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Official MPG 4th Gen Thread
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Official MPG 4th Gen Thread
Please use the template below.
If you are driving down the highway and hit reset on your computer then say I am geting 18.2MPG with a 40% highway and 60% city you are not helping. That would be 100% highway in that case. Try to post based on burning full tank of fuel, in other words reset your overhead at fill up and run almost the entire tank. This way computer MPGs can be compared to hand calcs.
If we follow the template and basic rules this can be a very informative post. If not it will just end up being BS.
Year
Model
Engine
Highway percent
City percent
Location
Octane
Hand or computer calc
Miles on truck
MPG
Mods
An example
Year: 09
Model: 1500 Regular Cab short bed
Engine: 5.7 Hemi
Highway percent: 30
City Percent: 70
Location: NW Ohio
Octane: 89
Hand or COmputer calc: Computer
Miles on truck: 5600
MPG: 14.8
Mods: CAT Back, Superchips
If you are driving down the highway and hit reset on your computer then say I am geting 18.2MPG with a 40% highway and 60% city you are not helping. That would be 100% highway in that case. Try to post based on burning full tank of fuel, in other words reset your overhead at fill up and run almost the entire tank. This way computer MPGs can be compared to hand calcs.
If we follow the template and basic rules this can be a very informative post. If not it will just end up being BS.
Year
Model
Engine
Highway percent
City percent
Location
Octane
Hand or computer calc
Miles on truck
MPG
Mods
An example
Year: 09
Model: 1500 Regular Cab short bed
Engine: 5.7 Hemi
Highway percent: 30
City Percent: 70
Location: NW Ohio
Octane: 89
Hand or COmputer calc: Computer
Miles on truck: 5600
MPG: 14.8
Mods: CAT Back, Superchips
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Year.................................... 2009
Model.................................. Ram 1500 Laramie QC 4x4 with 3.92s, 17" Rims
Engine................................. Hemi
Highway percent................... 70
City percent......................... 30
Location.............................. Maine
Octane................................ 89
Hand or computer calc........... Computer
Miles on truck....................... 2735
MPG.................................... 17.3
Mods................................... none..... yet!
Notes.................................. If I babied it I could pull better mpgs, plus being 15 degrees kills the mpgs a bit too
Model.................................. Ram 1500 Laramie QC 4x4 with 3.92s, 17" Rims
Engine................................. Hemi
Highway percent................... 70
City percent......................... 30
Location.............................. Maine
Octane................................ 89
Hand or computer calc........... Computer
Miles on truck....................... 2735
MPG.................................... 17.3
Mods................................... none..... yet!
Notes.................................. If I babied it I could pull better mpgs, plus being 15 degrees kills the mpgs a bit too
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Year - 09
Model - Crew Cab
Engine - 5.7
Highway percent - 80%
City percent - 20%
Location - Georgia
Octane - 89
Hand or computer calc - Computer
Miles on truck - 3250
MPG - As high as 17.2mpg if under 60mph, 70-75mph gets around 14mpg.
Mods - 4" lift, 20" wheels, 35" tires
Misc. I've had the truck for less than a month. Drove to N. Carolina for xmas, then Columbia SC last weekend. My commute to work is only 1.5 miles.
Model - Crew Cab
Engine - 5.7
Highway percent - 80%
City percent - 20%
Location - Georgia
Octane - 89
Hand or computer calc - Computer
Miles on truck - 3250
MPG - As high as 17.2mpg if under 60mph, 70-75mph gets around 14mpg.
Mods - 4" lift, 20" wheels, 35" tires
Misc. I've had the truck for less than a month. Drove to N. Carolina for xmas, then Columbia SC last weekend. My commute to work is only 1.5 miles.
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Year - 09
Model - Sport Quad Cab
Engine - 5.7
Highway percent - 80%
City percent - 20%
Location - Pensacola, Florida
Octane - 89 and 92. No difference. 92 one tank. 89 all the time now.
Hand or computer calc - Both
Miles on truck - 6026
MPG - 14.5 going 78 mph interstate. 20.5 long runs at 45 to 55 easy as I can drive. Averages 16.5 most all the time.
Mods - True Flow intake, 24" mufflex,
Tried the predator, both tunes. Both tunesmade mpg worse. No noticibale difference in power. Several new problems. Back to stock tune. I suggest not buying the Predator YET.
20" rims with OEM tires
3:92 gears. My other 2009 with 3:55 did much better on gas and was a heavier crew cab 4x4.
Model - Sport Quad Cab
Engine - 5.7
Highway percent - 80%
City percent - 20%
Location - Pensacola, Florida
Octane - 89 and 92. No difference. 92 one tank. 89 all the time now.
Hand or computer calc - Both
Miles on truck - 6026
MPG - 14.5 going 78 mph interstate. 20.5 long runs at 45 to 55 easy as I can drive. Averages 16.5 most all the time.
Mods - True Flow intake, 24" mufflex,
Tried the predator, both tunes. Both tunesmade mpg worse. No noticibale difference in power. Several new problems. Back to stock tune. I suggest not buying the Predator YET.
20" rims with OEM tires
3:92 gears. My other 2009 with 3:55 did much better on gas and was a heavier crew cab 4x4.
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