Diesel Dynamics DD2's and 30 mpg!

[Arcticat]

Murle and smekescreen, it's futile to try and stay afloat in this, it's too thick. Come on over here I just inflated my liferaft, it should hold the three of us ok. Boy it smells down here...

 

[BLACKRAM]

Well after my flux capacitor broke, I hired Dr. Evil to build me a giant laser. We'll call the device the "Alan Parsons Project", and zap the earth's crust with liquid hot magma.

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1999 2500 4x4, auto, 3. 54 LS, HD241, Quad cab SLT, Blk Sport Pkg, 16x8 Eagles, 285 Bridgestone AT, Amsoil, 80/100w lights, Valentine One, DTT TC/vb, DD2's, DD TTPM, Isspro gauges.
1992 SC400
1978 Mooney 201 IFR

 

[Waterpete]

Sounds like some of that Dr Performance magic.
Just ain't no way.

 

[Smokescreen]

Forget the boots Murle, You're gonna' need hip waders in this room... . lol! #ad


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2001 ETH with beans

 

[WOWZY]

Hmm? Hip Waders and hold your arms above your head and remember DON'T YAWN!!

 

[MikeR]

Your mileage won't stay that high if you drive a little further. You have to put more than 115 miles on it. I did that very same thing with the wife's '95 2wd Cummins/automatic. I filled up the tank and drove it about 120 miles,then filled it up again. The miles per gallon figure came out to 32mpg! Yeah,right! #ad
The more correct figure comes out when you put at least 200 miles on a test run.
To get a fair mpg reading,fill it up and take a long drive away from home. Then come back the same way so you experience the terrain both ways and fill up to the same level at the same fuel station.

-Mike

 

[JyRO]

I don't care if he says he did it manually or not, he made an error! No offense, I'm not saying anybody is dumb, I'm just saying its an error. Heck, all day long I think I'm doing my job right, and find out later that all I've done is screw up! #ad


I think 112 miles is far enough. Heck, 1 mile is far enough, you just have to realize that your average is only for that 1 particular mile, its not necessarily a good indication of what is realistic for the truck.

An extreme example: I topped off on top of a mountain, coasted out of the parking lot, onto the interstate and 5 miles down to the bottom and coasted right into another fuel station. Man, my fuel mileage was pretty good that time. Was my fuel mileage really infinity, and correct? Yes! Is it realistic? H3LL NO!

Last comment - Check ALL your math and ALL your assumptions (i. e. tire size correction).

Ram Ahead!

- JyRO

 

[PAYCHECK]

WADERS? LIFERAFT? WE NEED NOAH AND THE ARK!!! PRONTO!

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01 2500HD QC,SB,3. 54,5 spd,4X4,241HD,SLT+,Sport all black,fully loaded,all leather htd,jacobs e-brake,tow pack,camper pack,,full rhino lining bed and rocker panels,265/75r16 BFG ATs ko,nerf bars,everthing black,4'' Jardine,ultra lite pyro & boost on a-pillar,EZ,NO stickers except cummins on door,License plate-1 CUMN,

 

[DennyDay]

Somebody dumped some extra fuel in your tank when you weren't lookin' If your really got that mileage, Exxon would be taking Chrysler to court for trying to put them out of business!

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Denny
'99 2500 4X4 White short Q cab to much added to put here

 

[John]

Originally posted by 2000ney:
Yes, you read that correctly. I also checked this run by refilling the tank, and get almost the same reading.

I have essentially the same modifications to my Ram however, I have DD3s instead of DD2s. My combined city/rural road driving MPG is 16-17, strictly freeway mileage is 19. 5 to 20. BTW, I have an Abbott E. R. A. which has a ratio that was developed by Abbott especially for me that checked out to be EXACT on two different distance courses (when my tires were new). In addition, I always top off my tank exactly the same way each time I fill up.

It sounds as if there is some error in your computation.

PS: I've never heard of a 4x4 Cummins powered Ram getting 30 MPG (ANY model year).



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John Treibel
'98. 5 2500 QC 4x4 Sport, Glasstite Vision II, 285 BFG A/Ts on M/T Challengers, Warn 4X Boards, Mopar fender flares & tow hooks, NW Custom s/s-rubber mud flaps and accs. , Mag-Hytec diff. cover & trans. pan, Edelbrock IAS shocks, Reese Titan V hitch, SPA gauges (3), Dynamat, '00 Sport grille and headlights/PIAA Super White bulbs, PIAA Dual Sport 900 aux. lights, BD exh. brake, Amsoil Dual Remote Bypass, Optima Yellow Tops, DD3s and DD TTPM, Aeroquip AQP braided s/s fuel hoses, Banks High-Ram intake manifold and 14 cm2 turbine housing w/Big Head wastegate actuator, ATS 3-piece exh. man. , Banks 4" dia. s/s exh. sys. , DTT 93% TC, DTT custom tuned VB, BD modified trans. front pump (enhanced by DTT), Air Bulldog induction hood (with NACA ducts), plus MANY other trick modifications

NRA Life (Patron) member

 

[Partyat33]

Trip Computer goes FUBAR when you swap injectors. It isn't real.


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2001. 5 3500 4X4 Quad Cab, ETH, Dark Garnet Red. Back Country SS Nerf Bars, Kanduco Grill Inserts (sweet tooth), SPA Boost and EGT Gauges, Step II injectors, Power Edge EZ, Custom graphics package, LineX bed liner.