Dodge Ram Fuel Saver
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From: Lee County, North Carolina
Just record all of them on the DVR and jump straight to the end when an episode gets recorded to see if the Ram is on there.
Prolly because its 4WD with a 4cyl. Thats like having a 3.9 V6 with 4WD in our trucks. I'm pretty sure the POS-10 with the monstorous 2.2 and auto gets around 28 if I keep my foot out of it.
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From: orangeville ontario
lol
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From: newfoundland
4wd 4cyl will still do like 20 city.
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I would be highly suspicious of anyone posting those kind of numbers for a full sized truck....... with a v-8......
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i read an article somewhere on the web about a group of guys went on a road trip with there full size trucks and they where trying to get the best fuel mileage they could. there was a first gen truck that was able to get 27.71MPG. if i can find the article again i will post it. it was interesting to see the results.
here it is
http://dieselpower.automotive.com/88...nge/index.html
here it is
http://dieselpower.automotive.com/88...nge/index.html
Last edited by crazzywolfie; Dec 9, 2010 at 12:33 PM.
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i know they are diesel truck but a lot of the same things apply.
Besides driving slow, almost everyone admitted to driving "to win it," which meant no quick accelerating and coasting down hills
So what did we learn? First and foremost, we learned that slowing down really does help, as does driving like a ninny. Technology seems to help too because the newer trucks got really good numbers. Emissions does hurt mileage considerably-the Jeep that should have gotten about 30 mpg ended up only getting 23. Finally, the old mechanical trucks still can keep up, and with an overdrive transmission and lockup converter in Rust Bucket, we think it could have won