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sicminds
GenIII
8/07/2002
14:32:05
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 Subject: whats the stock MPG of a 98 3.9?
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Or any year for that matter.
Just wondering, seein if i am beatin the average.
I also think i get better mpg on first half of tank. I saw 20.1mpg last weekend.
now you know thats..................
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Zaurusman
GenIII
8/07/2002
14:44:02
| RE: whats the stock MPG of a 98 3.9?
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Entirely in-town I was running 14.5 stock in the summer, and around 16.5 in the winter in Dallas. Reformulated gas. 20's amazing to me; I broke 20 once, on the backroads, after my mods. Wires made the vastly largest difference, oddly enough. Now do 16-18 summer, 17-19 winter.
My foot's in it, though.
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Zaurusman
'98 RC Red Sport V6 5spd 3.21 15x8's
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sicminds
GenIII
8/07/2002
15:02:29
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thats usaly what i average is the same as you.
I just got 20.1 mpg cause it drove 40 miles
going 60mph. so that calculation can be off
now you know thats..................
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Chris
Dodge Dakota
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8/07/2002
17:37:52
| RE: whats the stock MPG of a 98 3.9?
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I run highway almost exclusively, and for the first 6 months was getting about between 19 & 19.5 in my '00 sport+. Then I put a cap on & went to the low 18s for a year. All that was back in VA. Then moved to Vegas (high altitude & HOT) & lost more. Started pingin' too, so upped the octane. Since I'm driving > 150 miles/day I wanted improvement. Tried Tornado Air & seemed to get some improvement...averaged 18.6 for 4k+ miles.
Recently added powerstack2 (no more tornado), 3923s, & Dynomax & am showing low to mid 19s for the first 200 miles. Not too bad considering it's an avg. speed of 64mph door to door. The vast majority of the time is w/cruise set at 80. Since I'm getting reimbursed for my miliage here, mods that improve miliage pay for themselves quick.
Interesting that Z saw improvement from wires...I was thinking cap/rotor/wires wouldn't be worth it...but if it could pay off...
-Chris
'00 CC Sport+ 5spd
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pbxr
GenIII
8/08/2002
06:42:26
| RE: whats the stock MPG of a 98 3.9?
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I personally have seen a slight increase since my mods. I am currently getting anywhere between 20.0 to 22.0 mpg, depending on how heavy my foot is. I love the fact that these mods not only seem to give my dak a little more umph, but it also added to my mileage. I drive roundtrip 5 days a week 216 miles to work, mostly highway miles, I am sure the hiway miles are a huge factor in my mileage.My step will probably be the wires,cap, etc. I am itchin for a tb, that will be in near future I hope
Will work for mods..
'01 Sport Auto 3.9, CC, 3923s, Intense Cold Intake, just installed Dynomax muffler
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street guy
Dodge Dakota
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8/11/2002
11:14:23
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16 city 21 hiway yeah I know that is what the door sticker says BUT that is what I an getting with 56,000 mi. on the clock
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Brian R
Dodge Dakota
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8/11/2002
11:25:54
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I have a stick and average 18.5 mpg in mostly city driving. I can peak 25 mpg on straight hall on highway but keep it just below 60 in 5 th gear. Hey we run heavy tires with wide tread it sucks the gas up. Need improvement on gas get a light cover on the box, run smaller tires it all adds up and keep the windows up.
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