18.7 MPG today

[HudsonValleyTitan]

Originally Posted by BK19702

LMFAO!

I received the same e-mail a few times last week also. You may encrue a few cents in savings doing this, which will pale in comparision to the time you waste getting gas every time you reach a half of a tank. Same holds true for the little gem (in the same e-mail) that said to SLOWLY fuel up your tank to cut down on vapor Again, maybe some MINOR savings, but just more time wasted at the pump trying to fuel up slowly. Sad but true that some people fall for anything they read on the internet.

The ones who really make me laugh are the people I've spoken to who will drive MILES past one gas station to save .2 a gallon! That KILLS me!

[Jared]

Normally on long trips I do 80-85 with the air on and get around 16, oh well, its nice to get there faster and be comfortable.

[cneary812]

Originally Posted by Jared

Normally on long trips I do 80-85 with the air on and get around 16, oh well, its nice to get there faster and be comfortable.

that is good for doing 80-85 with tow gears.

All these guys that "claim 19+mpg must be drafting tractor trailers, have NO TRAFFIC, and fill up while on the highway without stopping.

I have filled up the truck in the morning and hit work at 18mpg a few times but still end up in the low 14s by the end of the tank. Its reality.

[gyrate]

copy/paste reply in order since these threads pop a few times a week:


downhill with a tailwind! you should have made a uturn and see that you would only get 12 on the way back which comes to 15 average..

[DavidC]

Mine gets great gas mileage for a full-size truck as it is as light as they get (2007 XE King Cab 4 x 2), has a Truxedo Tonneau cover & Armada air dam for better aerodynamics, has the narrower XE tires and is a 4 x 2 for less rolling resistance, synthetic oil for less mechanical friction losses, and has the higher gearing of the non-tow package.

My commute today (14 miles, 4-5 city, 9-10 no traffic freeway 60 mph)
18.5 to work, 19.9 back home. Around town typically mid-teens, straight freeway 22ish, tanks average around 18. Hills take their toll. Winter does too as the cold air and oxygenated gas drops it by 2-2.5 mpg.

My ratty old 4-cylinder, 5-speed, supercab, 4x2 Ranger only gets 4-5 mpg better.

Sure I could get a car that would get better but how would I get remodeling supplies, lumber, insulation, gravel, get furniture, take stuff to the dump, haul the family and all our camping junk (would not all fit in our Grand Cherokee).

[Troubles No More]

Last week I had a road trip from Los Angeles, CA to Redding, CA about 1200 miles round trip. Driving 65-75 mph I averaged 15 mpg on the trip.
I would love to see 18/19 mpg.

[sportbiker929]

i love my truck

[buckeye96]

Originally Posted by Troubles No More

Last week I had a road trip from Los Angeles, CA to Redding, CA about 1200 miles round trip. Driving 65-75 mph I averaged 15 mpg on the trip.
I would love to see 18/19 mpg.

Get a bed cover and that should help a bit.

[apollosmith]

I made a 200 mile round trip the other day (first lengthy trip with my new Titan). Now, this is with a 2004 Crew Cab, no cab cover/shell, carrying 4 people and several hundred pounds cargo, 5000 foot average elevation, and several fairly significant canyons/hills/mountains on the trip (of course, both up and down). Average speed - 67 MPH and I spent 15 minutes in stop and go traffic for road construction.

Fuel mileage: 17.8MPG

Needless to say, I'm tickled pink with the mileage so far!

[DavidC]

I made a 200 mile round trip the other day (first lengthy trip with my new Titan). Now, this is with a 2004 Crew Cab, no cab cover/shell, carrying 4 people and several hundred pounds cargo, 5000 foot average elevation, and several fairly significant canyons/hills/mountains on the trip (of course, both up and down). Average speed - 67 MPH and I spent 15 minutes in stop and go traffic for road construction.

Fuel mileage: 17.8MPG

Needless to say, I'm tickled pink with the mileage so far!

It's the altitude. The density of the air makes a startling difference on these trucks. Not only does the significant aerodynamic drag go down but also in thinner air the throttle is open more to draw in the same amount of air and engines are more efficient at larger throttle openings. There's an advantage to being high
4x4 or 4x2?

[CoachBoone]

I get about 12 to the gallon.....oh well.
On a related note, I put 35" BFG AT/KOs on in Feb. The stock tires are about 32.5", these measure about 34.75"........do I add 6% to my mileage when calculating trips and fuel economy? 2 more inches, basically 2/33 = 6% more miles driven than what my speedo thinks now?

[apollosmith]

Originally Posted by DavidC

There's an advantage to being high
4x4 or 4x2?

4X4 w/ 33" tires with the tow package. I knew altitude made a difference, but I didn't think it was that much. It's OK, you low-landers can keep your bad fuel mileage.

[cneary812]

Originally Posted by DavidC

It's the altitude. The density of the air makes a startling difference on these trucks. Not only does the significant aerodynamic drag go down but also in thinner air the throttle is open more to draw in the same amount of air and engines are more efficient at larger throttle openings. There's an advantage to being high
4x4 or 4x2?

so what you are saying is that if I drove my truck through the himilayas I would get 30mpg

[DavidC]

so what you are saying is that if I drove my truck through the himilayas I would get 30mpg

Yup! - You just have to find a level spot. ;-) Same reason airliners spend the fuel to climb so high - obviously different engines but the same principle.
If you look at the majority of the high mileage posts they are either XE non big tow lowlanders like me or the high desert dwellers (New Mexico, Colorado, etc). And it's not the aliens!! - they just slow you down as the are kind of viscous and will drag your mileage down more than jackalopes.

If I drove my truck down to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, there's a nice relatively level stretch once you are on the plateau up around 8,200 to 9,000 feet. Put my truck up there on a warm summer day and you'd be seeing me post about my 25 mpg Titan.

DC