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Old Jun 3, 2005 | 01:31 PM
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What are you guys getting mpg?

Right now i have an '02 Ram Quad Cab with the 5.9 in it, K&N and flowmasters, im getting around 9mpg , and I need the 4wd for school during ****ty weather, but gas is killing me, could you post your HP and mpg, thanks guys.

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Old Jun 3, 2005 | 01:34 PM
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I think these guys are getting better than me but that motor in my truck with about 400/500 at the wheels turning 38" tires through 4.56 gears get me about 11.5.
 
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Old Jun 3, 2005 | 01:49 PM
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408.6/522.2 I get 12.8mpg in town don't know about highway. This is on my RWDT tune and a 14psi.
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Old Jun 3, 2005 | 01:52 PM
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Don't think of it as MPG, it's to depressing.

Think of it as Miles Per Fun. Mine gets alot of fun per mile.
 
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Old Jun 3, 2005 | 01:54 PM
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haha

i was trying to get an accurate count over the past two weeks. I do mostly around town driving and every stop light is a tree, but that all just got thrown out the window when i pegged the speedo on some clown in a SS a few minutes ago!!!
 
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Old Jun 3, 2005 | 02:22 PM
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425 rwhp PSP dyno tuned, and 13 mpg city 18 mpg highway.
 
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Old Jun 3, 2005 | 02:35 PM
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14.0-14.5 (280miles-290miles a tank, 20 gal fill up) stop & go + city highways.
 
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Old Jun 3, 2005 | 03:16 PM
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9-10, but 100% of my driving is around town,
I LOVE STOP SIGNS AND RED LIGHTS

It does get more like 11-12 on the open road trips to and from the track
 
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Old Jun 3, 2005 | 03:25 PM
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I consider 1/2 tank as being on "empty" and refill with 20 bucks worth about every week or so (not a d/d) or whenever it gets to 1/2.
That way it doesn't HURT so bad compared to filling up for 56 bucks!
 
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Old Jun 3, 2005 | 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Stl01SVT
425 rwhp PSP dyno tuned, and 13 mpg city 18 mpg highway.
Almost identical - tune/hp/mileage.


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Old Jun 3, 2005 | 04:19 PM
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I'd estimate around 370hp 430tq at the wheels (+2lb pulley, rich running tune, intake) and I get 12mpg city 17mpg highway on average.

You can dip pretty quickly into 10mpg when you get on it all the time though.
 
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Old Jun 3, 2005 | 04:22 PM
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I do not know what my HP is, but I have a 4Lber, tuned by Troyer Performance, I get 14mpg around town, not much Highways here.
 

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Old Jun 3, 2005 | 04:22 PM
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460/535 Anywhere from 10-18 MPG. I just took a road trip and got 370 miles out of a tank of gas. wooohoooooo!

Unfortunatly with the bigger injectors, when you hit the go pedal, you can just about hear your tank being drained!
 
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Old Jun 3, 2005 | 05:16 PM
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500/600 club here, I see close to 18 mpg on the highway.
 
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Old Jun 3, 2005 | 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by TheGambler
500/600 club here, I see close to 18 mpg on the highway.
not fair, not fair at all, i have half the horsepower and i get half the damn mpg... wtf, stupid 4 door slow big truck. if only the L or HD's came with 4wd, would be the perfect truck.
 
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