I'm done with all vehicle technology...........

[RCCUMMINS89]

Speaking fuel economy.... first time I've checked in a LONG time... my last tank was 20.8mpg !!!!

[ellis93]

I can whip that mileage

[RCCUMMINS89]

I'm sure you can : )

[ellis93]

And that's all I could do

[RCCUMMINS89]

With your lightweight 2 wheel drive and tiny tires? PPPHHHHSSSSSSHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! not impressed.

[ellis93]

Hey Hey.....don't hate

I'm in the process of screwing all that up anyhow......I need more power. Just as soon as I gleen a little more info on turning the barrels I will.

[RCCUMMINS89]

I got tired of dealing with my phantom death wobble, whatever thing.... went out and pulled the ol' lady commercial and threw the tires back at Discount tire. Then I went down to Les Schwab and took it up the corn hole (they are high priced to say the least) and bought some 37x13.50x17 Toyo M/T.

I now feel like I'm pulling 5k# every where I go now.. I'm sure my mileage will drop back down to the ol' 18.5 ish range like it has been for a long time. That 20.8 was the first time I had checked with those 37x12.50x17 BFG T/A KO.

Now, I can't tell if my shaking went away.... or if it is simply the fact that these monstrous mud tires are disquising it.

[1STGENFARMBOY]

RC my cousin has an old mid 80's VW rabbit diesel 4dr stick, he did do a head job right after he got it but has been trouble free
for 6 or 7 years, he drives it to work ( power plant) and runs a 30/70 mix of used motor oil, and a 70/30 mix of used cooling oil,
he does have a heated filtering system in his garage and he has to find the oil from little dinners and such, but it is really cool.


I know when I am coming up behind him on the highway, it smells like French fries....

[RCCUMMINS89]

I've looked at them... problem is (around here) they go for like STUPID amounts of money. I have a hard time spending lots of money for a terd (unless it's a Cummins)

[DMan1198]

I calculated my 4th gens out at a whopping 14.7mpg on the last tank

[RCCUMMINS89]

[DMan1198]

I think I might gain a bit by having a clean map sensor. I'd also gain some by not running the truck at 500whp all the time and having so many horsepower inspired shenanigans

[RCCUMMINS89]

Oh, I hear ya. I was VERY surprised when I filled it up.... as I "drove" it around having some fun, I managed to go through an entire 1/4 tank and only drove 30 miles. That tells me that it is (was?) capable of getting quite a bit better economy.

[DMan1198]

Yeah. That's pretty lucky. Almost every tank I say to myself I'll baby it and try for mileage. It's never happened yet

[1STGENFARMBOY]

I say those exact words every single time I fill up, then I get beside a big ford at a red light out away from town, or a 2nd/3rd gen with an 8 inch tip....or I need to pull tractors or hay somewhere, I have never the entire time I have owned my truck went through a full tank without a flogging of one kind or the other.