350outrage
Adventurer
I got 15 mpg, ONCE. Was on boy scout campout, and our convoy drove hundreds of mi @ 55mph. Van would prob still do 15 mpg @ 55, but "I Can't Drive 55!!"
Real MPGs for your rig?
- Thread starter snoozy
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I got 15 mpg, ONCE. Was on boy scout campout, and our convoy drove hundreds of mi @ 55mph. Van would prob still do 15 mpg @ 55, but "I Can't Drive 55!!"
Cole
Expedition Leader
2004 Sprinter 416(3500 dually) with 2.7T Diesel.
-Green Diesel Engineering Eco-tune
-Tires 6" large than stock.
-Roof box and 14' of rack.
-often has TWO motorcycles on the back.
20-22mpg in town and 25mpg highway. This is often skewed because it has a diesel furnace and coolant preheated. In ththe cold months I run the furnace a LOT as I roam around twitch my 2yo and dogs on daily adventures. (Hiking, museums, skiing, etc) Often spending the whole day in/out of the van.
When not in the Sprinter we are in the Eurovan Westfalia. (Sone to be diesel and 4wd) Currently a 12v VR6 and lifted.
17 in town and 20-22 highway.
-Green Diesel Engineering Eco-tune
-Tires 6" large than stock.
-Roof box and 14' of rack.
-often has TWO motorcycles on the back.
20-22mpg in town and 25mpg highway. This is often skewed because it has a diesel furnace and coolant preheated. In ththe cold months I run the furnace a LOT as I roam around twitch my 2yo and dogs on daily adventures. (Hiking, museums, skiing, etc) Often spending the whole day in/out of the van.
When not in the Sprinter we are in the Eurovan Westfalia. (Sone to be diesel and 4wd) Currently a 12v VR6 and lifted.
17 in town and 20-22 highway.
wingysataday
Adventurer
06' taco 4x4 double cab sport auto lifted 285's 16mpg all the time.
twiisted71
Adventurer
2011 E350 5.4 2wd 12 pass standard van. Just bought 9 days ago. Did a Fla-La-Ark-Fla trip. Lots of highway, grades, city, and quite a bit of creeping around checking out potential houses. 3.73, 225/75/16s, 87 oct gas returned 17.2 mpg average for this trip. Other than the major power drop from my '01 7.3 Excursion 2wd I'm very happy.
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tookstar154
Observer
2006 E350 w/ 5.4 Triton. 2wd with Camburg's "Baja" kit. Running 285/75/16. Getting about 12 combined. I'm thinking around 14 on the hwy, and 11 or 10 around town depending on how heavy my foot is. MPG might get a little better with a rear end re-gear, but not sure what I'm gonna do back there yet. I believe that I have 3.73 in there right now.
coolfeet
Mark Keeler
1998 Ford E150 Club Wagon, 4.2 V6. 15.5 MPG combined. Verified by hand calculating the past 27,000 miles. A lot of the miles were driving over high mountain passes, gravel roads, and lots of short trips around town. It does not do much better on the freeway nor much worse around town.
1999 Subaru averages 20.5.
We just purchased a 2004 E350 6.0 PSD. It sucks diesels around town. The highway mpg looks great. Need more verification.
Mark
1999 Subaru averages 20.5.
We just purchased a 2004 E350 6.0 PSD. It sucks diesels around town. The highway mpg looks great. Need more verification.
Mark
Yuman Desert Rat
Expedition Leader
1999 100 series land cruiser. 295/75r16, 4:88 gears. Over 8000# of beastliness. Carries 75# of fuel, RTT the whole 9 yards. Avg 10-13 mpg.
dmmcintyre3
New member
Around 7mpg is what I'm getting right now in my 4x4 van with a carb 460, C6 and 31" tires.
Bikersmurf
Expedition Leader
Ouch... 7 would make me cry. On a bad day I'm looking at 11.5 mpg city with a 9000 lb rig.
twiisted71
Adventurer
That kinda mileage would pay for a 6.9/7.3 non PowerStroke swap in short order. The 4.10 geared and carb'd 400Ms, 460s, Dodge 400s, and 454s were the worst guzzling motors I've ever driven esp when coupled to non OD, non lock-up automatics............but they got the same 6-9 mpgs regardless of what you are doing, and they last forever with minimal maintenance.
If she's just a driver and doesn't tow a heavily loaded trailer all the time, regearing to 3.5x or numerically lower, or an auxilliary OD unit can work if it does see big loads, can improve the gas station situation a bit.
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