last longer highway distance checked 300 got 19mpg
mpg 17
 
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Year 2005
Engine 3.0
Tranny 5speed Manual
Miles 18000
Last longer highway distance checked ~100, averaged 23 over course of MD to ABQ
MPG 23

It's been as high as 26 and never lower that 21. I've averaged about 17500 of the miles on my truck and am at 21.5 for mixed city and driving.
 
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Year: 2001
Engine: 2.5
Tranny: manual
Miles: 86,000
Last longer highway distance checked: ~300 miles
MPG: 28.5
 
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Engine: 2.5
Tranny: Auto OD
Miles 95,850
Last Longer highway distance checked: 320
MPG: 22.4

no A/C -Mike-
 
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Tranny: 5 speed
Miles: 101,900
Last longer highway distance checked
MPG 15 ( LOL thats what happens when you run 32's in a 4cyl doing 90ish in 4th gear pushing a low HP vehicle out of your power band)

around 20mpg in city
 
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Year: 1988
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Tranny: 5-speed Man.
Miles: 225000
Long Distance On Highway: 150
Mpg: 24
 
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Year 2001
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Miles 69,xxx
Last longer highway distance checked -800 mile trip
almost 22 mpg on highway without tuner and intake.
 
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Year: 1999
Engine: 4.0L
Tranny: Auto
Miles: 165,00
Last longer highway distance checked: 200
MPG: 16.3
 
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Average MPG town 20/ highway 20 dang 4:10's!
 


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