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02-13-2012, 10:09 AM
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I got my best mileage yesterday with 87 octane 100% gas and it was a whopping 13.5, according to the computer which has been pretty close. This was about 100 miles of highway driving at about 70 mph... Before that with 89 octane ethanol blend I was getting about 11 mpg with mixed driving. I think the big change was due to the 100% non-ethanol gas.
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02-13-2012, 10:57 AM
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James
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Sapulpa, Oklahoma
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Originally Posted by myoung84
I got my best mileage yesterday with 87 octane 100% gas and it was a whopping 13.5, according to the computer which has been pretty close. This was about 100 miles of highway driving at about 70 mph... Before that with 89 octane ethanol blend I was getting about 11 mpg with mixed driving. I think the big change was due to the 100% non-ethanol gas.
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Yeah, I ran ethanol free gas whenever i could in my other truck. it did make a difference. you could tell a pretty fair difference from 87 w/ ethanol to ethanol free 91.
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02-13-2012, 11:23 AM
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Cummins Member
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Norman
Age: 39
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Dude, that first pic is MONEY. Truck is very nice.
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02-13-2012, 11:53 AM
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James
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Sapulpa, Oklahoma
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Haha thanks man!! I was just driving down Hwy 51 headed back to school and saw it in passing but had already passed the driveway to it so i put her down in 4x4 and went through the ditch lol. Wish I woulda had my camera and not just my cell phone to take the pic!
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02-13-2012, 12:05 PM
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King of Fun
Join Date: Aug 2011
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Originally Posted by DoubleTakeDodge
Yeah man, I really like it. For a lifted 2nd gen on 35"s it has surprisingly tight steering and the tires make a very little amount of noise even at highway speeds.
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Keep the tires rotated and balanced and you wont have a problem. The front tires will cup if you don't and then it will sound like you have a set of TSL's on it and there is nothing you can do about it until it's time for a new set.
As for the gas gauge, you probably need a new sending unit. Unplug it at the tank as see if it drops to "E" If it does then it's the sending unit, if not it's the gauge.
If it's the sending unit then it will probably be easier to pull the bed than to drop the tank.
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02-13-2012, 12:11 PM
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James
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Sapulpa, Oklahoma
Age: 31
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yeah, replacing the fuel pump is no big deal. I've done it twice before. 6 or 8 bolts and remove the bed lol. easy enough. but i was surprised at how little the tires wine because of the agressiveness of the tread. and very little play in the steering wheel. no shimmy or vibration. not at all what i expected from this truck. just made me that much happier lol. and it still has the original dash w/ no cracks! all it needs is a deep cleaning and a cupholder
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02-13-2012, 02:29 PM
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James
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Sapulpa, Oklahoma
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Originally Posted by BMRbrnSNRbrd
Dude, that first pic is MONEY. Truck is very nice.
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The location isn't far from Stillwater. Be more than happy to show ya where sometime during kicker bash weekend if you decide you wanna bring a camera and use it
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02-13-2012, 05:25 PM
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Cummins Member
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Norman
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Absolutely.
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02-13-2012, 06:13 PM
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Cummins Member
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Location: Blanchard
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Very nice! Does it have the 5.9 motor?
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02-13-2012, 07:37 PM
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Hemi Gangsta!!!!
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Moore, OK
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^^^^ Same from me!!!
318 or 360???
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