The Official 2nd Gen RAM Forum OT thread
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From: Iowa
Probably so. Yours is probably bad too HAHA... 
MPG's are such a relative thing anymore. How they are calculated, what speeds,, RPMs, etc. There are a lot of different variables. So for me it's mostly just to track any sudden change. Now I get 12.5mpg on the carb'd engine.
The most inaccurate way to calculate is to watch the indicator on the overhead console...
MPG's are such a relative thing anymore. How they are calculated, what speeds,, RPMs, etc. There are a lot of different variables. So for me it's mostly just to track any sudden change. Now I get 12.5mpg on the carb'd engine.
The most inaccurate way to calculate is to watch the indicator on the overhead console...
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From: Central Oklahoma
Probably so. Yours is probably bad too HAHA...
MPG's are such a relative thing anymore. How they are calculated, what speeds,, RPMs, etc. There are a lot of different variables. So for me it's mostly just to track any sudden change. Now I get 12.5mpg on the carb'd engine.
The most inaccurate way to calculate is to watch the indicator on the overhead console...
MPG's are such a relative thing anymore. How they are calculated, what speeds,, RPMs, etc. There are a lot of different variables. So for me it's mostly just to track any sudden change. Now I get 12.5mpg on the carb'd engine.
The most inaccurate way to calculate is to watch the indicator on the overhead console...
What...the...F&CK???
Calculating Your Car's Miles Per Gallon (MPG) Yield
Sometimes, I have to wonder if you'll ever break your arm while wiping your own behind.
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From: Middle Tennessee
Unfortunately, I know exactly what he means. My wife's cousin has a 2000 Ram with the 5.2, and when I asked him what mileage he got, I got a blank stare, then "um, I think I can go almost 400 miles on a tank?"
It's not rocket science, divide miles travelled by gallons of fuel used = miles per gallon. If you get something like .076, you did it backwards. The only variable might be trying to correct your odometer for a different tire size, which I don't bother with. The roughly 4% difference with my setup is only about half a mile per gallon.
It's not rocket science, divide miles travelled by gallons of fuel used = miles per gallon. If you get something like .076, you did it backwards. The only variable might be trying to correct your odometer for a different tire size, which I don't bother with. The roughly 4% difference with my setup is only about half a mile per gallon.
What...the...F&CK???
Calculating Your Car's Miles Per Gallon (MPG) Yield
Sometimes, I have to wonder if you'll ever break your arm while wiping your own behind.
Calculating Your Car's Miles Per Gallon (MPG) Yield
Sometimes, I have to wonder if you'll ever break your arm while wiping your own behind.
Last edited by jkeaton; Apr 16, 2014 at 10:16 AM.
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From: Iowa
Yes I mean the variables that effect fuel economy, not how it is calculated.
I calculate the same way that is used in that article. Fill it up full, write down the odo, driver at least 50 miles, fill up full, figure out the miles traveled and the gallons used, and divide them. There ya go...
I calculate the same way that is used in that article. Fill it up full, write down the odo, driver at least 50 miles, fill up full, figure out the miles traveled and the gallons used, and divide them. There ya go...
