My plan to increase my mpg...will it work
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I drive about 90 miles a day and have to fill up every four days so i spend about 80 bucks a week on gas which kills me. Anything will help. Gears on ebay are 100 bucks, The intake im getting for 85 on here from a member and the pulley i just bid on one on ebay with a belt for 15 bucks. So thats like 200 bucks
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Put in an Air Conditioning Compressor Switch found in How To's. I turn mine off on the highway. KandN replacement filter if you dont have one. The best thing is just to keep top speed as low as possible like around 60. I also put my tailgate down on the highway but some will say not to. It seems to me that the truck runs better after I spray out the radiator when I wash the truck too. Maybe even run a bottle of fuel system cleaner through when you do oil changes. Ive also heard that Royal Purple 5-30 synthetic oil helps in mpg's but I dont know.
Last edited by The Dtapes; 03-29-2006 at 12:43 AM.
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i would say, stock tires, throttle body spacer, air intake would be nice but i dont think it will help the mpg, ac used gas so that will hurt you, opening windows causes drag so that will hurt gas,
will a baja net in the back make for better mileage(the legend of better mileage with the tailgate down????)
will a baja net in the back make for better mileage(the legend of better mileage with the tailgate down????)
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Originally Posted by telemaster1952
will a baja net in the back make for better mileage(the legend of better mileage with the tailgate down????)
From best to worst for highway MPG:
Hard tonneau, gate up (best)
Soft tonneau, gate up
Open bed, gate up
Open bed, gate down
Tailgate removed
Tailgate removed, Baja net / air gate (worst)
Constant speed highway fuel economy can be improved with a hard tonneau but any gains in the city would be offset by repeatedly accelerating the added mass.
At first glance, the tailgate appears to be a sail on the back of the truck. In actuality, the tailgate reduces turbulent flow by creating a semi-trapped air pocket that smooths the airflow and reduces the coefficient of drag. Dropping the gate destroys the bubble, increases turbulent flow and exposes the rear of the cab as a very large trailing surface compared to the smaller surface of the tailgate.
Bottom Line:
A pickup truck is still poor aerodynamically compared to most cars but driving with the tailgate up helps. Lots of info on this. Here are a couple of the many sources you can find with Google:
http://truck-bed-covers.com/Tonneau_..._save_fuel.htm
http://trucktrend.com/features/consu...tailgate_myth/
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Originally Posted by rwenzing
Although it may be counterintuitive to most people, it has been proven that lowering the tailgate increases fuel consumption. The faster you go, the greater the effect.
From best to worst for highway MPG:
Hard tonneau, gate up (best)
Soft tonneau, gate up
Open bed, gate up
Open bed, gate down
Tailgate removed
Tailgate removed, Baja net / air gate (worst)
Constant speed highway fuel economy can be improved with a hard tonneau but any gains in the city would be offset by repeatedly accelerating the added mass.
At first glance, the tailgate appears to be a sail on the back of the truck. In actuality, the tailgate reduces turbulent flow by creating a semi-trapped air pocket that smooths the airflow and reduces the coefficient of drag. Dropping the gate destroys the bubble, increases turbulent flow and exposes the rear of the cab as a very large trailing surface compared to the smaller surface of the tailgate.
Bottom Line:
A pickup truck is still poor aerodynamically compared to most cars but driving with the tailgate up helps. Lots of info on this. Here are a couple of the many sources you can find with Google:
http://truck-bed-covers.com/Tonneau_..._save_fuel.htm
http://trucktrend.com/features/consu...tailgate_myth/
From best to worst for highway MPG:
Hard tonneau, gate up (best)
Soft tonneau, gate up
Open bed, gate up
Open bed, gate down
Tailgate removed
Tailgate removed, Baja net / air gate (worst)
Constant speed highway fuel economy can be improved with a hard tonneau but any gains in the city would be offset by repeatedly accelerating the added mass.
At first glance, the tailgate appears to be a sail on the back of the truck. In actuality, the tailgate reduces turbulent flow by creating a semi-trapped air pocket that smooths the airflow and reduces the coefficient of drag. Dropping the gate destroys the bubble, increases turbulent flow and exposes the rear of the cab as a very large trailing surface compared to the smaller surface of the tailgate.
Bottom Line:
A pickup truck is still poor aerodynamically compared to most cars but driving with the tailgate up helps. Lots of info on this. Here are a couple of the many sources you can find with Google:
http://truck-bed-covers.com/Tonneau_..._save_fuel.htm
http://trucktrend.com/features/consu...tailgate_myth/
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I think most everything has been said but
AC mod switch gives me about 1 MPG in winter(well all weather that you don't need A/C)
I think my soft bed cover was worth 1 MPG
Those are the only things I have done that helped me.
Things I have not tried but would bet on : E-fan, underdrive pulley, smaller gears like 3.55's
AC mod switch gives me about 1 MPG in winter(well all weather that you don't need A/C)
I think my soft bed cover was worth 1 MPG
Those are the only things I have done that helped me.
Things I have not tried but would bet on : E-fan, underdrive pulley, smaller gears like 3.55's
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