New truck prob with mpg's need input
Ok so I just bought a 05 ram 2500 cummins. It has a 4 inch lift( so the last owner told me but it looks like a 6 inch) Dr performance single stage chip. 35 inch tires everything else is stock. I calculated the MPG's Im getting around 9.7. Now this doesnt sound right. Could the speedo be off? The dude did maint at a Dodge dealership. It has 64k miles. Any ideas? Im new to diesels by the way.
I have a 2003 5.9 diesel 4x4 with a lift kit and 35 inch tires gear ratio 3:73 milage 17 -20mpg 20 is setting the cruise control at 70 and not bucking any head wind. 9 mpg? you sure you aint leaking fuel some where.
9.7 mpg you would have to have liquid diesel running out of the tial pipe or a tremendous amount of smoke i would think, I would recalculate my MPG again and make sure the Odometer is correct, I have heard of some 14-15 mpg but never 9 but my 2003 is my first diesel and I am still learning myself. lots of upgrades and more to come.


