How Much MPG do you get? And will this increse mine?
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How Much MPG do you get? And will this increse mine?
2007 dodge ram 1500 mega cab 4x4
i get about 11 city and 15.5 highway.
If i switch to full synthetic and add an e fan with a high flow muffler and cold air intake what kind of gains could i expect?
o yeah i get my gas at walmart with 10% ethanal. if i switch to 100% unleaded what will all this do? wast of money or worth it.
thanks
dan
i get about 11 city and 15.5 highway.
If i switch to full synthetic and add an e fan with a high flow muffler and cold air intake what kind of gains could i expect?
o yeah i get my gas at walmart with 10% ethanal. if i switch to 100% unleaded what will all this do? wast of money or worth it.
thanks
dan
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I don't think any of those will really improve your gas mileage. I run amsoil synthetic oil and a complete exhaust, and I haven't noticed any mpg improvements. I get about 12 in the city and 14-15 on the highway. I'm actually surprised how poor the hemi does with gas. It's not much of an improvement over the ancient 360 motor in my old truck. I guess the only advantage to it is that it has infinitely more horsepower and refinement.
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2007 dodge ram 1500 mega cab 4x4
i get about 11 city and 15.5 highway.
If i switch to full synthetic and add an e fan with a high flow muffler and cold air intake what kind of gains could i expect?
o yeah i get my gas at walmart with 10% ethanal. if i switch to 100% unleaded what will all this do? wast of money or worth it.
thanks
dan
i get about 11 city and 15.5 highway.
If i switch to full synthetic and add an e fan with a high flow muffler and cold air intake what kind of gains could i expect?
o yeah i get my gas at walmart with 10% ethanal. if i switch to 100% unleaded what will all this do? wast of money or worth it.
thanks
dan
The ethanol is costing you about 10% mpg, as it does not pack as much energy as pure gasoline. It does have higher octane though, and costs less. I suggest Conoco, if it is available down there. Our base gets fuel from Flying J, and when I switched I got another 1.5 mpg.
Aerodynamics is the key to good highway mpg. I will try to take a couple pix of my aero mods if you like.
Our trucks are heavy. Mine is 5200 pounds. With a 4x4, you will not get great city mileage. I only get about 12mpg city with my truck. On the highway at 65mph, I am up to 23 right now. I just installed a Superchips w/87 tune, so once the PCM readjusts, I will check again...
[edit] MDS is Chrysler's multi-displacement system. The engine will switch to four-cylinder mode during certain types of operation.
Last edited by davb673; 08-30-2009 at 11:18 PM. Reason: mds
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Your Mega cab is more or less a 2500 in disguise,you aren't gonna get very good fuel numbers regardless of what you do.(I hate to tell you this but the factory MPG calculator is a bit generous) The best thing you can do to get better milage is probably the efan,but in all honesty if you want better milage get somone with a honda Civic to drive you around,lol
Also Dan welcome to the forum,and thanks for your service to this country!
Also Dan welcome to the forum,and thanks for your service to this country!