For some reason my truck is getting great mileage generally im pretty light on the foot in the city but i get between 18 and 16 in the city average (without a heavy foot). On the highway on the other hand ive already seen it at 26 at one point 28 not for long of course but especially after I installed a new air filter this is bone stock mind you.
---AutoMerged DoublePost--- Hell I cant wait to see what she's pushing after I get the cold air intake, 4" straight pipe, and smarty have to say im pleased with the efficiency. |
If you are looking at the overhead readout, its only there to make you feel good...its less than accurate and is only eye candy. I know of one programmer that made that readout appear that you were getting 30mpg or better, but hand calculated it was about half that. Dodge could have better spent the $$ they put into the overhead into something that really mattered...
As far as mileage, hand calculated; I averaged about 18mpg, highway was 21mpg, city was about 16mpg, and towing depended on weight. I kept mileage records for every tank of fuel and sold the first truck with 200k, and the last truck (the one in my signature) with 270k...so I had a good trend going. The 99 auto 3.55s definitely was better on fuel, but it definitely wasn't as fun as the 04.5. The absolute best mileage I ever got (hand calc'd) with the 2004.5 was two back to back tanks at 26mpg, but that was driving across North Dakota with about a 50mph tail wind. |
22.69 on 4500 mile trip this summer. 19-20 back and forth to work.
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24-25 highway empty, 15-16 pulling the FRIG-N BBQ trailer
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23 Highway
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heading to california with a campershell, tool box full, camping supplies, and lots of beer. I got 19mpg hand calculated between el paso and phoenix. I was going between 70-85mph the whole way. My truck is just under 8,000lbs on the scales.
This was with my smarty on level 9 and my banks bullet turned off. |
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