is this right? need some input
All Star
Joined: Dec 2008
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From: Lynchburg, VA
Hoss... You have a manual too, that usually gets ya a couple more miles, sucker.. 
I usually get, at most, about 270-285 miles out of a full tank. This is mostly in-town driving, which is a lotta stop-n-go, hustling through traffic, etc. I don't take the Ram on long trips, as the Hemi gets better MPG's. I just got home from a WV trip, went about 260 miles, with a half-tank left, and this is averaging 80mph..... hitting 110-115mph every now n then, haha. (in the 'Rango)
I've done all the usual maintaince to my Ram, plugs, full synthetic motor oil, home-brew 'cai', just haven't gotten to the tranny/diff fluids yet. I've been pretty disappointed in my mpg's, but something is definately off with yours. Thats really about 8mpg you're getting. I would start with any maintaince you might've missed, along with other small things such as tire pressure (although I highly doubt that would have THAT much of a burden on the mpg). I can't help ya anymore really, or I'd have the solution for myself, haha. Good luck bro, maybe someone else can chime in with suggestions......
^^ What Hammer said too, although I have cleaned my TB as well without much luck as far as gaining anything
I usually get, at most, about 270-285 miles out of a full tank. This is mostly in-town driving, which is a lotta stop-n-go, hustling through traffic, etc. I don't take the Ram on long trips, as the Hemi gets better MPG's. I just got home from a WV trip, went about 260 miles, with a half-tank left, and this is averaging 80mph..... hitting 110-115mph every now n then, haha. (in the 'Rango)
I've done all the usual maintaince to my Ram, plugs, full synthetic motor oil, home-brew 'cai', just haven't gotten to the tranny/diff fluids yet. I've been pretty disappointed in my mpg's, but something is definately off with yours. Thats really about 8mpg you're getting. I would start with any maintaince you might've missed, along with other small things such as tire pressure (although I highly doubt that would have THAT much of a burden on the mpg). I can't help ya anymore really, or I'd have the solution for myself, haha. Good luck bro, maybe someone else can chime in with suggestions......
^^ What Hammer said too, although I have cleaned my TB as well without much luck as far as gaining anything
Record Breaker
Joined: Jan 2010
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From: West Virginia
bear, manual the only way to go son!!! and when i had my Dakota i used to baby it and found out i got 1 mpg better when i just drive it normal, but that was also a 5 speed, alot different from an auto when it comes to babyin it lol
Veteran
Joined: Jun 2009
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From: Huntington Beach, Ca
i fill my tank up and everytime its 22 gallons even though it says i have a 26 gallon tank...... and i get 280 miles around town and 330 on the highway, i have 305/70/17 which are 34x12.1 tires.... homebrew CAI, CB ex exhaust, and done regualr maintenance.. i get around 12.7 MPG city, and 15 highway... but also with larger tires it will throw off ur odometer a little bit so its a few miles give or take per tank without a chip...
i get the same mpg with stock size tires
