dudeman2009
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- Joined
- Feb 9, 2016
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- Location
- Arizona
- Ram Year
- 2001 1500 Sport with enough electrical modifications to make my brain hurt
- Engine
- Magnum 360
Everyone else has said it already, but these trucks are not known for fuel economy. Go buy a toyota or honda pickup if you want gas mileage (cant haul a tent with those ******** though).
I get 15 highway, but i dont have a lift, stock tires and 2wd. Thats where those extra 3mpg come from. But I also weigh 6800lbs with just me and some of my tools in it. Add in an extra 200lbs of tools and 250lbs of trash wood and metal in the bed since I last weighed and i'm at 7250lbs of American steel pulling 15mpg.
I've also found that going 60 or 80 only changes my mileage by about 1mpg at most (using a fuel flow meter)
Even better, I load Big Dirty up with my travel trailer, I only drop to 9mpg, and that thing weighs 4Klb empty, with all my crap its probably around 6Klbs (I like to keep tools in it).
Obviously you are a man, otherwise you wouldn't have even bought a second Gen. But being manly doesn't come cheap. A tuner would be your best bet, maybe get you a mile per gallon or two.
My buddy has a 98 f-250 with the 5.4l, 4wd stock tires and ride height (its actually a hybrid, f-150 with f-250 suspension) He gets 10 highway, 7 city, and thats dry at roughly 5400lbs. Towing a 4Klb trailer drops him down to 4mpg.
I get 15 highway, but i dont have a lift, stock tires and 2wd. Thats where those extra 3mpg come from. But I also weigh 6800lbs with just me and some of my tools in it. Add in an extra 200lbs of tools and 250lbs of trash wood and metal in the bed since I last weighed and i'm at 7250lbs of American steel pulling 15mpg.
I've also found that going 60 or 80 only changes my mileage by about 1mpg at most (using a fuel flow meter)
Even better, I load Big Dirty up with my travel trailer, I only drop to 9mpg, and that thing weighs 4Klb empty, with all my crap its probably around 6Klbs (I like to keep tools in it).
Obviously you are a man, otherwise you wouldn't have even bought a second Gen. But being manly doesn't come cheap. A tuner would be your best bet, maybe get you a mile per gallon or two.
My buddy has a 98 f-250 with the 5.4l, 4wd stock tires and ride height (its actually a hybrid, f-150 with f-250 suspension) He gets 10 highway, 7 city, and thats dry at roughly 5400lbs. Towing a 4Klb trailer drops him down to 4mpg.
