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Old May 24, 2012 | 04:15 PM
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My dually gets around 15. I might be able to get better out of it I drove slower.
 
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Old May 28, 2012 | 08:36 AM
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I see Palmer looks to be from Canada. I guess he may be using an imperial gallon which is 4.5 liters vs approx 3.8 liters for the us gallon. Just a guess.
 
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Old May 29, 2012 | 10:35 PM
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I have a 1997 chevy express cutaway van with a 14 foot box 349683 miles i was on the weight scales today and came in at 12200 pounds loaded and im averaging 19.72 mpg
 
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Old Jun 7, 2012 | 01:12 PM
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In the summer i get an average of 17-18 MPG'S mostly country driving with some large hills. All highway i get almost 20 MPG's. My engine is far from stock and i sport 3.42 gears. In the winter i get about 15 MPG'S all the time.
 
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Old Jun 7, 2012 | 07:15 PM
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I get anywhere from 15 to 17 mpg. Was getting around 12 until I found out how to build the Manual Waste Gate.

Gary Berry
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Old Sep 2, 2012 | 12:14 PM
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Well I'll be doing real good at 17-18 MPG.
 
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Old Sep 4, 2012 | 09:40 PM
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i get about 15 city and up to 23 hoghway if im lucky
 
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Old Oct 4, 2012 | 05:58 PM
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18 to 22 .....city and highway.towing or empty.
 
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Old Oct 10, 2012 | 09:03 PM
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Geez I feel bad now... I get about 12 city with my 97 Chevy K3500 6.5L 4X4. I can get about 10lbs of boost when needed. But normally it sits around 1/2 lbs of boost at crusing speed. What else can cause low fuel milage??
 
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Old Oct 15, 2012 | 09:47 PM
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I get 11-13 around town, 16-18 highway, and 9-11 towing 9000 lb. toyhauler. I did get just shy of 15 towing a Suburban on a car trailer and when I weighed it, truck, trailer, and Suburban was 15,100.
 
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