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Appreciate any inputs on the vehicles MPG's
In general, among the full size trucks, Chevy/GMC have the best fuel economy, then Ford, the Dodge.
LOOKING TO BUY A 2000 F150/SC/4WD. DEBATING WHICH
ENGINE TO GET, THE 4.6 OR 5.4. ANY EXPERIENCE IN THE MILEAGE/POWER AREAS IS APPRECIATED.
LOOKING TO BUY A 2000 F150/SC/4WD. DEBATING WHICH
ENGINE TO GET, THE 4.6 OR 5.4. ANY EXPERIENCE IN THE MILEAGE/POWER AREAS IS APPRECIATED.
Daily commute (30 miles RT, 50/50 hwy/city): 10-10.5mpg.
Highway: 11.5-12mpg average at 62-65mph.
With my Bigfoot Truck camper in the bed (total weight of truck/camper/people/gear = 12,000 pounds):
Daily commute: 7.5mpg
Highway: 8.5-9mpg.
The mpg with the 4.30s starts to drop noticable after 55mph, especially with the camper. I was able to get close to 10mpg with the camper on at 55mph on fairly level terrain. The 8.5-9mpg is with the cruise around 62mph. I live in Alaska, so the highway miles include mountains. I haven't tested the empty hwy mpg at 55mph.
The truck has about 18,000 miles on it so far. The engine had a rocker arm malfunction at 9,300 miles. Ford replaced the engine, so the new engine has close to 9,000 miles.
and am undecided between getting the 4.8 with
3.73 gears or 5.3 with 3.42 gears. Did you compare ? Should I believe I can really get
20 mpg highway?
One thing you will notice with the 4:10 is that, since you're pulling more rpms at any speed, your mpg will really start to fall off once you pass 60mph. If I set the cruise control at 55 on a long road trip with fairly level terrain, I can get around 13mpg on the highway. If I set it around 75-80, I'll be in the 11 range.
If you've got a camper or do some towing, especially in some mountainous areas, you'll appreciate the lower 4:10 ratio.
Thank you Richard Mc
around 10 mpg with the v10, with a tailwind.
Thanks for the helo!
I have a really hard time justifying Dodge's v10. I know a couple of folks with the engine. they say it has great power, there's nothing it won't pull, but they can't get over 10 mpg. the Cummins has been pretty reliable and it gets 2 times the gas mileage of the v10, and will outpull it, so if you really want a pulling machine from Dodge, I can't justify getting the v10.
is the truck a club cab with 4x4?
will there be a camper or extra weight?
will you tow very often on long trips?
will you tow very heavy loads, say over 6-7000#?
If the answer is no to all of those, I would recommend the 360, and settle for about 14 mpg.
If not why?
Greg Hoppes
county dump and they weighed my truck ('98
GMC Sierra, ext-cab, three-door, K1500, Z71, short-fleetside bed with 5.7L engine and auto trans.) with empty bed and the total was 5620 lbs with a full tank of gas (25 gal tank = ~175 lbs gas), my wife (150 lbs) and myself (270 lbs, and it's all muscle!...yeah, right!). I also added a hard tonneau cover that weighs about 30 lbs. That means my truck's weight is real close to 5000 lbs even. I'm just curious how that compares to the other trucks particularly the new
body style GM's. They probably list curb weights somewhere, but I'm not sure if that includes things like trailer hitch, big tires (265-75R16), tow hooks, Z71 suspension (all present on my truck). I'd appreciate any input. Thanks.
-Tim
P.S. I'm going to post this message on other boards as well so sorry if you're reading this many times.
My 99 F-350 SD Supercab 4x4 dually weighs 7,100 pounds with a full tank of gas.
based on the SD truck) when it comes out.
Thanks for the info.
-Tim
that truck in there somewhere.
Thanks
I don't own a 6.0L truck but if you look at some of the older posts in this topic. I think
you'll find the answer. There's also a topic titled something about "6.0L Silverado Gas Mileage
Updates". That should be just what you want.
powerisfun
Does anyone out there own of these, and if so, what type of gas mileage are you getting on the highway?
