2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission 3500 mpg??

[jeepit]

Looked at 3500 with 6 speed last nite. What kind of mpg are you guys getting with thses rigs??

 

[burndog]

20 MPG on a 2001 3500 6spd. 4x4 here.

 

[jbone]

There are some variables here--what rear-end (3. 54 or 4. 10), sticks get better than auto's... See my sig. --I get about 16-18, and for the stability and power--I think that is ggggrrreat... R, J. B.

 

[jeepit]

Yea, I meant to include 3:55 gears and it is a 4x4.

 

[PC12Driver]

Now that the weather has warmed up I get 16-17 mpg driven as a daily driver to/from work. Winter time I averaged 15-16 mpg. Highway mileage is right at 19 mpg, and that's with the cruise set at 70. These numbers were hand figured, since the EZ throws off the overhead computer.



The mods I have listed probably do help the mpg some, but since I take full advantage of the extra noise/smoke/power they provide every chance I get , the gain in mpg is probably a wash.

 

[Red360]

I get 17 MPG with 4:10's but I am running 19. 5's

 

[MCummings]

I have an early '98. I put a 6-speed in it,, 2wd, 3500, 15MPG on the highway @ 80 MPH

About 12-14MPG in town.



I've been as low as 9MPG(w/6-speed @ 110MPH) and high as 26MPG (w/5-speed @60MPH)



The 15MPG was coming back from Muncie, Indiana, going to Laredo, Tx. I was running a PE COMP on 5x5 and injectors that are a little bigger than stock



Some trucks get good MPG some don't. Mine doesn't get great MPG but runs mid 15's in the 1/4 so I'm happy.

It does better than my Dad's D-Max, 17 empty on the highway and 7-8MPG loaded on the highway.



Just today I went 100 miles on 13 gallons of fuel pulling about 26,000 pounds.



Merrick Cummings Jr

 

[dresslered]

I've averaged 15 mpg since new with the 3. 54's (around 11. 5 with the camper). I've kept a spread sheet with every tank of diesel logged. I currently have 36,000 miles on it and have never noticed an improvement with time. This is with an entirely stock HO engine.

 

[RJ2]

Drive it hard and runs right

around 15 city, 19 highway .

 

[Bob Cochran]

See my signature for all what my truck has no bombing. I get 17 to 18 for the most part as daily driver. I have gotten a little above 20 when mostly down hill, no wind and highway speeds. I am happy with it.

 

[metal tech]

I've got the 3. 54's and get 18-19 on the hiway. The EZ made the truck more fun to drive which has hurt the mileage.



Al

 

[azcummins]

you guys make me want to cry. I get 14. 5 to 15 mpg at all times. City, interstate, load, no load.



My 12 V got 17. 5 at all times. So much for that 20% improvement that dodge advertised... If I got 16 mpg I'd jump up and down...



I thought the EZ and DDIIs might have helped some but no improvement really seen. Every now and then I get to 15 to 15. 5 but I can't figure out why. I drive fast, slow, race all on those good tanks and I can't figure it out.

 

[Steve G]

I average 18. 5 on mine. Mine's a daily driver.



Steve

 

[cmercer1]

I have a 2001. 5 4x4 3500 quad cab with 4. 11 rear end. I am getting almost exactly 17 MPG. It has about 50,000 miles on it.





Carl

 

[Extreme1]

19 @ 75

16-17 average city/country combined.



OOPS!, Sorry, I don't have the right amont of valves...

 

[klenger]

3500 MPG!!



Man, I'm only getting about 19 MPG. What do I have to do to get 3500? Let's see, that works out to 122,500 miles per tank.

 

[Powder Extreme]

When it was new, 13mpg after bombing 19. 5 with the raised roof topper, 20. 5 empty, driving 65. Usually I'm partially loaded and driving 75-80mph, 16-17mpg. 12-15mpg hauling my 11' Bigfoot camper, about the same pulling my 38' 5ver. Really depends on the wind, especially with the slide in.



Jerry

 

[SmokinJoe]

Originally posted by azcummins

you guys make me want to cry. I get 14. 5 to 15 mpg at all times.

get fuel at a different place, mine goes up 2 mpg if I get it out of town. CGVW of 13,000 I got 17 mpg. That was a two axle trailer with a dodge neon.



idle time kills mileage too. I have finally got two 20 mpg tanks, both on trips to New York. Maybe Michigan is just a bad place to buy fuel...

 

[Bigsaint]

Mostly in town driving here, which equates to an average of 14. 5, somewhat more with summer fuel, less with the winter blend. I get about 19-20 MPG on the highway, don't get out there much, though. That's with the 3. 55's and a share of fueling enhancements. I finally mamaged to get through 1/2 a tank of fuel with conservative driving habits ( kept the boost at or under 10 psi's, damn near killed me ). Gained a whopping 1/2 MPG at fill up. Fun factor was gone, still in counseling and hoping for a full recovery .



Scott W.