Gas Mileage
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Gas Mileage
I just took my 2005 F-150 on a ong trip over the mountains to Indiana for Christmas and then back to Virginia. My only concern I had on the trip was my gas mileage with a 30 galon tank and Highway speeds I thought I would get better mileage out of my 5.4 motor. I got between 14-16 miles per gallon. Anyone else know what I am talking about. My 97 5.4 got better gas mileage. The truck is really nice and I really like it my wife bought it for me for christmas. So anyway feedback is appreciated as always.
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That's normal , there will be times when you get better and worse. I had my 4x4 since 98 - The best I ever got was 20 mpg and that was starting in Michigan and the going thru Ohio on the turnpike 65mph on cruise. That was also very flat (no hills)
I filled up after getting in PA after that I got like 12mpg thru the mountains . I had fun in the mountains with the 5.4 lol.
The turbo diesel was the only truck that could better that , that pulled 26mpg steady..
I filled up after getting in PA after that I got like 12mpg thru the mountains . I had fun in the mountains with the 5.4 lol.
The turbo diesel was the only truck that could better that , that pulled 26mpg steady..
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I drove mine from here in Fort Bragg,NC to Redford,Michigan last month: it was stock on the way there and I did about 80 - 85 (90 on the 80/90 Ohio turnpike of course ) and it took about 2 1/2 tanks (I took I-77).
While I was home in Michigan I had the Exhaust installed and also a K&N Air Filter and to get back to Fort Bragg I drove 75 mph and it took about 2 1/2 tanks (I took I-75 to I-40 which is about 2 hours longer).
Anyway now that I( have my Edge Evolution Programmer I can clearly see that I get about 10 to 14 MPG in the city on Level 3; I haven't made any long trips yet with the Edge but I did make a short trip down I-95 just for the hell of it and I think I was getting about 17 or 18 MPG there.
I just fill'er up when she's empty and that's about it.
While I was home in Michigan I had the Exhaust installed and also a K&N Air Filter and to get back to Fort Bragg I drove 75 mph and it took about 2 1/2 tanks (I took I-75 to I-40 which is about 2 hours longer).
Anyway now that I( have my Edge Evolution Programmer I can clearly see that I get about 10 to 14 MPG in the city on Level 3; I haven't made any long trips yet with the Edge but I did make a short trip down I-95 just for the hell of it and I think I was getting about 17 or 18 MPG there.
I just fill'er up when she's empty and that's about it.
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Holy Crap!! How did you get away with doin 90 on the pike!! Theres Ohio troopers everywhere!!!
I use to go with a girl near Harrisburg PA (Hummelstown) a couple years ago. I had an F350 regular cab diesel and my F150 supercab w/5.4L.
Hummelstown was exactly 513 miles from me (she was worth it!!) and I got netter milage with the diesel - 450 miles on that tank , I would fill up just before I got there. The 5.4L I would have to fill up after I crossed the Ohio PA line..
I use to go with a girl near Harrisburg PA (Hummelstown) a couple years ago. I had an F350 regular cab diesel and my F150 supercab w/5.4L.
Hummelstown was exactly 513 miles from me (she was worth it!!) and I got netter milage with the diesel - 450 miles on that tank , I would fill up just before I got there. The 5.4L I would have to fill up after I crossed the Ohio PA line..
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Originally Posted by jbrew
Wait!! I know how you got away with it , you would wait until someone going faster would pass and then you would follow , waiting for another to pass again - then follow them. That way you don't get busted lol
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Originally Posted by sincebeen
I was next to this dude in a Lexus Coupe we were weaven through'em but still had jokers passin us and we were doin over 90. I was just trying to get home on time cause they were throwing a comin home party for me (had just got home from Iraq).
Thanx for goin over there - I wouldn't wish that on anyone..