my fuel mileage today was 22.8!! WTF?
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my fuel mileage today was 22.8!! WTF?
I recently saw a post on another Ford enthusiast website a guy claiming to get 25 mpg from his V6 F150 if he drives at 63 mph. I had to go to Rochester NY today to pick up an iron gate (only 150lbs) for a project. I took my 2001 F150, V6, 5spd. 3.55 rear end . So I filled the tank to the flap in the neck and took off on the 438 mile roundtrip. I set the cruise control at 63mph and pissed off everyone on I-90 for the next 7 1/2 hours.
Except for 18 miles of city/suburban driving all the rest was on the interstate. Back in Albany I refilled the tank at the same gas station up to the flap in the neck and it took 19.2 gallons with 438 miles on the trip odometer which equals 22.8 MPG. I nearly sheot! I usually drive 70 mph on the interstate and get a little over 17 mpg. I can't beleave that driving 7mph slower gave me a 25% increase in fuel mileage.
Any else had similar experiences?
BTW I did put new tires on last week, same stock size and diameter though a different brand , but still tires shouldn't make that much difference
Except for 18 miles of city/suburban driving all the rest was on the interstate. Back in Albany I refilled the tank at the same gas station up to the flap in the neck and it took 19.2 gallons with 438 miles on the trip odometer which equals 22.8 MPG. I nearly sheot! I usually drive 70 mph on the interstate and get a little over 17 mpg. I can't beleave that driving 7mph slower gave me a 25% increase in fuel mileage.
Any else had similar experiences?
BTW I did put new tires on last week, same stock size and diameter though a different brand , but still tires shouldn't make that much difference
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Originally Posted by RKrough
I recently saw a post on another Ford enthusiast website a guy claiming to get 25 mpg from his V6 F150 if he drives at 63 mph. I had to go to Rochester NY today to pick up an iron gate (only 150lbs) for a project. I took my 2001 F150, V6, 5spd. 3.55 rear end . So I filled the tank to the flap in the neck and took off on the 438 mile roundtrip. I set the cruise control at 63mph and pissed off everyone on I-90 for the next 7 1/2 hours.
Except for 18 miles of city/suburban driving all the rest was on the interstate. Back in Albany I refilled the tank at the same gas station up to the flap in the neck and it took 19.2 gallons with 438 miles on the trip odometer which equals 22.8 MPG. I nearly sheot! I usually drive 70 mph on the interstate and get a little over 17 mpg. I can't beleave that driving 7mph slower gave me a 25% increase in fuel mileage.
Any else had similar experiences?
BTW I did put new tires on last week, same stock size and diameter though a different brand , but still tires shouldn't make that much difference
Except for 18 miles of city/suburban driving all the rest was on the interstate. Back in Albany I refilled the tank at the same gas station up to the flap in the neck and it took 19.2 gallons with 438 miles on the trip odometer which equals 22.8 MPG. I nearly sheot! I usually drive 70 mph on the interstate and get a little over 17 mpg. I can't beleave that driving 7mph slower gave me a 25% increase in fuel mileage.
Any else had similar experiences?
BTW I did put new tires on last week, same stock size and diameter though a different brand , but still tires shouldn't make that much difference
I love my truck.
Here's my personal best so far:
That is carrying 800 to 1000 lbs of tools, with the A/C on.
Oh and the worst I ever got was like 13 mpg... but that was tons of city driving.
Last edited by ManualF150; Jan 11, 2008 at 11:05 PM.
Originally Posted by ManualF150
Here's my personal best so far:
That is carrying 800 to 1000 lbs of tools, with the A/C on.
That is carrying 800 to 1000 lbs of tools, with the A/C on.
BTW, it appears you have your "A/C" set to "warm"
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Originally Posted by ManualF150
I drive doing between 55-65 mph, and I get nearly most of the time. I drove through a full tank last week and averaged 21.2 mpg on a hilly 55 mph route.. didn't even need to downshift...
I love my truck.
Here's my personal best so far:
That is carrying 800 to 1000 lbs of tools, with the A/C on.
Oh and the worst I ever got was like 13 mpg... but that was tons of city driving.
I love my truck.
Here's my personal best so far:
That is carrying 800 to 1000 lbs of tools, with the A/C on.
Oh and the worst I ever got was like 13 mpg... but that was tons of city driving.
BTW what happened to all your snow out there? I have never been through your area this time of year and not see snow on the ground, you don't even have any in the woods!
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Originally Posted by Raptor05121
Can't wait to order mine, that thing looks so sick!
BTW, it appears you have your "A/C" set to "warm"
BTW, it appears you have your "A/C" set to "warm"
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Originally Posted by RKrough
Wow I guess slowing down does make the difference. It took me and extra half an hour of driving but I saved $20 in fuel.
BTW what happened to all your snow out there? I have never been through your area this time of year and not see snow on the ground, you don't even have any in the woods!
BTW what happened to all your snow out there? I have never been through your area this time of year and not see snow on the ground, you don't even have any in the woods!
Yeah it melted... a friend of mine keeps telling me that we are not going to see much more in terms of snow fall.
I dunno if I can believe him... it seems like it is going to pull what it did last year - where it snowed 30" on Valentines day... I think it is going to happen 2 days after Valentines day this year. How do I have that "feeling"? Because it was 65F on Jan 6, 2007 (day I picked up my F150). This year it was 65F on Jan 8, 2008. See the pattern?! I'm kind of curious to see if it will play out like it did last year...
But what am I talking about!? Why do I want all of this snow anyways?! I've got RWD! So I hope it don't snow.
Originally Posted by ManualF150
But what am I talking about!? Why do I want all of this snow anyways?! I've got RWD! So I hope it don't snow.
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It's not unusal to get 22 MPG every once and awhile. It's happen to me but it
doesn't happen everytime on a road trip. Wind conditions can make or break
MPG on a road trip.
doesn't happen everytime on a road trip. Wind conditions can make or break
MPG on a road trip.
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I pulled 23.2 once from Durango to Colorado Springs, up and down the mountains on 85 octane high altitude gas, taking 550, 50, 285, and 24. Blew my mind. I wasn't ******* it either, there were long uphill stretches where I was flat on the floor and long downhill stretches in lower gears to save the brakes. That's the best I've ever gotten but I *can* get 20+ on the Interstate if I drive slow.
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Originally Posted by DiXie Truck
It's not unusal to get 22 MPG every once and awhile. It's happen to me but it
doesn't happen everytime on a road trip. Wind conditions can make or break
MPG on a road trip.
doesn't happen everytime on a road trip. Wind conditions can make or break
MPG on a road trip.
Originally Posted by glc
I pulled 23.2 once from Durango to Colorado Springs, up and down the mountains on 85 octane high altitude gas, taking 550, 50, 285, and 24. Blew my mind. I wasn't ******* it either, there were long uphill stretches where I was flat on the floor and long downhill stretches in lower gears to save the brakes. That's the best I've ever gotten but I *can* get 20+ on the Interstate if I drive slow.
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It's pretty funny now to read all the posts complaining about fuel mileage ( yeah I was whining too) Then we all **** around with tire sizes , trick oil and additives , $200 air cleaners and BS devices like Vortexs and Tornadoes . When all we need to do is slow down a few miles per hour.
Drive slow, it's fun to **** everyone off...
Drive slow, it's fun to **** everyone off...
