Miles per gallon- What are you getting?
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RE: Miles per gallon- What are you getting?
2002 Ram 1500Qd 4x4 4.7 on 20's w/ 275/65/r20 10 plys @ 80psi flow master muffler is only mod. 90% city miles, drove moderately. Overhead display reads 10.5 per gallon YEAH!! traffic light time may reflect. I recently drove it about 150 miles throught the curvy hilly ozark mountains and managed to avg. 10.7. Even on the flat highway it seems to suck gas like a big block 3/4 ton. I thought all these wires and sensers under the hood combined with a complicated fuel sysytem was to conserve fuel AND create power. Sorry Dodge, I'm not impressed with either. Too bad the Hemi wasn't available when I bought my truck, at least I would have a little more power. Hey Dodge....save the 4.7 for your smaller lighter vehicles thank you.
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RE: Miles per gallon- What are you getting?
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2002 Ram 1500Qd 4x4 4.7 on 20's w/ 275/65/r20 10 plys @ 80psi flow master muffler is only mod. 90% city miles, drove moderately. Overhead display reads 10.5 per gallon YEAH!! traffic light time may reflect. I recently drove it about 150 miles throught the curvy hilly ozark mountains and managed to avg. 10.7. Even on the flat highway it seems to suck gas like a big block 3/4 ton. I thought all these wires and sensers under the hood combined with a complicated fuel sysytem was to conserve fuel AND create power. Sorry Dodge, I'm not impressed with either. Too bad the Hemi wasn't available when I bought my truck, at least I would have a little more power. Hey Dodge....save the 4.7 for your smaller lighter vehicles thank you.
2002 Ram 1500Qd 4x4 4.7 on 20's w/ 275/65/r20 10 plys @ 80psi flow master muffler is only mod. 90% city miles, drove moderately. Overhead display reads 10.5 per gallon YEAH!! traffic light time may reflect. I recently drove it about 150 miles throught the curvy hilly ozark mountains and managed to avg. 10.7. Even on the flat highway it seems to suck gas like a big block 3/4 ton. I thought all these wires and sensers under the hood combined with a complicated fuel sysytem was to conserve fuel AND create power. Sorry Dodge, I'm not impressed with either. Too bad the Hemi wasn't available when I bought my truck, at least I would have a little more power. Hey Dodge....save the 4.7 for your smaller lighter vehicles thank you.
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20.5!!!!!
went on a 800 mile round trip over the holidays. Going I got about 19.3. On the return home I got 20.5!!!! There is soem stop and go traffic. but I was cruising 65-75.....I was really impressed..(i inflated the tires to 36 psi) 2007 Dodge Ram Q/C 5.7 hemi with MDS and tonneau cover
