I'm concidering dumping my '99 Ranger for a '97-'98 F-150 S.C. 4x4. What is the actual milage you get with the 5.4 Auto?? the 4.6 Auto????
Any help would be greatly appreciated (sp)
Thanks

 

My 95 Ranger LB 3L 5sp 3.73LS gets 19.5 plus/minus .5 mpg.

The Y2K gets 14 plus/minus .5 mpg.

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Y2K™

XLT SC SB 5.4L E4x4 AW-Disc, 3.73LS, Skid, 7700# HD Towing, Chrome LT-245, Steps, Captain's, 6CD, Tonneau, keyless, Toreador Red, called "Nick"

 

16.5 average with 2300 miles on the odometer and getting better.

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2000 Lariat Flairside Supercab, 5.4, 3.55LS, towing package, captains chairs and cd changer,

 

My 93 4.0 V6 4x4 3.73 Ranger got 18 highway, 16 Mixed and 10-14 towing about 2000 pounds.

My 97 F150 4x4 4.6 V8 with 3.55 got 18 highway, 15-16 mixed and 12-14 towing the same 2000 pounds.

My 2000 F150 4x4 5.4 V8 with 3.55 has gotten
over 18 highway, got 17 this week in mixed and gets about 14 towing the same 2000 pounds.

There is not a lot of difference in fuel mileage between the 4.0 V6 and either of the v8 tritons.

-jeff b.



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2000 F150 4x4 SC/SB 5.4 Auto, Tow Package, ORP (with the sticker for 2000), Cab Steps, Lariet.
Oxford White/Harvest Gold 2 tone.

 

My 99 Lightning gets a consistent 16 mpg mixed highway and city, when I can keep my foot out of it.

 

12-14, but my right foot is substantially heavier than my left

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99 XLT Black Ex-cab, Flareside, 5.4, ORP, 3.73, Gibson Supertruck, K&N, Superchip, WMS Velocity Tube, Modified Airbox, Slap-Free Motor at @19k

 

98 150 4.6 w/3.55 rearend 14 in the city never checked hiway.

 

My 97 f250 ld with 4.6 at and 3.73s gets about 16 plus or minus 1/2 city/hiway. In the winter we have oxigenated fuel so with warm-ups it drops to about 12

 

2000 5.4 with 3.55LS gets about 17 MPG currently at 3300 miles.

BTW it's a S/C flareside

I had a '95 Ranger with 4.0 5speed that only got 20-22 MPG

 

Just came back from a trip of 840 miles of highway and around 50 of country road driving.......got exactly 17.6 mpg with the 5.4, 3:55 L.S. extended cab. Didn't use any climate mode that would make the A.C. run. Went around 350 miles on the highway before filling..probably could have eeked out a few more, but the guage was LOW by then!

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2000 Lariat, 5.4, 3:55 L.S., 4wd, ext cab, Tow pkg, Chestnut/Gold, Century mid-hi cap, Ford short bug deflector, contoured Ford running boards and bedmat.

 

16 to 17 is typical for me on the highway but that typically includes some mountains. I have gotten 18 on one tank. My around town is almost 13, but Its not stop and start "city" driving, I have 4.6, 3.55's, 28,000 miles.

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97 F150 Lariat, Ext. cab S.B., 4.6, auto (4R70W) Dark Torridor Red/Silver, Grey leather, Leer running boards, deflector, tonneau, bed liner, Superchiped, Oh...and the mandatory option: drivers door crack!




[This message has been edited by Freds4by (edited 05-19-2000).]

 

Purchased 97 F150 reg cab long bed 4X4 Lariat w/ 5.4 auto. This last tank 14.5 mpg mostly in town running air conditioning.

 

Just did a trip to the west coast (5000 km). Averaged with all the city and back road drivin and on the Trans Canada just short of 25 MPG after I converted it back from metric. That's a Canadian gal. eh!

'99 F150 2wd Ext. Cab - 4.6 auto. with 3.08 gears.
My advise would be to get 3.55s if you can the 3.08 are just a little too tall and cause the trans to shift frequently when in the mountains. Good gears for freeway drivin though. Have got as high as 27.5 MPG on the flat - no wind - at 100km. (perfect conditions).

 

15mpg combination driving

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2000 F-150 XL,RC,LB,5.4,4R70W,3.55LS,
4-wheel disc/ABS,Chestnut/Parchment,
Ford bedliner & gas/wheel/spare locks,
3" cold air box modification,Superchip,
Dynomax ultra-flow welded 3" cat-back.

 

When I take it easy above 18 mpg, with several times getting 18.5. Mostly get between 17 and 18 though. If I do alot of towing and mudriding it will get down in the 14 and 15s.

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1997 4x4 5.4 ORP XLT extended cab Dark Toreador red Westin nerf bars tint HARDER THAN A ROCK AND FASTER THAN A HEART BEAT