My mileage has improved! Up to 16.8 mpg city, highway, mountain driving 60/30/10. Now at 800 miles with a 5.4L

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Mtn Mike

 

Im going to test the tailgate up down theory, I have to take a long trip tomorrow and will cover about 600 miles, It all pretty much flat, Ill do 300 with, 300 without and do it again on the way back. This will be in oklahoma and kansas, so very flat.

 

DarnEFNET,

I would simply remove the tail gate and store it on the folded down back seat of your SCrew. You might be upset when you find chip marks on your tail gate if you drive with it down....

Just a thought...

Regards,
SCrewBall

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2001 F-150 Supercrew 4X4 Lariat
Solid Black
5.4L Triton(TM) V8
LT Grey Leather Captain's Chairs
Electronic AM/FM Premium Stereo
Cassette and 6-Disc CD Changer
Trailer Tow Group, Class III
3.55 Limited Slip Axle
Bed Extender
Cab Steps
Skid Plates
and Front License Plate Bracket

Pictures of the Baby!!!

 

With air intake and performance exhaust, still hanging in there with 14-15 mpg, with aprox 50/50 city hwy, 5.4 v8, 4x4.

Also talked to a friend that has a Nissan Pathfinder, 6 cyl, 2wd and he said he gets 16 - 20 city hwy, but more on the 16 side. Makes me feel a little better.

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2001 F150 SuperCrew, 5.4 V8, 4X4, Amazon Green, loaded to the max, K&N Cold Air Induction, Ravin Performance Exhaust, Line-X.

 

My supercrew with a 5.4, 15 MPG will kill it dead.

 

First tank I checked was at 1200 miles. All highway at 70 mph resulted in 21.1 mpg. Now before everyone cries foul this is for a Canadian gallon which is 1/5 larger.
Converted to US would be 17 MPG. Still room for improvement!

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2001Supercrew,Lariat,5.4,3.55 posi,trailer tow,Oxford white, medium graphite,bed extender,Extang tonneau,Lund hood deflector

 

1,000 miles and averaging 16.8 MPG with 70/30 city highway including mountain driving. 5.4L V-8.

F-150 XLT Super Crew, 4X4, Deep Wedgewood Blue/Arizona Beige, 17" tires & Wheels, 5.4L V-8, Power Drivers Seat, Limited Slip, Side Steps, Extang Tonneau, ETC

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Mtn Mike

 

I have had my SCrew 4x4 with a 5.4 for three weeks and have about 2500 miles on it. Most is highway miles driving 65 to 70. Mileage for highway trips is running between 19 and 20 mpg, with another tank of 60/40 highway and city that ran 17.86 mpg.

I do drive pretty slowly and gently, but so far I am quite pleased. My last vehicle was a Nissan Pathfinder 4x4 that got around 22 or so, but always had to use Premium to keep the knocks out of the overworked V-6. I figure I am spending about the same for gas as I would for the Pathfinder using premium but with better mileage. Considering how much better the SCrew looks, runs, rides, and hauls, I think it is an excellent change.

Enjoy!

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MIKEnTN

2001 Ford F-150 XLT SuperCrew 4x4
Toreador Red with Silver Two Tone, Med. Graphite Int., 5.4 V-8, 3.55 Limited Slip, Class III towing, Skid Plates, 17" Alum Wheels, Sliding Rear Window, Remote Keyless Entry, Rhino Liner.

AWESOME Truck!

 

MikenTennessee - Nice truck! (mine's exactly the same) :-p

Does anyone who has done the intake mods feel that mileage (and torque) have gone down?


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2001 SuperCrew XLT- Bright red over silver, Captains, 5.4, 4x4, skid plates, towing pkg, 17"wheels, posi, Westin CPS tube steps, EXTRA FUEL CONSUMPTION PACKAGE!!

 

Here's an update I didn't really care for!!

Now I have 2750 miles on it, ... 98% city driving (No I don't drive very far as you can see from my post about 3 weeks ago!)

MPG now down to 14.2579 4x2 5.4L

I'm due to take a trip this weekend, we'll see if it picks up any!

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2001 Screw XLT
Oxford White, 5.4L,
Towing, Posi, Slider
Power seat, keyless
bedliner


[This message has been edited by anteater (edited 10-10-2000).]

 

MikenTennessee:

"I figure I am spending about the same for gas as I would for the Pathfinder using premium but with better mileage"

You can be honest with us, we won't tell the wife

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'97 F150 Lariat, Flareside, white/sliver, SC, ORP, 5.4 (FQR 8/99) running Mobil 1
Mods: 305/70/16 GY ATS, AR Baja wheels, dual exhaust, Smittybilt Nerf Bars, Edelbrock IAS Shocks, K&N Filter, Carbon Fiber Bug Gaurd and rigged the fog lights too.

On Order: Supercrew 4x4 Lariat, Black, 5.4 and all the goodies.
Planned mods: 305/70/16 ATS, AR Atlas 16x8, Dual Exhaust, Toneau Cover, Expedition Console Mod and Smitty Bilt Tube Steps.
Scheduled build week - 10/9
Scheduled delivery week 10/16
Scheduled build week - 10/9
Scheduled delivery week 10/16

Another great Ford truck site -www.fseries.com

Truck Pictures

 

Vesjas,
Gas is no longer sold by the Imperial gallon in Canada(probably been that way for 20 years but I still relate to the old measurement) but by the liter. Current price is .72/liter or $3.27/gallon. US price equivalent would be $2.61/gallon. Why do you complain when having to pay $1.68???

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2001Supercrew,Lariat,5.4,3.55 posi,trailer tow,Oxford white, medium graphite,bed extender,Extang tonneau,Lund hood deflector

 

Hell, I'm still complaing and it's $1.30 here in Georgia!
I'm just remembering last summer when it got down to 71 cents at the station a block from my house!

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Y2K+1 F-150 SCrew
4x2 Lariat 5.4
Black\Silver 2-Tone
Hideous Lariat Striping Removed!!!
Med.Graphite Captain's Chairs
Power Moon Roof
6-Disc CD in 98 Expy Console
Class 3 Towing Group
3.55 Limited Slip Axle
Factory Bed Extender
Ameraguard Spray In Liner

Pictures

 

No more Priceline Gas Warhouse, whats up with that? At least I was saving about 20 Cents per gallon for the HOG. Still averaging under 12.5 MPG (see prior post)no signifigant change.

 

OldKoot,

How much does an imperial gallon cost in Canadian and in U.S.?

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2001 S-Crew Lariat(Ordered 7-28-00) Build date- week of Oct 2nd estimated arrival Oct 30th, 4x4, 5.4, Capt. Chairs, CD changer, Lmt. Slip, Tow Pack, Skid Plates, Slider, Steps, Moonroof, Cargo Cage, Oxford White over Graphite, Expy Console mounted in Garage 'til truck arrives.

Future Mods. ARE LSII in silver or white, Brush guard, Spray on liner.....Rhino or Line-X