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4/22/2002
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How many MPG does everyone get? What year truck? Engine size? Tranny? ANy mods?



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4/23/2002
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10-20 MPG, 1980-2002, 2.5L - 5.9L, 4-5 speed, lots of mods





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4/23/2002
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That's funny R/T....

17.5 around town, 20 hwy. 4.7 5-spd. Yes, there are mods.



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4/23/2002
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9.5 mpg 4.7 v8 in town no highway



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4/23/2002
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Crappy....
13-15 City
18-19 Hwy.
8-10 Towing boat (sits 10' high on trailer... lots of drag) with dual-axle trailer. Total weight, 4,800lbs.

I have a 2000 4.7, 4x4, 3.55 rear end, No mods.
Will be making the "home-brew" intake soon.

Any suggestions appreciated. I travel with the boat alot to different places. I need better MPG!



Danny Price
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4/23/2002
15:23:20

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Well guys. the dirty truth is. if you want mileage and speed, get a damn 95 Civic EX and spend the money modding it. If you want a badass fast truck... go with the R/T (which Is what I have) Im putting 93 Octane gas in my truck due to the PCM and get about 12 miles a gallon at most. (Just replaced air filter, old one was real real dirty, hopefully it will bring me up a mile or two an hour.) Thanks
Dan



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4/23/2002
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16 mpg
2001 QC 4.7 2WD Auto 16" wheel package,homebrew intake. fresh wax job.(13mpg before wax job).



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4/25/2002
09:48:32

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Crappy gas milage..because I have a bit bigger tires..32x11.50 and all I do is city driving. I have 76k miles on my truck

I get about 10-12 city
12-14 on freeway

K&N FIPK (Generation-II Air Intake Kit)
Gibson Swept Side Single 3inch Aluminized Steel Cat-Back Exhaust System
Borg Warner Select Cap & Rotor
8mm Taylor Spiro-Pro Wires
180 degree Thermostat by Robert Shaw
Autolite 3923 sparkplugs
Raybestos Rotors and Quiet Brake Pads




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4/25/2002
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'00 5.9 QC with a few non-dramatic mods with 11,985 miles in about 1-1/2 years: 8-10 mpg for the 1 mile back and forth to work, longer in-town about 12. Highway at speed limit 16-17, 14.5 at 75. Best 19.4.
Dan is spot-on-what we really have is a large frontal area truck with a coefficient of drag in the .43 range. Not conducive to good gas economy.
Dakotas do, though, look awfuly nice and run well,...D



Nicholas
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4/25/2002
18:55:16

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hmm.. I have a stock 2001 Dakota Motorsports Edition Dakota and get roughtly 15 combination back roads and highway. Would prob. be better if I didnt race the ricers all the time! lol



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4/25/2002
19:31:36

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17.5/18.5 to work and back 40 miles at 75-80 Mph
12/15 around town with my foot in it.
2002 Quad Cab, gibson headers and cat back, Jet II chip, Volant air system.



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4/25/2002
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99 r/t supercharged. overhead computer says 14.5 average. city... 14, highway... 21-23. got high flow cat, flowmaster, 24# injectors, 6# boost, coil, and I seem to have gained mpg... not that I'm worried about it.



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4/25/2002
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Hello,

2000 4.7 Club cab SLT Automatic 3.55 rear 2 wheel drive 235/75R15. tonneau cover. 87 octane

Best milage synthetic oil, new filters oil/air 20 and 21 MPG highway.

Normal highway/town mix about 15MPG.

Better than my old Dodge Van 10MPG normal 11MPG after a tuneup 89 Octane.

Hey if I drive like a kid I can get the MPG real low.



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4/27/2002
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completely stock 95 5.2L, auto, ext. cab, and it gets 20-21 on the freeway at 75MPH, about 16 going to and from work, 9.5 miles each way on streets with 40-45 speed limits. I read the forum about the 4.7 and wonder what was really gained with this new engine.





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5/02/2002
02:27:39

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I get 10 in town and 12 on the highway back and forth to school.

I run it hard constantly, I top it out everytime i hit the highway, 200 miles to a tank. In town I weave in and out of traffic, run 80mph, get chaised by cops, race everything I see, try to catch-up with the only Viper in town, I've talked myself out of 3 reckless driving tickets in the last year, I also white-smoke it going across our town-square.