Thanks
Buy a F150 CC if you wanna haul people. Or a 1/2 ton silverado SC. My Silverado is getting 16 to 18 and will still tow a 5,000 lb trailer at 10,000 ft elevation.
I get 11.5-12mpg on the hwy with my 99 F-350 4x4 V-10 dually auto trans and the 4.30 axle ratio. If you get the 3.73, you will get 2+ mpg better. The Ford diesel guys are reporting 17-21 mpg depending on their driving habits and terrain.
I guarantee if Toyota ever decides to produce a 3/4 or 1 ton truck with the same torque and hp and towing and GVWR as Ford, Chevy or Dodge, the mpg will be about the same.
That's not a knock on Toyota. It's just that they don't currently produce a product that is made to compete with the F-250 that you were considering. Toyota has indicated that they hope to cash in on some of the buyer currently considering Ford, Chevy and Dodge products, but they also hope to entice people out of the auto market who are considering a truck for the first time or who are ready to move up from a smaller truck. So, they are hoping to, not only take a bit of a bite out of the 1/2 ton market, but also to expand the market.
'92 HD F-250 Diesel 4x2 SC 6670
'99 SD F-250 Diesel 4x2 SD 7060
Both with driver (230) and full of fuel.
-Tim
Sorry about that. They're both super cabs.
Rich
we get about 13.5 to 14.5. I drive 100 miles freeway twice a week at 65 to 70 mph plus 7 miles one way to work mostly freeway. The wife just completed a 1000 mile round trip drive, mostly freeway. The mpg meter said 14.1. I find that the meter is accurate provided that I reset it at every fillup. The truck is set up for maximum towing capacity, 14,200 pound 5th Wheel, 10,000 pound trailer, Max. GVWR of 9900 and Max. Cargo Weight Rating of 4187 (49 states). It has both Camper and Towing package components. The Dually is rated at 300 pounds less 5th Wheel Towing capacity than the SRW configuration. I like the idea of being able to take the truck thru a normal carwash. For a slide-in camper, however,
the Dually is the way to go. So far I have never had to tow the 5th wheel. I did tow an F350 van on a car hauler trailer about 200 miles. It was an easy tow with mileage at about 10mpg.
Previously, I leased an F250 Powerstroke with the same setup except that the axle was 4:10.
Mileage was about 19 to 21 solo for the same kind of driving.
For this kind of duty, I think the V10 is the way to go.
The V10 has a slight "Normal Engine Harmonic" (per two different service managers) vibration at 2300RPM. This happens at about 66-67mph in overdrive and under 50 mph locked out of overdrive. Since switching to Mobil 1, it is diminishing.
I hope this helps some of you who want the true story on Mileage.
one of the few problems the Ford v10 has has been vibration. I know a guy who works for Penzoil that has seen Ford's engine lab and talked to some of their engineers. A v10 is a booger to try to get balanced. the first v10s had problems, but they've got it worked out pretty good. very few people complain about it. my friend says it odd, but even though the v10 is a derivative of the 5.4 v8, it seems to have less design problems than the v8 has (even cooling, vibration, lubrication..)
The mileage that these new trucks get is amazing. A few short years ago, we'd have been striving for 13's and 14's on the highway.
-Tim
'99 F-250, SC, SD, PSD. Weighed about 7300 at the start of the trip.
Altitude gain from sea level (Huntington Beach, CA) to about 5000 feet. (Reno, NV) We traveled about 500 miles up US 395 at speed limit to about eight above. I used cruise control almost all the way. Fuel mileage was 19 MPG. On the return trip, the mileage was about 18.6. (Less cruise control and I was pushing it much more.)
Two side trips up to Lake Tahoe and Virginia City with altitude gains of over 3,000 feet. We drove around the lake and at times went 35 MPH for 10-15 miles. Not pushing it at all. The mileage was an astounding 19.5 MPG. These trips were no rush and doing the typical tourist things.
(If you're in Reno, please visit my money and say hi.)
Rich