Great mileage,great truck!

[MikeR]

I love this truck we got for the wife. It's a '95 2wd reg cab with the auto and 3. 54's and it has 119k on the clock. The only mods are:180hp injectors,boost elbow and stock plate slid full forward (it still has the stock air filter and stock exhaust w/cat).



Yesterday I filled up the tank and took a drive up to see Piers. When I got back into town,I went back to the same CFN station,same gas pump and refilled to the exact same spot in the filler neck as when I started. Drove a total of 260. 6 miles,40 mi of it was city driving,and only used 8. 9 gallons at fillup=29. 28mpg! Woo-hoo! I use no fuel additives.



-Mike

 

[Evan A. Beck]

Not bad for an undervalved truck! HEHEH Just kidding...







How was PDR?

 

[illflem]

Mike you have the best year made. My 4x4 w/ auto 2500 consistently gets 23-27 mpg. Pulling a heavy load with the 3500, worst mileage has been 12.

 

[Archive]

Mike... pretty neat! Now there is something that Emily can brag about beating all of us! Congrats, Emily!

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

My brother-in-law has a '95 set up like yours, pulls the EXACT same trailer as mine, and gets GREAT fuel mileage... I can out pull him in the hills with my truck, but he passes ME at the pump...



PLUS, the difference in style, ride and overall appearance of his later generation truck makes me wanna throw ROCKS at mine after I ride in his...

 

[Bob Wagner]

Hmmmm.....

-Mike did you end up switching trucks with Piers?





How in the hell did you keep your foot so light on the go pedal

 

[JohnE]

The best I pulled was mid 20's. Here's the rest of the story: grossing just over 8k, winterized fuel (15% #1), mountains as in Montana I-90 between Missoula & Billings) and cruising between 75 & 80.



On the flip side,



Mike;

How's the mileage when you drive around with the converter unlocked? How's the mileage difference between you & Emily?

My mileage drops as the proverbial lead balloon with city (aka unlocked) driving. Can you spell D-T-T? I think the efficiency gain alone will justify one of those 90's something converters... . My wife has already agreed to the expense as preventative maintenance. She would much rather we are stalled in the driveway than on the highway of that same stretch of I-90... ... .



You added 180 hp injectors. I think those came on my 97 auto? John (at the shop in Enumclaw) asked if I had worked on the truck, as it has more than normal seat of the pants kick. It is as I bought it (ok, used). I'm saving the big grins for DTT, TST, and all letters that apply. I'd rather let my right foot govern the mileage, if you know what I mean...



Cheers;

John



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[MikeR]

Bob,

I rarely get to drive it,but when I do I drive it just like my truck... hold it at 72mph. No,we didn't trade trucks,but I will be 'cheating' when it comes time to do my auto transission upgrades.



JohnE,

Emily commutes 40+ miles a day going from here(airport area) to northgate. She gets 21-22 which is good for her because she's on and off the throttle pretty hard. Last month I was finally able to hit 21mpg in my truck,but I usually get about 19. 5.

Yeah,the 180 injectors gave it a nice kick in the butt... but not enough according to her! She wants another 100 ontop of that.

Ean gave her the injectors when we were at the Cummins gig. I think he was trying to schmooze her with his diesel charm!



-Mike

 

[SlyBones]

Hey Mike,



Ya should have driven back when I did. I'll bet we could have lowered that down some. -- I only got 21 for my trip.



-Fred.

 

[MikeR]

Yeah Fred,I definitely woulda had an itchy right foot! Did you get caught up in that accident(?) traffic near Marysville? I sat idleing for almost an hour.



-Mike

 

[SlyBones]

Mike,



Bummer on the traffic. That sucks big time. For me traffic was 5-10 over the whole way. There was enough to hole down on the play room, unless you weave in and out real bad.



-Fred.