91 sport 318, commercial 4-speed automatic. With glass-packs, and 93 octane gas.

Mods: Big Dodge Sticker on Back Glass



CaribbeanKota
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5/02/2002
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4.7 L 2001 4x4 14K miles Wheel Package 16 rims (31" tires)
20-21 hgwy
16-18 city
Volant air intake
Gibson cat single back
Ait adjuster
autolite 3923
removed clutch fan
180 robertshaw thermostat



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5/02/2002
10:38:11

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2000 QC 5.9ltr 4X4 51000mi
Automatic, 3923s, Robert Shaw 180deg. thermo., 31x10.50s

City: 11.8-12.5 (alot of stop n go during rush hour)

Hwy: 13-14 (then again haven't made too made long trips, most are about 30-40mi.)




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5/02/2002
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Can you give me some more info on your mods,specifically the supercharger?Hifizn06@aol.com,thanks



Dave Mitchell
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5/06/2002
11:13:09

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23.5 highway
19.0 average

2001 Quad Cab, Intense Blue Pearl, 2WD
4.7L, NV3500 narrow, 3.55 9.25" LSD, 11" brakes
Tire & Handling, Heavy Duty Service, Towing
& Convenience Packages, Rail 'N Rack, Bed Xtndr
Pilot Backup Lighting.




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5/07/2002
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2000 4x4 QC w/5.9L

Living in Denver, my driving is almost a 50/50 mix of light-to-light & highway driving. I get high-13's to low-14's on average. On my road trips, I typically see mid-15's. My all time high was a 16.97.

Preformance mods: Fastman TB, Gibson swept-side cat-back

Non-performance mods: 31x10.50's with the stock 3.55's, ~250lbs. worth of brushgaurd & winch, ~200lbs of hard tonneau, and ~75lbs. of nerf bar

Semper Fi,
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'00 Lt. Driftwood 4x4 SLT DQC w/5.9L
http://home.attbi.com/~quadcab

Doc
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5/07/2002
10:36:31

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Haol3,
Nice webpage and rig!
I've e-m'd Fastman for information on the TB you've installed.
Can you tell me what improvement you've seen and how, if at all, it effected your gas mileage?
Thanks,...D



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5/07/2002
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HOW THE HECK ARE YOU GUYS WITH 4.7S IN A 4X4 GETTING OVER 12?


I cant get over 11 around town for nothing



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5/07/2002
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I just filled up this weekend and got 12.87 mpg. I've gotten as high as 17.66 mpg (all highway) and as low as 12.51 mpg (all city). Since I got the Dak in February, I've put on 2,822 miles and have averaged 14.49 mpg mixed driving.

2002 Black QC Sport 4x4, 4.7L, 5-spd, 3.92 LSD

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5/07/2002
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Halo3,
Also, now that a month has passed, what do you think of your braking system???,...D



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5/07/2002
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In reading through other responses, I had to laugh. My low is 8.45MPG!! But then, I have to say that this was while out off-roading around in Colorado's backcountry.

Doc: I'll send you an e-mail....and possibly update my website with that info...

Semper Fi,
Halo3
'00 Lt. Driftwood 4x4 SLT DQC w/5.9L
http://home.attbi.com/~quadcab

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5/07/2002
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2001 4.7 4x4 quad cab-- get usually 16-17 although for the first month i had my truck i got about 7-8 with almost 3 speeding tickets and pulled over 5 times to be warned and complimented on burning the tires--unless you are gonna drive the 4 banger get used to an empty pocket on the fill up



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5/07/2002
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2000 Quad Cab,4.7.auto,3.55`s,loaded
Wife:12-13 mpg
Myself:17-18 mpg



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5/08/2002
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'02 DAKOTA CC R/T 5.9 3.92 REAR END.

7-9 MPG in the city...

10-11 on the freeway...

Life in the fast lane is hard on gas!



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5/08/2002
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2000 CC R/T
6# powerdyne
headers/ 3" single exhuast
52mm 2BB TB
MSD ignition
and alot of little stuff

8-9MPG city
12-13 Hyw

installed 24# FMS matched Injectors

10-12 city
17-20 Hyw With cruse control




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