How different is dodge from Ford/Chevy?

I went to http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/findacar.htm and did a side by side with 2003 dodge/Chev/Ford and found them to only be 1 mpg overall above the dodge. I also did some searching and the new 04 ford's actually went DOWN for MPG. of all the trucks I am not sure the dodge is that bad overall when compairing it to trucks.

also, I am wondering what temp is best for the motors? righ now I am averaging 13-14mpg with about 50/50 city/hwy. Should that go up as the temp does? it is cold here, around 0-10 daily....


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Also let me ask this..

Do you have the Super chip? What is your setting with MPG.

I could not see much if any change in MPG with the superchip installed on all 3 programs...

 

2002 dodge ram 4x4 quad cab 5.9l usually around 8-10 in town and 13-14 on the highyway...mine seems a little low, and suggestions

 

05 Ram....Hemi......18k......Quad....4x2....hard tonneau.....factory 20's.......14.7mpg (some highway/mostly city)

 

after a long trip and 2 extra weeks city driving, it's at 15.5

 

after a long trip...and some extra city driving for a few weeks, it's at 15.5, not too bad!

 

i would say with my 360 going 30+ miles a day around 12 miles per gallon

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Used to get 16.0 mpg with roughly 50/50 city/hwy. Then went to Colorado over Thanksgiving (between 700-800 miles one way) and it dipped to 15.0. Never changed all the way back home (Arkansas) and now it's holding steady at 14.9. I associated the bad hwy mileage with traveling at 75-80 mph, but now it's not getting any better back home after 3 tank fulls. So it must be a combo of cold weather and "winter" gas. I also checked my tire pressure shortly after we returned from Colorado and it was 25-30 lbs in all 4! Filled them up and no change in mpg after 1 tank.

 

06 Ram QC 4x4 Hemi 20's Haulin *** 24/7 11.-12.0 mpg "madman"

 

02 rc 4.7l auto about 14.7 city with getting on it a lil bit
and about 19 hwy with very lil city


bonestock and i like to get on my truck