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bills1974 said:
Like Quartz said, if you can keep it around 70 mph, you'll do pretty well...after that you may as well be driving in the city. I drove through a tank of gas running on the highway at about 85 mph. I only got a little over 10 MPG...
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Yeah, I made a drive of just over 100 miles on Christmas (no law on the road) and kept it between 100 and 110 the whole way. It drank up almost the whole tank.
 
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I usually get 200-225 out of a tank before I fill up again. Of course, I fill up when it gets to 1/4 and it usually takes 19 gallons, so...
 
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The most miles I have gone on a tank is 360, and had to put in 25 gal. back in. That is about the edge of where I want to be empty at, so I usually try to fill up around the 300 mark. That was all Freeway driving though.

In the city, gas mlg sucks big time, and I have to fill up around 300 and I put in 22 or so gal.

I have a 06 KC with BT, and 20" wheels.
 
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I think with all of the questions on gas mileage or how many miles per tank there should be a seperate forum dedicated to it. Fercripesakes!!! How many times can this question be asked around here? :teethmast

For the record I have got 425 miles out of tank before needing to fill up. The needle was actually below the E mark. I have an '04 with Big Tow and Off-road.

Bottom line. You bought a full size truck. I don't care which brand. Expect to get between 12 & 20 mpg on all of them.

MPG is going to be affected by driving habits, tire pressure, tire weight, tire design (amount of resistance to roll) and whether or not the station you fill up at has ethanol mixed in with the gas.
 
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How big is your fuel tank? Mine is 28 gallons and I've gotten 402 miles on a tank on the interstate. That was non stop driving. I fueled up and drove until the idiot light came on, then stopped to fuel up again. Now though I have a 28 gal tank, when I fill up it's never more than 23 gallons. So that's 402 miles on 23 gallons of gas. Not bad IMO. But I average 340-360 miles a tank anyway.
 
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BigDavid said:
Of course, that dang gauge is never right, is it? Like most of ya'll I have the 28 gallon tank and I usually drive it until there's no more "miles left before empty" and then it only takes 20 gallons. So really I had over 100 miles left. But I fill up anyway cuz that message is scary.
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Yea, the gauge is more like a best guess at how much is left. I mean, I get around 200mi on the first half and then about 140-150 on the last half. I just keep an eye on the miles I travel. That's a better indicator of fuel consumption. And if I'm not mistaken, the light comes on when it does to allow for a few gallons of "reserve" in case you're not right by a gas station.
 
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bbomar said:
I've gotten close to 750 miles per tank, thanks to these products......

Muffler Bearing - $49.99 : KaleCoAuto, Hard to find automotive items!

Piston Return Spring - $14.99 : KaleCoAuto, Hard to find automotive items!

Johnson Rod - $149.95 : KaleCoAuto, Hard to find automotive items!

Increased HP, and almost double the MPG.....:D
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:rofl::rofl::rofl: that is one freaking funny site!!! I just bought a case of blinker fluid and a muffler bearing. I should be all set now:bangit:
 
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I notice that a lot of you in the northern states get terrible mileage in the winter. Is that a combo of the winter gasoline and the really cold temps? I ask because here in southern La our gas mix doesn't change, except in the summer. I believe there are additives to help combat smog and ozone, but I've never seen a difference in mileage or power. In fact when the temps are low here, my truck runs harder and gets more miles to the tank. I would have imagined that those of you who live in the colder states would be getting better mileage than I do. I do know that once the temp gets over 85 and the air is muggy performance suffers significantly.
 
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I notice that a lot of you in the northern states get terrible mileage in the winter. Is that a combo of the winter gasoline and the really cold temps? I ask because here in southern La our gas mix doesn't change, except in the summer. I believe there are additives to help combat smog and ozone, but I've never seen a difference in mileage or power. In fact when the temps are low here, my truck runs harder and gets more miles to the tank. I would have imagined that those of you who live in the colder states would be getting better mileage than I do. I do know that once the temp gets over 85 and the air is muggy performance suffers significantly.
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The gas up here in Alaska is oxynegated for the winter. During the summer months I will pickup close to 2-3mpg more up here. This is in all the prior chevy 1/2 tons I have owned. Hopefully the same deal with the Titan.

We had a 3 week streak of -30 below temps in January, my truck was getting a whopping 8-9mpg per gallon, but I was warming it up 15 minutes before I drove it. Its getting into the 30's and 40's now, 1st 75 miles of this tank im getting 12-12.5 mpg. This is 100% city driving also. Only mods I have are KN drop in with airbox mod. I do alot of towing, otherwise I was looking into a catback, and true CAI, to get some extra mpg. After hearing my buddies 06 Titan with a CAI and banks, its too annoying while towing. The 09's have a lil growl anyway.
 
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OneQuick06 said:
I notice that a lot of you in the northern states get terrible mileage in the winter. Is that a combo of the winter gasoline and the really cold temps? I ask because here in southern La our gas mix doesn't change, except in the summer. I believe there are additives to help combat smog and ozone, but I've never seen a difference in mileage or power. In fact when the temps are low here, my truck runs harder and gets more miles to the tank. I would have imagined that those of you who live in the colder states would be getting better mileage than I do. I do know that once the temp gets over 85 and the air is muggy performance suffers significantly.
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Yes, winter gas mix lowers the mileage. Couple that with starting it in the morning and letting it warm up for a while (15-20 min.) and the gas disappears real fast. Then throw in the resistance of the snow and all of the extra weight from snow that is caked up in the fender wells and under the truck and that doesn't help either.
 
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