Don't take this the wrong way but if you want good gas mileage just sell the truck now. It seems you are expecting the truck to be a gas saver.. that just isn't going to happen

 

I'm a ginger and I take offense to that..........

 

That you have no soul or comparing you to a Chevy?

 

12-16mph just not acceptable at todays gas price, if no improvmet shown i will sell it.

 

just don;t jump to the conclusion after i finhese the test, is also benetfit to all of you guys drive a dodge V8.

 

Dodge_Dude, Chevy's DON'T get 20MPG... Admit it.... Friends who had Chevy's always got poorer gas mileage... With the exception of a tuned Duramax diesel. Only one person I know has a gasoline Chevy that gets 20MPG

 

These trucks are only rated for about 16mpg highway....BACK IN THE 90's! That was before Ethanol. So if you see 18 after all your stuff, running ethanol, I'd be surprised.

FOR EXAMPLE: my dad and I had to go pick up some equipment in Kansas last year, driving through Texas, we managed 16mpg. After filling up in Oklahoma, with Ethanol-free gas, we got 19.

19 is what the truck is rated for, back in 2002 pre-ethanol mandate.

Good luck, but I don't see you getting anywhere near that out of this truck.


*EDIT*
Tech, actually, I beg to differ, my grandpa has a 2003 Chevy 1500, idk what engine is in it, I guess the 5.3. Whenever they go to Louisiana to gamble they get 18mpg. And that's with my grandpa, Mr. Leadfoot, driving 80 mph down the interstate.

 

Sinner

 

get a ford truck with a fuel injected 4.9L engine and 5 speed transmission. my dad has one and is capable of consistantly getting 20mpg when doing highway driving on normal 87 gas with 10% ethanol. i would guess if he was to run the ethanol free 91 octane gas he could get a bit better gas mileage.

 

I'll back up dodge dude94 on the chevy gas mileage. Had a '98 K1500 4x4 5L Vortec V8, damn thing got awesome gas mileage, expect on a trip to Va, it does worse then the Ram in the mountains, great on the interstate though.