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agggra
Dodge Dakota
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7/18/2006
13:12:46
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93 dakota LE v6 AT, 102000 mi., camper shell.
At about 92000 mi, trip from Wisconsin to Virginia AVERAGED 32 mpg at steady 65 mph, fully loaded to max weight limit. That's up and down mountains, too.
Course, around town (which is where I do most of my driving now) I only get about 13.
No problems with calculation, either: I set the tripmeter to let me know when to fill up because the gauge bounces around so crazily.
Now - where's the O2 sensor in this thing???
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not_kiddin
Dodge Dakota
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7/23/2006
17:10:52
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I usually got around 17mpg city/highway during the school year. but this summer i got a job at a grocery store, and well... working there makes me damn hungry. so on the way home im kinda driving like a jackass so i can get some food in my belly. well, i only fill my tank enough to calculate mpg from a 1/4 of a tank, so it might not be so accurate. anyways, ive gone through 2 1/4 tanks and.... i got about 80-90 miles out of them. thats about 21mpg average. ive tried driving like an old man and got around 18mpg. but im thinking i should drive more like a teenage girl who thinks she has a fast car if it gets me 21 mpg. i think it goes with the "short hard accel. vs. long slow accel." theory. 5 seconds of hard acceleration is better than 15 seconds of light acceleration (somethin like that).
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Joshua
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7/25/2006
23:33:15
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1995 Regular Cab Dakota with custom fiberglass bedcover, 5 speed, 3.9 v6, v8 throttlebody with air horns ground off and polished, msd 6a ignition, ngk v power plugs, msd wires, performnace pcm, crank sensor mod, tps mod set at .8 volts, jba headers and y pipe, custom hood scoop to dump cold air into K and air filter with the extreme lid. This truck runs like a bat out hell. I can easily peg the speedometer. When I drive like old granny smith down the street, I get 25 mpg in town and 30 mpg on the freeway. I am running a custom made water/alochol injection system to prevent pinging while running 89 octane gas otherwise I must run premium. Out in Cali, in can be pretty expensive, like 3.50 a gallon.
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Lee
Dodge Dakota
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7/28/2006
18:29:35
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Man I wish I could get close to that on gas. I just got back from a trip UT to TX and I only got between 17-19 mpg. I really wish I could get about 25mpg.
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shatto
Dodge Dakota
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7/28/2006
21:07:52
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Sounds to me like Ol Joshua and agggra managed to overcome the laws of physics, there.
Bottle it. You'll be richer than rich.
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J and J Auto
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8/03/2006
01:37:55
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30mpg that is a record I have seen some that were
pulling 27mpg
The best I have ever gotten was 25.8 I have been
getting 22 24mpg with my 4x4 all mixed driving
when I got that I thought the gas guage stoped
working LOL
One day I am going to tke a straight highwat trip
and see what she will pull
This is a stock motor with all the boltons crank
sensor mod relocated IAT base timming 14 over the
factorys 10 and a stage 2 chip high flow cat and
the pacesetter dual which sounds just so sweet
and 115,000 on the motor it does however have
a new timming chain and tensioner put in 25,000
miles ago the chain and tensioner is something
look at around 80 to 100,000 miles they get
slopy causing rough idle poor throttle response
and perf
Oh I also have a port match and polished and
cleand up heads 19 fms
also has a ExTang tonno cover elect fan running
all syn fluids hood scoop and ram air engine temp
185 as mopar techs say 182 183 is were you get
your optamal performance and gas mileage
Larry
J&J Auto
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01MEDak
Dodge Dakota
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8/03/2006
06:22:57
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2001 3.9L M/T 38,000 miles 12 city, 19 highway
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Joe M.
Dodge Dakota
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8/03/2006
09:47:39
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ok gone through 3 tanks now
milage is up heres what i did
(risolone with cheap walmart 10-30 for 1000 miles)
drained it out, mobil1 10-30 wix (NAPA oil filter)
prestone complete fuel system cleaner and a bottle of cheap fuel injec. cleaner (together 1 tank)
50/50 mix of mobil1 & redline (light weight)
shock proof gear oil in tranny an rear
(recent tune up) NKG fr5's
and within last 1000 miles new O2 an high flow cat
my milage now varies from 24 - 26
22- 24 with the ac
94 sport (reg cab) 2wd
5speed (and no cap or cover on the bed
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shatto
Dodge Dakota
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8/03/2006
11:10:38
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01MEDak,
My 98 3.9 automatic didn't get it's best mileage until 100,000 miles. I average high 18's to 19's.
Came from the factory with synthetic oil and has always used Amsoil, so maybe it took that long to break-in.
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screw off
Dodge Dakota
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8/03/2006
15:01:14
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amazing why would anyone think otherwise
when ever someone mentions an oil product
you azzholes gotta bring up amsucks
your really that desperate to dump that sh!t off aint ya???????
royal purple
redline
mobil 1
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01MEDak
Dodge Dakota
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8/03/2006
20:36:20
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Shatto,
I average under 6,000 miles per year, I wont have it long enough to see 100,000 miles. (My baby is getting ready to drive, she wants an
automatic!)
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shatto
Dodge Dakota
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8/04/2006
01:57:46
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Oil Education Time!
Joe M; will now explain the advantage of a mixture of Mobil 1 and Redline.
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Joe M.
Dodge Dakota
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8/04/2006
10:51:55
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thats easy!
its called $$$ i get mobil1 for $5.
redline $10. - $13 depending on where i am at the time and most of all
is it any of your buisness?
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Mike G.
Dodge Dakota
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8/08/2006
23:29:17
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I have a turbocharged intercooled 4 cylinder regular cab 95 dakota, 5 speed, bore out throttlebody, MSD 6AL with a timing retard boost system, ported and polished head, headers, customed built air intake, running a 75 nitrous shot. This truck will do a 14.0 quarter mile. The truck has a xtang bed cover and will get 25 mpg around town and 35 mpg when economy driving. This ain't half bad for a 4 cylinder dak!!!
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Mike Stager
Dodge Dakota
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8/09/2006
00:39:48
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I managed 16mpg with a 2wd Dakota 3.9 auto with a blown IOD fuse and a plugged cat, mixed city/short hwy.
I'm doing a little better with the fuse in ( much more power ) and I hope to see a lot more power after the cat is replaced, including better mileage.
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J and J Auto
GenII
8/12/2006
21:46:16
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humm still getting my 22 24 mpg 95 4x4
Larry
J&J Auto
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