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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 08:30 PM
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I smell bull ****, maybe I should wash my shoes its gotta be something I stepped in.... Be back in a bit
 
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by 360dodgeram360
perfect! well almost...a piece of cardboard over one of the butterfly's in the throttle body will double mpg!
Is that a joke
 
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 02:56 PM
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ha...i sure hope so! why, you didn't try it did you?
 
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 03:12 PM
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LOL no, I was gonna try it tonight.... Not lol
 

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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 03:15 PM
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well that's a relief! and i think that canadians are pretty cool
 
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 04:15 PM
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well i am... ive got the 98L tank and right now im getting about 650km on the one tank and thats town and highway combined... in the just two weeks ago i took a 130km trip and use 15L of fuel now i may not be doing my math correctly but thats about 3Galons and a little over 75 miles that equalls out to be about 25MPG if my math is right
 
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 05:53 PM
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and u prolly have a half plugged fuel line and are only running on 2 cylinders with the fuel rail plugged and no spark plugs... and i use 0 gallons on my big wheel going to the store.. and while your at that trick.. you should try to clean your muffler bearings.. i heard that if you spray water in ur muffler it dislodges the buildup and then you pull your muffler down and where it bolts near the cat you can use a little bit of bearing grease... if the bearings are spinning freely itll almost triple your gas mileage. talk about efficient
 
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by dodgesport360
well i am... ive got the 98L tank and right now im getting about 650km on the one tank and thats town and highway combined... in the just two weeks ago i took a 130km trip and use 15L of fuel now i may not be doing my math correctly but thats about 3Galons and a little over 75 miles that equalls out to be about 25MPG if my math is right
Your math is way off.

That one trip you took...

1 Gallon equals approximately 3.79 liters. 15 divided by 3.79 equals approximately 3.96 gallons.
1 mile equals approximately 1.6 km. 130 divided by 1.6 equals approximately 81.25 miles.
81.25 miles divided by 3.96 gallons equals approximately 20.5 MPG.

One what you claim is a tank...

98 liters equals approximately 25.86 gallons, which means you probably have the 26 gallon tank (which you would if you have a 6.5 foot, or roughly 2 meter, short bed). 650 km equals approximately 406.25 miles.
406.25 miles divided by 26 gallons equals approximately 15.625 MPG.


Something is still screwy here, but its looking a tad more realistic than the numbers posted before.
 

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Old Mar 1, 2009 | 12:39 AM
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Originally Posted by 360dodgeram360
well that's a relief! and i think that canadians are pretty cool
Originally Posted by dodgesport360
well i am... ive got the 98L tank and right now im getting about 650km on the one tank and thats town and highway combined... in the just two weeks ago i took a 130km trip and use 15L of fuel now i may not be doing my math correctly but thats about 3Galons and a little over 75 miles that equalls out to be about 25MPG if my math is right
Thanks we sure try I moved here in 99 from Holland, I Am very happy to be here, We owe Canadians and Americans our life.

650kms a tank is IMPOSIBLE the best i have ever had is 500 or less thats babying it hardcore
 
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Old Mar 1, 2009 | 12:58 AM
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Jason, you're one smart dude!

Just one correction: When factoring the tank mileage,

Originally Posted by jason.w
406.25 miles divided by 26 gallons equals approximately 15.625 MPG.
most people don't run the tank dry, so actual gas used is only determined by refilling and using that amount. Probably more typical is this: 406.25 miles divided by 24 gallons = 16.927 mpg. Still, that's way more believable than 30.
 
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