The 2 large SUV's we had actually got better highway mileage then my pickups. Wife had a '97 Expedition 5.4 with a 3.31 rear and it would get right at 20 mpg hwy loaded down going on vacation trips. '99 Suburban with a 350 cu inch 5.7 and a 3.42 rear got the same 20 mpg and loaded down. Both got around 16 mpg in town and is what my truck gets right now. The best my truck gets is 19.5 hwy. MawMaw's new Infiniti QX-60 with a 3.5 engine is averaging 23.8 since new and on a highway trip should get up to 28 mpg. She could never drive a big SUV anymore because of tight parking restraints. They have a Nissan Juke for business errands that I drove on a 250 round trip errand one day and I swore that would never happen again! I prefer a large comfortable vehicle any day....

 

Our 2000 Expedition with the 5.4 always got better mpg than my 2005 Screw. It gets 19 on the highway. But, 2011 and now the 2014 both get better mpg than the Expy.

 

The Suburban had a 42 gallon tank and at 20 mpg had a heck of a cruising range. We would take it on long trips all the time and was very comfortable. The new pickups get a lot better then the '84 F-150 I had that was lucky to get 15 mpg on the hwy with a 302 and a C-6 3 speed automatic.

 

Thanks. Next year going to start wrapping the huge oak tree on the other side of the yard. If I have enough lights by then

 

You have the perfect house for hanging lights -- one story elevation all the way around! My front elevation has three gable ends that make it a PIA to do anything like this -- just going to run with some lighted garland around the doorway this year and call it good.....

 

Plus, Patrick doesn't need a ladder.

 

Someone hit my truck......

 

Gave the truck a good wash and wax last night, changed the oil and air filter tonight. Now I gotta find something to do to it tomorrow

 

Thinking about doing a lil exhaust work this upcoming week. 80 percent sure I want to remove the resonator and put a 3inch pipe In its place and remove the flex pipe and replace with 3 inch. Then it will be a ture 3 inch system all the way back. It should give it a tad more volume and some more whistle on cold starts.

 

I actually did 2/3 of the roof line without a ladder

 

 

I did the bolt on Ford resonator delete pipe. Its a tiny bit louder, but still very quiet system overall

 

Nothing like sitting in Walmart, waiting on the wife.

 

I think the delete pipe is still a 2.5 inch though. Figured full 3 inches om resonator and flex would help a tad more.

 

supposedly its 2.75 but it is most definitely bigger than 2.5"