7.5 to 8.8 swap done!
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7.5 to 8.8 swap done!
Got my 8.8 swapped in today. Only took hour and half with my buddy's help. Turned out really good and no problems at all. The 4.10s make a big difference over the 3.73s with the 31s. I replaced the brake shoes and the springs and what not. thought it was gonna be hard but it was not bad at all. Heres a pic of the axle and the new brakes. Tomorrow ill get pics of it on the truck, I forgot to snap some today. And if anyone wants to buy a 7.5 I have one for sale!
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I'm guessing you have a 3.0L or a 2.3L. Have you taken it on the highway with the 4.10's yet. just wait for that. Between the 3.73's and the 4.10's on the highway it was like a night and day difference. You barely use the throttle to keep up speed and going up inclines you don't have to down shift for them. Not to mention you'll get better millage. My truck going up to New Hampshire got I'm going to say 30 MPG. Now I can't say anything about this really because it only made it up one way LOL, it broke as it came off the highway but it used just over a quarter of a tank of gas for 172 miles. So with that in mind I round down to 150 miles X 4 and came up with 600 Miles per tank and and with a 20 gallon tank it comes out to 30 MPG.
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Originally Posted by DaGGer
My truck going up to New Hampshire got I'm going to say 30 MPG. Now I can't say anything about this really because it only made it up one way LOL, it broke as it came off the highway but it used just over a quarter of a tank of gas for 172 miles. So with that in mind I round down to 150 miles X 4 and came up with 600 Miles per tank and and with a 20 gallon tank it comes out to 30 MPG.
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Originally Posted by DaGGer
I'm guessing you have a 3.0L or a 2.3L. Have you taken it on the highway with the 4.10's yet. just wait for that. Between the 3.73's and the 4.10's on the highway it was like a night and day difference. You barely use the throttle to keep up speed and going up inclines you don't have to down shift for them. Not to mention you'll get better millage. My truck going up to New Hampshire got I'm going to say 30 MPG. Now I can't say anything about this really because it only made it up one way LOL, it broke as it came off the highway but it used just over a quarter of a tank of gas for 172 miles. So with that in mind I round down to 150 miles X 4 and came up with 600 Miles per tank and and with a 20 gallon tank it comes out to 30 MPG.
LOL I have never heard of calculating mpg that way...
Top the tank off, reset the Trip Mileage, drive till empty and refill.
Take Total Miles on the Trip divided by the total gallons needed to fill it back up. Example----- 275 miles/17gallons = 16.18 MPG
The more tanks you do this in a row then take the average and that is really your MPG.
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Well, if you take the number of miles driven, divided it by the number of gallons you filled the tank with, take the distance from Earth to the sun, multiply by how many points my stock went up today, and add the number of times I pushed the throttle...you get the average mpg!
Hm, I guess the number of posts does not necessarily show what you know about automotives....
Hm, I guess the number of posts does not necessarily show what you know about automotives....
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Originally Posted by lifted97ranger
i call BS......aint no way that a Ranger will get 30 mpg.....damn near impossible......your speedo is off from the larger tires.....
I calculated by filling the tank and driving till empty and dividing miles driven by gallons used.
I certainly get 30 if I stick to the blue highways (driving about 55-60 mph). My truck is stock, even down to the less-than-thrilling contitrac tires. The engine is pretty amazing for efficiency--best economy/pollution of any small pickup and is why I got it.
Originally Posted by gatorblue92
looks pretty good... and might as well use the 7.5 as a boat anchor
Last edited by 07B2300; 09-04-2007 at 12:57 PM.
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Originally Posted by 07B2300
My guess is Dagger has the Mazda 2.3 Duratec like me. However he calculated it I've got over 29mpg hwy when I check--even on the interstate if i keep around 70 and don't pull into towns much. But I drive like a grandpa.
I calculated by filling the tank and driving till empty and dividing miles driven by gallons used.
I certainly get 30 if I stick to the blue highways (driving about 55-60 mph). My truck is stock, even down to the less-than-thrilling contitrac tires. The engine is pretty amazing for efficiency--best economy/pollution of any small pickup and is why I got it.
I calculated by filling the tank and driving till empty and dividing miles driven by gallons used.
I certainly get 30 if I stick to the blue highways (driving about 55-60 mph). My truck is stock, even down to the less-than-thrilling contitrac tires. The engine is pretty amazing for efficiency--best economy/pollution of any small pickup and is why I got it.
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Originally Posted by AgPete139
Well, if you take the number of miles driven, divided it by the number of gallons you filled the tank with, take the distance from Earth to the sun, multiply by how many points my stock went up today, and add the number of times I pushed the throttle...you get the average mpg!
Hm, I guess the number of posts does not necessarily show what you know about automotives....
Hm, I guess the number of posts does not necessarily show what you know about automotives....
f'n noobs that know it all.....
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Here it is on the truck. Really happy with my gained bottom end. It will be interesting to see my gas MPGs. I was getting like 21 around town with the 3.73s so im guessing it will drop a little but Id take the power gain any day. It just poured rain here so we are goin to slide around in the dirt after work. Oh and I put 2 or 3 coats of paint, flat black. I just need to loose the spare and get some new shocks in the rear to complete the project. Thanks guys!
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Originally Posted by zabeard
nice! glad you waited for the 8.8?
told you, you could find one
told you, you could find one
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